We research the best songwriting articles on the net! Here’s a useful article at: http://www.inspired-songwriting-tips.com/write-music.html “Whether you write music first or start with the lyrics, please remember one thing. Melody is king!I want to explain why I believe that statement to be true. I know when it comes to songwriting all of the elements must fit together just so. There has to be a perfect marriage of lyric, melody, structure and feel. That is the hallmark of a great song. But Continue
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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."
Andrea Stolpe Berkley Music One of the hardest questions we writers can ask each time we sit down to write a song is, “what should I write about?” It seems almost ridiculous, with there being so many experiences, events, ideas, beliefs, values, hopes, discouragements, struggles, etc. to write about. After all, no-one is more equipped to write about our own experiences than us, and no-one else can give the song the personal perspective we can. I think the real question Continue
