Submitted by livinlikeaboss10101 t3_10qa891 in Music
its my first time writing a song, its a rock song in a kind of 80s style and im stumped on how to write the lyrics!
any tips are appreciated
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Offthepoint t1_j6ozm46 wrote
If you can, get ahold of the latest Beatles documentary "Get Back" and watch how Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote a song. There's so much trial and error. Even if they don't have lyrics, they substitute other words until they find something that rhymes/makes sense/fits the space.
livinlikeaboss10101 OP t1_j6pbzqx wrote
mm ye i watched that it was very good, i think at the time i wasnt really focused on the songwriting aspect of it
Offthepoint t1_j6pf8tr wrote
They're the experts, if anyone is/was.
HomerThompson15 t1_j6otec4 wrote
Google “how to write lyrics”
TheHouseofOne t1_j6p1lar wrote
ChatGPT: Write me a song about my dead wife's dog.
howcoolisthisname t1_j6oxm0g wrote
One approach is to tell a story - about you or about somebody else, or some imagined character. You can write your feelings, you can protest a wrong or celebrate something good. You can write about chocolate, or concrete, or your old dog or anything you want to say.....?!!
Youremindmeofthedude t1_j6p17u4 wrote
Sometimes you just need another person to bounce ideas off.
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lciwi t1_j6pav8h wrote
Either go creative and free flow it and make notes. I mean just sing your ideas as you play the song, make notes after
Or go full blown structure and poem it, write notes with patience and take your time
smarterwild t1_j6piowu wrote
Verse ideas: Think of a turn of phrase or two that seem very cool to you, and make sure the first verse has one and the second verse has one, if you can.
Chorus ideas: Think of something repetitive to carry you through the chorus. Absolutely no need to be witty here.
Because_I_Cannot t1_j6p5cpo wrote
Write down the words "karma chameleon" and then follow your heart