working backwards

Yet again I'm trying to create a song in the wrong order. Well, beginning with a riff may not be that uncommon (AC/DC seem to do that all the time), but producing the guitar tracks first sure is. The guitar parts are the only parts that I actually play in my songs, the rest is MIDI stuff that I mostly edit with the computer mouse. Although I have a keyboard I mostly just use it as a note-finder and rather edit single notes because my keyboard-playing is that lousy. I don't particularly like creating the MIDI parts. So it's not the first time that I have completed the guitar parts before the drums and bass. But this time I have neither lyrics nor any idea as for the tune, too. I have called the guitar parts - 4 tracks that I've completed a few minutes ago - "shine", whatever that's supposed to mean. Another 'song' is already called "no title yet", that's why I couldn't use that particular name again. The first in the row of 'backward-songs' was "gonna do it my way", its working title had been "riff-based".

Since I now know where the words must be fitted in I've made a few notes as to how many syllables might be needed in the different part. "shine" actually has different parts for the verses, the choruses, and even a bridge. And since I've already given the 'song' a temporary name I've also begun collecting ideas and words that deal with light, the sun, etcetera, like "you floodlight my dark night"...

The verses will have 6 lines, the choruses 4, the bridge 5 or 6 (I think I'll have to listen again, it has only 5 parts, but the bridge comes last, anyway). I'll begin with the chorus that is supposed to carry the main message of the song.