How to Write Great Lyrics; How to Write Great Songs

How to write great lyrics; how to write great songs.

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How to write great songs; how to write great lyrics:

Ian from Staffordshire, United Kingdom writes: One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard when the ideas just won't come is to imagine you're just about to play a recording of a song for the first time. Imagine holding the CD, taking it out of its case, sliding it into the CD player and pressing Play. Imagine the sort of song you want to create and are about to listen to in your mind, then wait for the music to come, the mood, the tone, the rythm, the effect on you and anyone who listens to it. Make it as real as possible and sometimes . . . just sometimes . . . magic happens.

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Jen from Bowling Green, United States writes: Songs don't always HAVE to make sense. I, myself enjoy writing mysterious and cryptic songs that make people think. I mean, it should have some understandability in it, because you want to understand it. And other people may want to analyze it. If you ask a friend to read your song and they say they don't get it...that's good! ;P

Emma from Dorset, United States writes: One thing to think about while writing lyrics is metaphors. Metaphors or short, poetic phrases often add a lot of effect to your lyrics. Think about your average day...What do you do? What goes through your mind? What do others do? Think deeply about everything you see. Thinking in poem/lyric can often help you write better or get your mind working.

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Morgan Reason from Rocky Mount, United States writes: I love writing my own songs! I have been writing for a couple of years, but i just got really into it last year. I have written about 8 really good songs, and some even with the guitar chords. Some of my tips are posted below!
1. I usually love to base my songs on experiences or either my friends or family's experiences because it makes the song come a whole lot easier and faster to write.
2. I think that one of the most important parts to a good song is to not write very simple patterns. YUCK!!!!!!!!!
3. I don't really sit there and try to think of an idea for a song because then it becomes boring and i could lose interest! i just let the ideas come to me!
* I will post more later on. i may not be a professional, but i'm working on it and i have lots of "fans"! lol.

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Chanel from Newberg, United States writes: What has helped me in writing a song is using things around me, a dictionary, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, etc. Also you can find things around you to write about! nature, the cars that drive past your window, what you are eating, your family. ANYTHING!! Look at some of the songs out there right now. They dont make sense but we all love them! WHO CARES!! All you have to do is WRITE!!

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