Omigod, I can't believe the uproar over the comment over Ayumi's lyrics. The irony here is, how many of you have only read the English translations of her songs? It's much easier to say "It's so poetic" when you use the right English words to translate the lines. I dunno, it's not like all her songs are insightful (ahem, HONEY. But I love the song anyway). Some of Ayumi's songs have better lyrics that others, many of them use pretty simple Japanese. Could someone be a better lyricist than Ayumi? In all likelihood, yes, but you just haven't heard their songs yet.
Don't get me wrong, though, great lyrics or not, I still like Ayumi's songs. I think the accompanying music is more important than lyrics in many cases, simply because it's the first thing you hear. If you don't like the beat, you probably won't listen to the song much.