Artistic license is one thing, but this action was beyond the pale.
Parler Games
"But my words, like silent raindrops fell / And echoed / In the wells of silence" ~ Simon and Garfunkel
A Day At The Breach
"Let me whisper in your ear / Say the words you long to hear / I'm in love with you, ooh" ~ The Beatles, "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"