Originally Posted by harriet schock
The intention to communicate something real to a real person keeps what you say on track, keeps it flowing logically like a communication you would make. In life, when you're telling someone something that happened or asking that person for something you want, you don't leap from one thought to another or change person or tenses. For that matter, you don't string together cliches and stay on the surface. You say what you mean, interestingly, with pictures and passion. But when a person sits down to write a song, sometimes all of these good habits fall by the wayside. The minute you start "songwriting" instead of communicating, you've blown it. It's like an actor who's "acting."


Ha - if I didn't know better I'd think you were looking over my shoulder grin

I'm having problems with a lyric and I think you've hit on why...

Looking at my own songs, I'd have to agree with you, Harriet. The stronger ones follow your advice here. The weaker ones depart from it. If I can place myself inside the character in a song, the result is usually convincing to me. If the concept of the song requires the character to think and behave differently than I would, it doesn't ring true........

Got your book in the mail yesterday - read it in one sitting. Couldn't wait to see what the next topic was smile

Now I have to go through it much slower and absorb it....

Scott

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