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gagacasanova

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Originally posted by Mezik

Tell me if this is the same for you but...

If I just randomly decide one day to write without any intention I either a) Write really great verses, but the chorus / bridge is terrible b) write a chorus I LOVE and a bridge I'm proud of but the verse looks like twinkle twinkle little star.

Those are the songs I don't even usually type a good draft for and throw away. I find it so hard to just be "okay you're gonna write about this topic today" I need to either be super depressed or in a drunken stupor to write.

I'm more common with the A option. Some of My choruses could slay a b***h but the rest couldn't be f***ed any less than the man on the moon.
When I write, I need to be either f**ked off or just casual.

Mezik

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Originally posted by gagacasanova

I'm more common with the A option. Some of My choruses could slay a b***h but the rest couldn't be f***ed any less than the man on the moon.
When I write, I need to be either f**ked off or just casual.

See I find there's been times where I write something that I think will be the verse but it ends up being the chorus. Thing is though I find the chorus is so strong that any verses I write are relatively weak and effects how smooth the whole song is.

gagacasanova

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Originally posted by Mezik

See I find there's been times where I write something that I think will be the verse but it ends up being the chorus. Thing is though I find the chorus is so strong that any verses I write are relatively weak and effects how smooth the whole song is.

I find that to be the case for me sometimes. The song about my grandmother, that I thought would be the introduction, ended up being the chorus. I find most of my stuff lyrically creative, but just weak in general, but the chorus to be full of slayage.

Karma Chameleon

I always come up with a great chorus and then struggle to find a verse or even more annoyingly a chorus and 2 verses then no bridge

So many potentially great songs that I just end up giving up on

Ice Cream Skies

I only ever really write when I'm depressed or anxious about something.

That said, that anxiety could be positive, or a form of excitement-based anxiety.
I've been writing songs all my life, & have hundreds stored away on my computer.
I guess it's a form of therapy for me.

Sometimes I'll write stream-of-consciousness type songs or poetry, I guess... & other times I'll write verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus etc. songs.

When it comes to writing, I'm sort of weird. I can go days & months without writing anything, but then lines & ideas will start forming in my head out of nowhere. By that point, I need to run off to anywhere appropriate & write it all out of my system. Sometimes I'll write all day, or write anywhere from 1-3 songs a day for a week long stretch or something.

It's kind of weird, but I enjoy it, because it de-stresses me.

...And I'm also certain I have quite a few SMASHES in my songwriting folder, too.

Sia, where you at, sis?

Karma Chameleon

I write pretty much everyday, whether anything is good is a whole different ball game but most days I sit with my guitar, keyboard, ukulele and try come up with some ideas

RidersDX

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Originally posted by Nait Phoenix

I wrote this out of whimsy. I needed to add words to a melody that's been in my head forever! I finally did… and, to the naked eye, I believe this is utter ********…

Heart Lines

I think you used some interesting word choices. You probably were not thinking like this but I like how there's a sense of being lost in the words. It's like I get the message, it's just worded strangely. And the song from what I gather is about being lost without someone. So I thought that was really cool actually.

Auris

WaiT lets go revive the sister threads too

Tymps.

I'm working on lyrics right now, y'all are so inspiring

This is a little rough draft portion on some lyrics I'm working on right now. The song's in 5/8 so I needed to make my meter really precise with the melody; no added syllables, otherwise this would be (more) impossible to sing! I tried to change up my writing style for this song and make it more words of wisdom rather than my usual moping in sadness. It's a really fast, jazzy song.

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Mezik

I'm working on another song, (love obviously).

Like I posted earlier, I don't usually like taking long but I kept the verses and just waiting for the right chorus.

LadyGagaStan93

I hate when I'm working on lyrics and I have the perfect verses and absolutely NO ideas for a chorus whatsoever.... Like why? And when I have the perfect Chorus the verses don't seem to fit.

