Lyrics - what's the big deal?

I often give too much importance to arbitrary things without asking myself why I do that. One of those things recently was the idea that I’ll go deeper into music lyrics.

I’ve liked music from as long as I can remember. However, for the last year or so, this idea to go deeper into the lyrics of the music I listen, and that it were a waste if I didn’t do that, has been so overwhelming that I’ve mostly stopped listening! Most of the times when I do want to listen, I start thinking about what I am going to listen and whether I have the lyrics open in parallel.

That’s such a waste. What’s the harm in just listening for the sake of enjoying? If I do have the time, I can go deeper into the lyrics but that shouldn’t be the primary goal in a way to not let me listen at all.