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As I pick up the guitar and decide to write lyrics for a new song, my thoughts need to connect with something that is in me. I call it "the lyrics need to have a home in your heart". You see when I do this the words can now easily connect with a picture of my thoughts that my mind/emotions are to express myself with.

Whenever I try and think of lyrics they are always too literal. This is one of the aspects I am struggling with at the moment.

How do you even begin with your lyrics? What do you first write down?

Olly wrote:Whenever I try and think of lyrics they are always too literal. This is one of the aspects I am struggling with at the moment.

How do you even begin with your lyrics? What do you first write down?

I think for me it just comes down with a split second though that I connect with. And within that thought I usually see a title. Using a title first gives me direction and keeps me focus on how I want to work my thoughts thoughout the song. I always write the lyrics as I strum , that way I can get the syllables to match the strumming patterns. Also I never start a new song till the one I'm working on is finished. But of course rewrites are a common practice of mine.

So the title for you is the start. That is interesting. I will give this a goo myself and try and get something started!

Olly wrote:So the title for you is the start. That is interesting. I will give this a goo myself and try and get something started!

have you started anything yet

Nothing specific. I have had limited time the last few weeks and the time I have had, I been experimenting with my guitar sound and getting used to using MIDI.

I regularly think of starting writing lyrics but it never happens. I guess that just thinking about it isn't going to get me too far! I really need to set some time aside and force myself to write, no matter how bad it may seem!

It's probably a good idea to right whatever comes into your head, even if it seems lame or meaningless at first. When you get into that mentality of writing down in words what you're feeling you'll hopefully start doing it more efficiently