The two both believe that to overcome these tonal limitations, lyrics in Mandarin have to make up for it with unnecessary ornamentation, the lazy tones common in non-native pronunciation, or the over-emphasized patterns of dramatic performance. These give the language more tonal variation, but sound forced.
范姜與 fishLIN 認為用國語寫詞，為了克服只有四音的限制，常要刻意地裝腔作勢，甚至用老外講中文的洋腔洋調，或者話劇式的誇張口吻，來讓語句音調多些變化，聽起來反倒做作。