Writing lyrics

[idssdi]

Does anyone have some tips on writing lyrics? The only lyrics I ever wrote were lyrics for a song about a crocodile who wants to fly faster than a washing machine(I did not write the music yet)

 

[Daniel Sobota]

Read books, be in the countryside if possible, experience different types of weathers (it’s interesting how differently influenced you can be while it’s raining and while it’s sunny). My lyrics are very much inspired by my surroundings and even surroundings I imagine myself to be in (cold and grim mountains of Norway, ahhh).
One more thing, a particular event that happens in every day life can trigger you to write lyrics. Those moments happen very spontaneously and it feels like a stream of consciousness. Don’t try to fit the lyrics in a box, write whatever you feel at the moment.
These are some of the subjects I write about: mysticism, mythology, current world events, philosophy, inner struggles, wisdom, nature. I could post some lyrics if y’all want to see them.

 

[Billie M]

Try automatic writing. Basically put on some music if you want and just write. don’t think about it. It doesn’t need to make sense. and maybe you’ll find a line that you like and think sounds good and keep working on it. The worst thing about writing lyrics is the blank page.