Dec 17, 2002 07:51 pm Ya, quit caring...tell me any of the Beatles lyrics were "deep" they were non-sensical pop of the time...
Lyrics don't have to mean anything...
At least that is my thought...
Lyrics
Posted on Dec 17, 2002 05:36 pm
Johnny Hero
Member Since: Apr 26, 2002
I just can't seem to write deep lyrics... most things I write end up sounding dumb. Any sugestions?
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Dec 17, 2002 07:51 pm Ya, quit caring...tell me any of the Beatles lyrics were "deep" they were non-sensical pop of the time...
Lyrics don't have to mean anything...
At least that is my thought...
Dec 18, 2002 12:25 am i'm a bit of a poet every now and then.
i read awhile back that Trent Reznor of NIN got most of his lyrics for Pretty Hate Machine from personal journals and random scribblings of thoughts as they came to him.
I try to keep a pen and a pad near me whereever I go to jot down my thoughts or maybe just some relevant rhyme. I've compiled my notes into a .txt file here on my workstation at home. Several pages of potental lyrics. Everything from deep observations and moody poetry to hostile seriousness and a few hilarious raps. Someday it'll come in handy. :O) -j
Dec 18, 2002 01:02 am Just don't stop writing. Writing decent lyrics, like everything else, Requires practice. Just keep a journal of all your lyrics in it. Take parts of other lyrics and put them into new projects... and don't try to be deep, just write what you feel.
Dec 19, 2002 06:46 am As much as possible i write every little snipit down. just a little line here or there that comes into my head. bar napkin-verses post it note song titles ect. then sometimes throw a bunch of those together, then say hmmmm, that now reads like real song about this or that.
Dec 19, 2002 04:32 pm Uh..sorry dB Masters...."Yesterday"?..." Imagine"?...
Lyrics don't HAVE to mean anything but sometimes er many times it helps if they do.I guess it all depends on the type of music you're writing.It's harder for me to think of a 'great song' that has lousy lyrics than it is to think of one with good lyrics.To me,lyrics are important.Keep workin on em!
Dec 19, 2002 05:10 pm oh, sure, there were some deep ones, there was also "I wanna hold your hand" and "baby you can drive my car"...not to mention "I am the walrus", trite, goofy or just plain weird...I didn't say, or imply to say they couldn't, just many times they didn't...
Dec 23, 2002 01:15 am I tell you what, let's be honest with eachother. A good singer can sing you the front page from the morning news and make it sound like an insight into humanity. Inflection, Enunciation and Emotion are key to vocals. As far as writing lyrics goes try a few excercises.
Try writing a mock up of your favorite song by filling in the vocal parts with your own lyrics.
Sit down with a dictionary and find words that have the same phrasing or same amount of sylables and link them together.
Try writing in a different style such as Rap or Opera or even Blues.
Write down things that people say that catch your attention or sound, odd to you. Common sayings or proverbs.
Make it a point to write everyday, keep a journal.
Dec 23, 2002 08:42 am Hey hero, ive got about 300 pages of lyrics. some good some bad. and those are the ones i have no music at all for. that doesnt include the hundred or so i keep in my "possible maybe someday book" hell, i havent even looked at them in a couple of years. if you want some let me know and ill send you a word file full of stuff. you can sift through and find something im sure. just send me an email.
Dec 29, 2002 01:07 pm i'll have a copy of that if its cool tony...and cd is nearly on its way to ya...just gotta wait for payday to send it now!
Dec 30, 2002 07:20 am Ya man, sent some out to ya both this morning. Monday. im at work so im a bit limited on material. about 20 or so pages. its mostly older stuff. mix, match rip apart and glue together.
Dec 30, 2002 09:59 am got tonys lyrics this moringin at 11, and now (at 4pm) ive got a song out of them recorded - top or what? ive sent it to tony, hopefuly he'll put it up on his site (please? pretty please?)
Dec 31, 2002 07:59 am I got loaded last nite and booze+frontpage=down web page. (this isnt a guess, ive tried before- and it was a disaster. Tonight is newyears eve, and i dont have to tell you that i will not touch the web page tonight either (see booze equation above)
Dec 31, 2002 08:06 am Bwahahahaha. Do yourself a favor and uninstall FrontPage, put it back in the box, put it the garbage can where it belongs. That is quite probably the single worst web development application in existance.
If you want a decent FREE web development program that is similar to FrontPage, the main difference being that this one actually works, go to www.evrsoft.com/ and download FirstPage 2000.
Dec 31, 2002 08:11 am Hmmm, check it I will. Use it I might.
man im stuck thinking like yoda. Hate it I do, when happens this.....
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