As a writer though I do write better when I start off with a chorus, I think it's because I end up telling the story AROUND the chorus rather than building up to the main point. (that's just how my mind works I think)

Jackson

So I thought I'd just share this here. Its one of my few songs where I didn't come up with the title first, but its one of my favorite titles. I wrote it last April when a guy at my school committed suicide. I was with his best friend while it happened. He just seemed so lost. I remember someone saying "just wait 5 years and all your problems will go away". I just thought, how can you wait 5 years? Thats a long time to wait to get better. Also there were shooting stars that night, the first time I'd ever seen one. So here's the song:

No Love In A Gun

He died on the 1 year anniversary of another guy I knew that committed suicide that used to sit by me at lunch my freshman year. Its always April. I have another song I'm gonna write soon called April Showers about this. I wrote a good hook for it, but I ended up using the melody for another song I wrote called Titanic so I have to come up with a new one.

Hugamari

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Originally posted by LadyGagaStan93

I hate when I'm working on lyrics and I have the perfect verses and absolutely NO ideas for a chorus whatsoever.... Like why? And when I have the perfect Chorus the verses don't seem to fit.

As a writer though I do write better when I start off with a chorus, I think it's because I end up telling the story AROUND the chorus rather than building up to the main point. (that's just how my mind works I think)

Same! I typically just think of a catchy chorus randomly, so I write it down then work from there. Idk how people start from verse 1 because I tried before and struggled forever.

Jackson

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Originally posted by Hugamari

Same! I typically just think of a catchy chorus randomly, so I write it down then work from there. Idk how people start from verse 1 because I tried before and struggled forever.

That's how I am too in general. But my songwriting can be pretty sporadic. Sometimes I'll just try going from the 1st verse and it works, sometimes it doesn't. Usually I start with a title, then a hook/chorus , then the rest is just random.

Mezter

I think I'm pretty good at writing choruses

Everything else is a struggle

Saint

I did this chorus but idk what to write for the verses. Help!

Where am I supposed to go now
When there's no one else around
To keep me from going down
Into the deep sea, for eternity
Into the place where you're lost but not found
Please tell me, where do I go now

RidersDX

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Originally posted by Adem!

I'm working on lyrics right now, y'all are so inspiring

This is a little rough draft portion on some lyrics I'm working on right now. The song's in 5/8 so I needed to make my meter really precise with the melody; no added syllables, otherwise this would be (more) impossible to sing! I tried to change up my writing style for this song and make it more words of wisdom rather than my usual moping in sadness. It's a really fast, jazzy song.

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I'm liking what I'm reading so far. I definitely get an empowering vibe from it but it's more unique. I'd be interested to hear how it's sung.

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Originally posted by GotSkill

So I thought I'd just share this here. Its one of my few songs where I didn't come up with the title first, but its one of my favorite titles. I wrote it last April when a guy at my school committed suicide. I was with his best friend while it happened. He just seemed so lost. I remember someone saying "just wait 5 years and all your problems will go away". I just thought, how can you wait 5 years? Thats a long time to wait to get better. Also there were shooting stars that night, the first time I'd ever seen one. So here's the song:

No Love In A Gun

He died on the 1 year anniversary of another guy I knew that committed suicide that used to sit by me at lunch my freshman year. Its always April. I have another song I'm gonna write soon called April Showers about this. I wrote a good hook for it, but I ended up using the melody for another song I wrote called Titanic so I have to come up with a new one.

Wow, I loved this! And the background behind it is really heartbreaking but you managed to turn it into something really empowering. I get a real Christina Aguilera vibe from it for some reason but I would love to hear how it is sung if you ever decide to try to record it!

StonedSoulPicnic

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Originally posted by atrlster

I make music. I don't do lyrics though lol.

Same here. I can write a melody, but lyrics are not my forte.

Tymps.

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Originally posted by StonedSoulPicnic

Same here. I can write a melody, but lyrics are not my forte.

I do both

doodledot13

It's been a while since I last wrote anything.