Lyrics or music? (country, goth, quote, song)

Sidescrollin · 11-23-2007, 04:58 PM

which do you guys write first? which do you find easier? btw this is my first post and me and my friends just started songwriting and we're getting confused havin a little trouble so just gettin some second opinions

Dr_Rez · 11-23-2007, 11:16 PM

Music comes first. Lyrics come to you once you have ideas for song in your head.

Sidescrollin · 11-24-2007, 04:20 PM

thx...someone replied finally...20 views and one reply..geez

Dr_Rez · 11-24-2007, 09:37 PM

haha, more power to ya bro

faded.jeans · 11-27-2007, 08:50 PM

personally, i write the lyrics first.
they're what come to me and means most, but that's just me.

TheCaster · 11-28-2007, 12:50 PM

That depends which one you want people to focus on more.. if you want a song people will love write the music first and add some lyrics in there just to add lyrics... if you want people to sit and listen and focus on what you are telling them go with writing lyrics first

fool on the hill · 11-29-2007, 12:11 PM

When I'm just writing by myself, I know the music comes to me first.

But when I work with my partner, she usually comes up with most of the initial words and melody at the same time (but no chords) and then I lay chords under that melody (I tend to avoid the obvious choices of chords too).

Sometimes I'll come up with another section of a song with a melody but no words, and then Angie takes it from there.

And we do this all painstakingly over the internet. It will be easier once we're both living in the same country! LOL

I would say that music (especially melody) precedes all other factors-- that's the thread that gets us going and the lyrics follow.

~ josh

thebassistX · 11-29-2007, 01:51 PM

music usually

but writing lyrics and then wrting music to them is way easier

Dizzys in the wolf · 12-01-2007, 06:57 AM

I don't set out to write lyrics, I write poems. And then seperately from that I write music, so every now and again I'd just play around with them both and see which poem fits with which music and thats that.

right-track · 12-01-2007, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dizzys in the wolf

I don't set out to write lyrics, I write poems. And then seperately from that I write music, so every now and again I'd just play around with them both and see which poem fits with which music and thats that.

A technique used very succesfully by Morrissey.
Your already half way there to be a decent songwriter.
Providing your poetry isn't shite, that is.

11-23-2007, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sidescrollin Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2	Lyrics or music? which do you guys write first? which do you find easier? btw this is my first post and me and my friends just started songwriting and we're getting confused havin a little trouble so just gettin some second opinions

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Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,360	Music comes first. Lyrics come to you once you have ideas for song in your head. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

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Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,360	haha, more power to ya bro __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

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TheCaster Music Rapist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere in the U.S Posts: 400	That depends which one you want people to focus on more.. if you want a song people will love write the music first and add some lyrics in there just to add lyrics... if you want people to sit and listen and focus on what you are telling them go with writing lyrics first __________________ A soul in tension thats learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Cant keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit

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fool on the hill Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis, Tenn and occasionally Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 44	When I'm just writing by myself, I know the music comes to me first. But when I work with my partner, she usually comes up with most of the initial words and melody at the same time (but no chords) and then I lay chords under that melody (I tend to avoid the obvious choices of chords too). Sometimes I'll come up with another section of a song with a melody but no words, and then Angie takes it from there. And we do this all painstakingly over the internet. It will be easier once we're both living in the same country! LOL I would say that music (especially melody) precedes all other factors-- that's the thread that gets us going and the lyrics follow. ~ josh __________________ Grabbed my suitcase that said to me, "Dreams are free and so are we." [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

11-24-2007, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sidescrollin Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2	thx...someone replied finally...20 views and one reply..geez

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faded.jeans Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: canada! Posts: 3	personally, i write the lyrics first. they're what come to me and means most, but that's just me.

11-29-2007, 01:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 104	music usually but writing lyrics and then wrting music to them is way easier

12-01-2007, 06:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dizzys in the wolf Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 158	I don't set out to write lyrics, I write poems. And then seperately from that I write music, so every now and again I'd just play around with them both and see which poem fits with which music and thats that. __________________ There’s something about seeing this city at night Where we can say what we want and do what we like. These streets are empty but we don't feel alone, We can run in the dark and sleep on the roads.