SongBay Blog

Songwriting thought of the Day

Use strong metaphors in your Lyrics!

Metaphors enrich lyrics, they can paint vivid images and evoke strong emotions. Here's 10 examples!

  1.  "Love is a battlefield."
  2.  "Her laughter was a melody in the chaos."
  3. "His heart was a stone, unyielding and cold."
  4. "Life is a journey, with twists and turns."
  5. "The city streets were veins pulsing with life."
  6. "She wore her sadness like a heavy cloak."
  7. "Hope was a fragile candle in the storm."
  8. "His words were arrows, piercing my soul."
  9. "The moon was a silent guardian in the night sky."
  10. "Time is a thief stealing moments we cherish."


WHAT ARE THE MUSIC QUALITIES/STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR SONGBAY?

It is impossible to define good music and bad music. Quality is such a personal choice that it often appears to defy logic or traditional ‘good musical taste’. This is certainly the case where music licensing is concerned. ‘Good’ really means ‘most suitable’ for a specific context. There have been occasions when we have recommended music which we’ve considered to be strong melodically and harmonically only for the client to choose something that in our opinion seemed pretty average. Sometimes Continue