yeah, it doesn't apply to all songs out there that have lyrics though

so why the hot take? well it all boils down to the way i like listening to music. i like trying to understand what the music im listening to is trying to tell through it's melodies, what's it's implying.
i don't like it when there's "lore" or a "story" told through words in a song, i'd rather read or watch something instead, instrumental music is the pinnacle form of the art of guessing and understanding.
and it's not meant to be 100% understood, it's always going to be ambiguous.

so what are examples of wordless songs that are trying to tell a story?

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what would you assume from listening to this song blindly? personally i'd think it's a sad and tragic song, something you'd hear when an important character is dying or when a movie is coming to a sad end.
and in some part, this is true. this musical piece is used as the theme of the final boss of dark souls 1, it's used for Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. but why is such a song used for a character with a powerful and intimidating name? i'm not gonna get into that cause the post is gonna be thrice as long if i would.

this one is named "Requiem For The Lustful"

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this is one of my most favorites, it is yet another sad piano but this in the first climax time it's very loud and strong and also cathartic like there are a thousand souls mourning a death, and towards the end where the second climax is, it's more subtle and calm and quieter, as if time has passed and less souls cared about the one in question.

tbh i don't have a lot of understanding in music theory, i just love listening to music and i love the creativity that comes with it

don't get me wrong, this post is subjective to the touch. you might think that it's the opposite and music with lyrics is better and that's completely fine.

I, crucify. Crucify, like my savior.
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What he's trying to say here is that he doesn't like people telling the story he wants the music to be the one telling the story

Someone singing the story is not as creative as the music itself telling the story

It's like a bad map in a game where there are literally arrows on the wall showing you where to go instead of the person who made the map fixing it and making it less of confusing mess and easier to navigate. and not resort to arrows showing you where to go

I understand where he's coming from. There are a lot of pieces out there, especially in Techno, Trance, and a lot of electronic music where it's feeling and emotion can be ambiguous. There are some pieces of music with only a few samples of words that make me incredibly emotional. There's something to be said about that power.

With adding lyrics to that, you do lose that sense of perspective.
It's also not for everyone. Some people don't feel anything unless there's a voice to guide them. I think that might even be most people.