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I think people put too much emphasis on lyrics. I've never listened to a band for their lyrics, and I don't consider them important. You can do the indie thing and just thing of a few cool lines and repeat them over and over. That always works. Just please PLEASE don't try to make analogies in your lyrics -- everyone hates those.
I dunno, most of my lyrical couplets of late have just been nonsensical stream-of-conscious things; the first things I think, I put 'em down on paper. And then I take out/add words to fit the rhythm better. But then my lyrics end up being things like "Static inside, distort your sores, filling pus pores, chronic and/or lazy eyed whore: my idiosynchratic ego, my way with children, my distilled gridlock -- it makes me laugh." Again, not brilliant, but at least it's interesting and hopefully doesn't seem forced, since I didn't force any of my thoughts out. Sometimes, my lyrics will just be me copying lines from obscure books and putting them in the cut-up text generator (look it up) and arranging 'em that way.
I guess it all depends on how important you think lyrics are to your music; are people really going to pay attention and do you care what you're saying? That's all.
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