How do I write song lyrics?!
Question: just write like a poem. just think of whats going on in your life right now. love, friends, anything.
and if nothings intresting do it on someone elses life.
hope i helped.
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Answers: just write like a poem. just think of whats going on in your life right now. love, friends, anything.
and if nothings intresting do it on someone elses life.
hope i helped.
(:
you should purchase " how to write a song" For Dummies(or something to that effect. they sell it at barnes and nobles. i think it is really insightful. or you can just read whats in this link http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Song-Lyrics
>Write about anything that pops into your head at the moment and find what is good. This technique is called free writing, and it works for tons of people with writing all types of writing such as reports, fiction, etc. Once you finish sorting through the junk, you can find all sorts of inspiration.
>A good method to do this in an organized fashion is to write down who the audience of the song will be. I.E. You obviously would not write a children's song with profanity. Next, it is advised to write what the song is about. This will work as a reference to what you feel should be addressed in your song.
>Use a thesaurus. This will help a LOT when you want to replace the word - for instance, cat - with the word "feline." Yes, this is a stupid example, but it works.
About the song structure:
Verses are the lines that are different. For example, in the song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, the line "And I'd give up forever to touch you," is the beginning of a verse.
Choruses are the parts that "hooks" in your head. It's the part you remember most, because it's the most repetitive.
Bridges are the parts of a song that have a different musical "theme". Musically, they typically follow an alternate chord progression that "connects" a verse to a chorus or a verse to a verse. When writing the lyrics, just consider the bridge to be another verse.
[edit] Tips: Have paper with you all the time. You never know when some good ideas may pop into your head.
Make sure your song isn't too repetitive. No one wants to listen to "I miss my girlfriend" four million times.
Merriam-Webster has a good thesaurus on-line.
Finding inspiration is really hard, but you need to be persistent and be on the lookout. You'll find something good, just keep looking!
Never dismiss an idea for a song as "too stupid". Many of the catchiest songs are about the most outlandish topics.
Be yourself, be unique, be original.
If you have an unfinished song, save it. You can get an idea from the scraps, or if you have a lot of them, you can write a song out of it.
Things You'll Need:
Pencil or keyboard
No pens, you are likely to erase or add things
Paper or computer
An open mind
Wait for something, anything to come to you. Ot could be anything ranging from earthquakes to getting mad at seeing your rival and stomping into the recording studio and just playing the heck out of something. It doesn't matter. Don't ask how to write songs, because nobody can tell you how to write what you want or what you feel. Something will come along, and when it does, creat a meter then write the words. Have fun!