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Old 07-29-2015, 05:12 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ZDG View Post
Hey everyone, I am new to the forum (I don't know if this is the right section to post this, sorry if it isn't) and I'm trying to write songs, but the problem here is I have no clue how to do it.

I have various topics I'd like to talk about and when I try to write them down I just don't make an order, I can make some sentences very long and then some very short, they don't really rhyme and when I try to come up with a beat for the song I just can't avoid singing my lyrics in the rhythm of other songs I like.

I'd like to have advice on how to actually write songs and come up with my own rhythm to sing them instead of just using rhythms of other songs. Thank you.
As far as writing lyrics goes, try counting the syllables for each and every line and make sure the number of syllables match in each and every line. It doesn't have to rhyme. There's no rule that says a poem or a set of lyrics have to rhyme. As far as you're concerned, that seemed to be one of the things that's tripping you up and holding you back. Forget the rhyming. Just put your thoughts together in poem form. And remember, not all poems rhyme. Some of the greatest poetry did not rhyme. Just start off in basic fashion. Make one stanza, make sure it's about four lines long. Make sure the number of syllables are the same in each and every line, as I said before. Make more stanzas as you go along and continue from there. Try to make at least four stanzas. And remember that a lot of the music lyrics that we have out there would never capture anybody's imagination if they weren't backed by great music. And great music isn't really a riff, plucking technique or piano accompaniment, it's really about melody. The melody that someone sang from their heart and soul when they were experiencing something deep and meaningful in their lives. Some of the greatest song writers never played a musical instrument. They just sang what they felt.
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