While I think Urbans post is logical, the part of me who lieks fights debate and argument makes me want to call you fence riders panseys.

<Fence riding pansy.:wave:

I didn`t say he couldn`t twat the guys in the band if they said no

how do you twat someone?

twat = slang for punch

oh silly me, I thought it was slang for vagina

just make sure that whatever you decide upon, you take the time to write the lyrics well. If a song tells a story badly, it doesnt matter how interesting the story is, it's still a sh*tty song. Same goes for ambiguous lyrics. Maybe go for a comprimise, write songs with hidden metaphors, as Thrice said. that way, you can tell your story, but since people tend to interpret songs differently based on personal experience, people will be able to relate something in their own lives to the song. I can think of a number of songs where the lyrics could refer to a whole number of completely different situations, depending on how you look at it. On a completely separate note, Thrice posted recently, holy sh*t that's a deja vu if i ever saw one.

Well thanks for your comments, keep them coming. At the moment I fully plan to stick to story-based songs. They're a kind of sink for the crap that results from my bizzare imagination and sickening sense of humour. Occasionally the odd meaningful song creeps in, but mostly my mind's filled with too much shallow idiocy. In fact, I'll give you of my frankly stupid writing style now - the song has a pretty melody (which you can't hear right now) and very unpretty lyrics... The plot isn't based on real life experience thanfully!

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SPOT

I had a dog
A little doggy
He was so fluffy and soggy nosed
He used to crawl beneath my bedclothes in the morning
Without warning

Oh where did my doggy go
I looked so high and I looked so low
I went and checked every corner of the house
I peered under the table but I only found a mouse
I took an ad out in the local paper
It said "Anybody seen my doggy?"
But then a little later
As I was browsing on the internet
That's where I found my long lost pet

(CHORUS)
SPOT, on an MPeg
Doing a funny thing with his hind legs
And a man in a gimp mask
Taking my poor little puppy up the ass

We used to go out for walks
And I well recall how he liked to eat pork
And that his tail would start wagging when there was shagging on the TV
Well I suppose that I should have guessed
By the way he barked each time that I undressed
It wasn't fleas that made his balls begin to itch
All he wanted to be was a dirty little bitch

(CHORUS)
SPOT, where have you gone?
When did you take to filming bestial porn?
My poor old pooch, I am shocked to find
That you enjoy being taken from behind

Oh SPOT you hurt me so, so much
I felt compelled to write this song
Your dirty deeds they broke my heart

They also kind of turned me on

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So far opinion is split - half the people who have heard the song think its funny, half think its extremely worrying, obviously not sharing my sense of humour. Which half are you?

Meta-fiction and childish words like "doggy" don't sit well with me. Im gunna let someone else have their chance with this before I give my opinion because I am at a loss for words. The opening to this thread I thought we were moving toward greatness.

ya, i dont think the problem is as simple as "should i tell a story or not", storytelling can be done good (johnny cash). but a story about finding beastiality pics of your lost dog as funny as it may be might not be the direction your band is wanting to go.