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People write songs or other forms of music for many reasons. Some write music. Some write lyrics. Some write both. Some write to express themselves. Some write to communicate an opinion, an idea, or a vision. Some write as a product or a service. Some simply write because they “have to”. I write strictly to have a vehicle. It is my least favorite part of the music process. I write simply to have new material. My creative drive revolves more around playing than writing. What is your reason?
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I have reinstated my old blog “lyrics in progress”. After discontinuing the blog on Overblog because of their aggressive advertising it lived in the shadows of my homepage as a kind of news box. These days I replaced my homepage with a new blog to begin anew: basic articles on approaches, song structures, or rhyming, and of course insights into my ongoing projects. I may not be THE expert on songwriting, but I don’t mix up bridge and lift either, or teach people obscure British vocables - no offense meant, should the person concerned read this ;-) One of my first articles is about the “lyrics first approach” that most (hobby) lyricists seem to favor yet which might not be the most promising road. http://bernd-harmsen.com/index.php?/archives/7-approaches-I-lyrics-first.html I look forward to hearing from you. Bernd
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Ok, so firstly i don't know if this post is in the right place, so moderators if it isn't then can you please move it to a more appropriate place. So when it comes to writing lyrics i believe it's important to try to do two things, one is every line of the lyrics has to rhyme, and two the song needs to be about something meaningful, sadly for me this does not seem to work, as i can make lyrics that rhyme, but they have no meaning to them, or i can make lyrics that have meaning but they sadly don't rhyme, and when i try to mix "Meaningful" and "Rhymes" in the same format, i get headaches trying to find accurate words that rhyme, but don't deter from the meaning the song's message. I also have something of a Bob Marley philosophy where "If you could cure racism and hate and all the negative things in our world, it is best done by injecting meaningful music into peoples lives" Some of the things i have ideas for lyrics for are: 1. Racism 2. Hatred 3. War 4. Love 5. Heartbreak 6. Loss 7. The 2010/2011 Queensland Floods 8. Cyclone Tracy 9. Titanic 10. The September 11 Terrorist attack 11. The French Bombings 12. The Chernobyl Accident 13. Feminism 14. Cyber Bullying 15. Bullying 15. Not Giving Up, No Matter What Life Throws At You 16. Learning to live life to the maximum 17. Caring for others The list could go on, but i'm hoping you get the idea The way I structure my lyrics are as follows(most times, i will sometimes change my lyrics structure based of the intended message of the song) VERSE 1 PRE-CHORUS CHORUS VERSE 2 PRE-CHORUS CHORUS BRIDGE VERSE 3 PRE-CHORUS CHORUS In terms of how many lines i use per verse, is actually undecided sometimes i use 4, sometimes i use 8, and rarely i'll add more lines to my verses The reason for this is, when i'm trying to tell a meaningful story through the lyrics, i try to put as much of the story into the lyrics, so the story is clear through the lyrics, and it's meaning is powerful. I do admit on the occasion i will write some silly lyrics just to do something ridiculously random, but those lyrics i usually put into a folder i named "Never to be revealed to the public", another words it will never see a tune to it, because it's what i would perceive as a meaningless, and story less song which no one will enjoy Anyways, thank you for reading, i look forward to sharing my lyric's ideas in the nearby future.