If you look at some of pop music’s greatest melodies — and by “pop” I mean the broader definition of anything written in the past century that was meant to appeal to the masses — you’ll find that repetition of ideas appears to be the most important feature. When repetition is rampant within a melody, we might call it an earworm melody – something that gets in our heads and stays there, repeating itself in (often) an annoying sort Continue
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!
- "Love is a battlefield."
- "Her laughter was a melody in the chaos."
- "His heart was a stone, unyielding and cold."
- "Life is a journey, with twists and turns."
- "The city streets were veins pulsing with life."
- "She wore her sadness like a heavy cloak."
- "Hope was a fragile candle in the storm."
- "His words were arrows, piercing my soul."
- "The moon was a silent guardian in the night sky."
- "Time is a thief stealing moments we cherish."
