I describe my ongoing lyrics writing projects. Where I get my ideas, how I match my words with other people's music, which little helpers I use...
(the other) Bernd has taken a liking to the lyrics that I called "a place to live". As he doesn't seem to care much for its chorus he changed the title to "nobody cares". There was too much pathos in the chorus, I guess: trying to catch a healthy dream...
Post lesenWhile compiling "Bernd's second hundred lyrics" - actually not just 100 but 104 additional lyrics - I keep discovering lyrics I wrote just for the fun of it but never again followed up in any way. Just a moment ago I stumbled over "I won't give in", for...
Post lesenI think my ideas from yesterday actually could work out nicely, i.e. scrapping the 'patriot line' and repeating the first verse at the end of the song. "Knight Templar" then would look like this: I'm the Knight Templar fighting for the good cause I'll...
Post lesenThe term 'assault gun' would have been quite wrong, 'assault rifle' would have been the correct one. I used neither. This is the third - and probably last - verse: I've outlined all our actions to further our cause I don't fear their reactions I don't...
Post lesenI think I'll call the song "Knight Templar". I put down some probable lines for Verse III (no rhymes yet) I've outlined all our actions designed awards and medals I sewed myself a uniform and bought an assault gun ... and took further notes: bombed a...
Post lesenI hadn't come up with any viable ideas for a couple of days. Since Steve suggested to try writing the song from the assassin's perspective I tried that approach - and new ideas started flowing again. This is what I put down on saturday: Verse I I'm the...
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