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...
Two lines for the bridge: are there men who are not good enough? does it count when you're in love? Aren't there any viable rhymes for "love"? (No, that's not another line, that's a question). The word that is most often needed and used in songs comes...
Post lesenThere's just the chorus at the moment, but then, the chorus is the heart of a song, isn't it? she's taking to flight she's made her decision she left home at night she will follow her vision she's taking to flight
Post lesenYeah, what use are they anyway? Just kidding. I had posted a few words about this before: another riff, another text Nothing great, but fun to do. It's on: SoundClick I've decided the genre to be 'garage rock' (there was no section for 'home office r...
Post lesenWriting a song about a 'house of worms' has been on my mind since about three years. I also found a few entries in my 'scrap book' that I did not refer to, however, when writing the whole song down in a matter of minutes yesterday evening. The chorus...
Post lesenI think it's the fourth novel by Paul Auster that I'm reading at the moment. Very inspiring! Although his works tend to be rather dark, moody, or depressing, whereas I prefer reading fun stuff, I adore Auster for his imagery and power of expression. He...
Post lesenI'm getting close to completing my second hundredth song text. I think I have 191 lyrics written by now, another one is in the pipeline, it's called "in case". So you may look forward to my second big lyrics compilation coming sometime this summer. I...
Post lesenDon't worry if you can't recall having read about "like 'em bad" - I didn't post it here. It was just one more of my quick shots with no 'educational' aspects to it. But now that Robert suggested two improvements I might just as well tell you about them....
Post lesenI wrote off two verses during my lunch break using Google to check several expressions (just searched the phrases using quotes to see if they are used in the manner I put them down). Also did a little tweaking to align their meter. Unfortunately, they...
Post lesenI've only just left the house I've only just closed the door and right away I feel there's something missing I don't feel like goin' to work I don't feel like doin' my chores I would much rather we kept on kissing Oh, Baby, Baby, I'm in need Oh, Baby,...
Post lesenI've added a bridge after all - better this way, also makes things clearer: Tom is big Tim is short John is strong and you are slender Tom's romantic Tim is cool John is wild and you are tender - and I love you all
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