Writing Better Lyrics/Songwriting Tips

J_freek · 08-31-2006, 06:42 PM

just write. your feelings, your thoughts. usually i'm singing about how i feel and stuff, and suddenly i'm singing some words i never heard of....

Zboy4God · 09-25-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rosechic

I think that you really have to have the certain mood you want to write about in you in order for it to be meaningful. also, pray for God to tell you to write the right things that He wants you to write! those two things are the key to the success of songwriting.

Yep

RiverJordan1 · 10-18-2006, 02:30 PM

you can write down words, make them ryme, put it to music, and you have a song. (at least that is how it is on american radio)

singing lark · 11-24-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by froggee501

Here are my tips, gathered and copied from other threads.

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As you go about your daily life, looking for something that really speaks to you..... my friend always passes this homeless man on a concrete bench on her way to college in the morn, and she wrote a song about him...

Write from what you feel….. That way it is sure to be from the heart. Don’t be afraid to sound like an angry punk, but don’t be afraid to sound like a hopeless romantic.

Just write.

Even if you don’t like what you’re writing, write it, and then if you have to, tuck it aside.

If it helps you, use a guideline (i.e. V1 PC C V2 PC C B V3 PC C where V=verse PC=pre chorus C=Chorus and B=bridge).

If you are completely new to songwriting, find a song that you really like, and write your own words for it. Find a poem that flows, and put your own music to it.

SING SING SING!

PLAY PLAY PLAY!

Remember: If it takes 100 bad songs before you can write a good song, then get those 100 done!

Read Dr. Seuss and write a song like him

Read other books and poetry and song lyrics, and use them as your inspiration.

Read the poems and songs that other people have written, and their comments about them: What inspired them? What did they write about? Why did they write it?

Find a polital event that really touches you, and write about that (i.e. my third song, “Lend A Hand”, was about the starving people in Afghanistan).

Write a bee-bop song (a song totally comprised of nonsense syllables)

Go someplace to write (i.e. the beach, the middle of a busy city, the forest, a mountain top, a waterfall, a soup kitchen, an animal pound, another country, a chemistry lab, etc.)

Whoa

I agree with that 100%

But to get a lil inspiration, check out Song of songs in the bible

RB+Gravity · 01-09-2007, 03:49 PM

hey how would you explain what the bridge is? i know, but i need help explaining it.

**Skeeter** · 01-09-2007, 07:47 PM

It's a section of music that is generally set apart rhythmically, melodically, and structurally from the verse and chorus. It provides a break or a change in the music to alleviate boredom and provide some progression to the music/lyrics.

RB+Gravity · 01-09-2007, 08:03 PM

thanks. and these songwriting tips are good...i tried reading all of them, but i got bored.

RiverJordan1 · 01-17-2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RB+Gravity

thanks. and these songwriting tips are good...i tried reading all of them, but i got bored.

haha these songwriting tips need a bridge....

Godswarrior · 01-23-2007, 09:17 AM

A good tip is that a good worship song doesn't have to be fancy. Or long for that matter. I find that the first thing that pops into your head is a good place to start, unless the thought is violent...then don't use that.

GodzGirl · 02-06-2007, 10:34 AM

My advice would be that before and after your songwriting session, you should pray that God will use this song to glorify him and that he will help you put the perfect chords and notes in and write the perfect words to glorify him.

RiverJordan1 · 02-06-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GodzGirl

My advice would be that before and after your songwriting session, you should pray that God will use this song to glorify him and that he will help you put the perfect chords and notes in and write the perfect words to glorify him.

if its a worship song your after....

sunsurfer · 02-06-2007, 04:08 PM

I should have found this thread much earlier. Believe it or not, you can write better music by reading your BIBLE!
There are many verses you can use for songwriting. If you're writing emo music, read Job, if you're writing worship music or just looking for some inspiration, read psalms or proverbs, if your writing love songs, read song of solomon...

sportsman123 · 02-13-2007, 05:48 AM

here's what i do, get some good chords going. write them down. then make lyrics with the chords. sing the lyrics note the same as the chords

Gsus_Rawks · 03-31-2007, 12:37 AM

I'm not really one to give advice, but I would like to say that traditionally strong songs have strong end-rhymes and weak songs have weak end-rhymes. This isn't always true, but a strong rhyme strengthens a song.

What I mean is instead of one syllable rhymes (Such as Bee and Tree) try Two syllable rhymes (Such as syrup and Europe) and larger.

Also if you look at your work a day or two after you write it you can usually find some language to strengthen or an idea to clearify.

LC7rock · 04-23-2007, 12:49 PM

If you don't finish a song don't worry cause you can always come back to it. And also carry paper with you all the time cause sometimes a verse for a song can pop into your head out of nowhere!! Also just pray about. Another good tip is to speak in metaphors and use allusions. If you are writing a rock song than it doesn't always have to rhyme. Some songs don't rhyme at all; sometimes rhyming can mess up a song!! But there are exceptions if you are writing faster paced songs you might want to rhyme.