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What is your lyric’s focal point?

Songs have focal points, they take the form of choruses, refrains, or hooks. As a lyricist, a question to ask yourself  is - 'what is my lyric's focal point?' Many professional lyricists consider the focal point to be the most important part of their lyric, i.e., they've thought about the one or two repeating words or phrases intended to stay 'in the head' of the listener! Some lyricists write entire lyrics around a focal point (or chorus). The focal point is written first, the rest outwards from that.   Here's a great article on this very subject >>


Digital Copyright Protection Certificates Are Now Live at Songbay

Digital Copyright Protection Certificate and Evidence Pack with recorded dates, digital fingerprint and QR verification

Your songs and lyrics deserve more than scattered files, emails and dates. Songbay’s new digital Copyright Protection Certificate brings the important parts of an eligible protection record together in one clear, professional and portable package. Eligible active subscribers who complete the copyright function for an approved song or lyric can receive a downloadable Certificate and Evidence Pack with recorded dates, a digital fingerprint of the deposited version, an authenticated electronic declaration, a unique certificate reference and QR-enabled current-status verification. One Continue