Members STGtr Posted July 14, 2002 Members Share Posted July 14, 2002 Is it harder for you to say what you are trying to say through lyrics or say what you are trying to say through your instrument? I seem to be able to do better with my guitar than trying to communicate with lyrics. I just can't seem to write good lyrics. What about you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eatsdrummachine Posted July 14, 2002 Members Share Posted July 14, 2002 at first, decent lyrics were hard for me to come by- I was always searching for the perfect words and tying to cram lyrics into good riffs or dramatic chord changes. it really opened up for me as a vocalist when I focused on forming a clear thought: 'what is this about? what am I trying to say? what does this mean to me?' lyrics are alot easier to come by for me when I have a direction---otherwise, I can get bogged down by fansy wordsmanship and lose the focus alltogether. also, if it feels unnatural to sing over any piece- I ditch it. it's better to have a clear direction vocally and build around it then have a vocal piece with a killer riff but no direction. besides, there's nothing wrong with surf instrumentals! /johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misanthropy Posted July 15, 2002 Members Share Posted July 15, 2002 yep, i know exactly what you mean. it's much easier for me to write music than it is for me to write lyrics. in the last 3 years i started writing and reading poetry and it's slowly... slowly... gotten me on the road to writing lyrics, but i still can't seem to fit them into songs. part of the problem is, like the other guy said - it's hard to sing over music i recorded a year ago or so... so i end up with 25 instrumentals and 9 long poems and no way to bring them together. and it doesn't help that i can't sing worth a damn. i'm just hoping i eventually find a singer who can sing over what i've written and let me help with the lyrics now and then - right now i think that's the best i can hope for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WattsUrizen Posted July 16, 2002 Members Share Posted July 16, 2002 I've always found it easier to communicate with an instrument. However, I find that once I pen that first lyric, then the rest of the words follow very easily. But it's a struggle to find that first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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