alk3jam

come up with a story line first. it may be hypothetical, fictional, or maybe a story taken from your life. then just start wrtiting. write down whatever you think of. you can make corrections and changes later. organize the lyrics well. and then you have a song. try to use similies and metaphors, they always make for interesting lyrics,.

emokid90

Try writin down feelings. Not as lyrics, just how ur feelin.Then if u get stuck for a next line u can use those ideas. They wont sound fake if they're real feelings. It worked 4 me. And if u want 2 finish the song l8r then they can remind u of what u wer writin about

Denver Max

When using metaphors... don't get too carried away. If you start your song with no base, then nobody can realize what the metaphor stems from and it seems like pointless gibberish. One of the simplest examples that I can think of comes from a brand new song "you are the blood in my veins" that line is simple, understandable, but still requires some thought

Blood in your veins... you need blood to live or exist, therefor, I would not exist without you

Once you think of it in those terms it becomes easier to use metaphors.

hell... writing this and talking about blood and such gave me and Idea

This is another generic love song
About another broken heart
With the vain intent
That you'll attempt
To listen good and hard

This is just another kid
His eyes bleeding salty rain
Trying unsuccesfully to hide the scars she left
beneath his chest

(chrorus?)
So this is a love song...
And I'll present my pain
in a way
make clever and new
it could never happen to you (please... please take this as the sarcasm it is)

And this is another sheet of paper
molested by the pen
perverted to recieve
some remnants of me

not done... but anyway... this is a really rough few verses of a song I'm apparently writing. it's just inspiration, when you feel something stronger then usual or think of an apt metaphor for no reason, write it down, it could inspire you. so my advice is always keep some paper nearby.

ArtistInTheAmbulance

Woah, everyone else seems really good at this.
Whenever I do it I end up stabbing the page with my pen..

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emokid90

All the songs i read kick ass! Why do mine suck! I guess some ppl r born gifted n others r just born.

covle

everybody writes differently. a lot of this advice is good, but people telling you how they write doesnt really help. just keep trying things until you find a way your comfortable with and happy with what your creating. dont write to please anyone else. write to express what your feeling to YOU. writeing doesnt have to be for the audiance. even if your writing for a band, nobody has to know exactly what you are writing about. the main thing is just please yourself.

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