Comments on: How to Compose a Lyric

on 10/6/2008 Show don't tell...exemplify something through images rather than saying it straight out.

on 3/6/2006 The easiest rhyme scheme is: A/A/B/B/C/C/D/D but another good one is: Verse: A/A/A/A Chorus: B/B etc.
Of course, if you can, try to keep a theme with how your words sound and what level and kind of vocabulary you use. A metal song will not have the same vocabulary as a punk song, which will not have the same vocabulary as a rap song.

on 11/22/2005 If you're like me and always manage to compose lyrics at inopertune times (at a party, on the bus, in the toilet etc.) it might be a good idea to buy yourself a pad and pen so you can jot down your wonderful lyrics as soon as they come rather than forgetting it all when you finally get to a PC or note pad. (Does not always work in shower)

on 11/22/2005 I recently reached a songwriting kick this summer. Last summer I would try forcing a song, but it just didn't work. Well recently, I developed the above mentioned kick when my emotions about a boy were changing (because he's now a jerk) Anyway, since then I went on instinct and let the words flow out (if I can tell they are coming out in the current sitting). If words aren't coming easily, wait for your song. I can easily flow words as I imagine a tune and free-style sing, in a way. It helps with syllables and can make riding unimportant, as not every song needs to rhyme if it has a beat, message, and can pull it off. I suggest not trying to think of a subject if you don't have to, as things that are deeply on your mind will reflect in your writing. After your song is done, read through it and decide what it's about and what title would fit. After that, try playing the song in your mind or singing it and edit any uncomfortable parts. That's how my best songs are made. And I'd like to add that sometimes you might develop a feeling when you need to write a song(since writing out problems helps while making a song). Or if my mind starts making verses randomly, I know to get my pen because my head is ready to turn out a song to me.

on 11/22/2005 Tell a story through your song, or describe a person or place. Either way, make sure it is attractive to other people even though they haven't gone through what you have. Metaphors and symbols are also great, I think. Hide your ideas behind pretty words.