Why Lyricists and Composers Do Not Always Split a Song 50/50

Songwriting thought of the Day

Is your lyric too long?

  • Do you know the appropriate amount of words for a commercial pop lyric?
  • Do you know what bearing the tempo of the song has on the amount of lyrics you can use?
  • Is your lyric actually a lyric, or is it a poem, a list, or an essay?,,,,
  • Did you know the average amount of verses for a pop song at the moment = 2 , whilst the average amount of choruses = 3
  • Are you lyrics too 'wordy'?Here's a great article on this subject >>


Why Lyricists and Composers Do Not Always Split a Song 50/50

A lyricist and composer reviewing a song in a professional recording studio while a vocalist and engineer work behind them

A lyric can be the emotional heart of a song. It may contain the title, the story, the central image and the words that listeners remember. But a lyric on the page is not yet a completed song or a finished recording. To become a release-ready track, those words may still need melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, arrangement, vocal production, musicians, recording, editing, mixing and mastering. That work can take considerable time, skill and financial investment. This is why an automatic Continue