"Sunset colors open your eyes
Blue green yellow green flash surprise
Feel the magic of ocean and tides
as we hear the music of sound and light
but how did you get that
sunset in your eyes?"
@Song and lyrics by Peter Marshall Adams
Whether great music Lyrics or poems set to sound, you can write song lyrics and make them feel to fit in rhythm and rhyme, and even write lyrically like a butterfly passing by, or reaching someone you love. The write word can turn any head your way, and a perfect song will be a sure thing.
Peter Adams has been told his prose style is poetic. Words that flow like a river. Yours can too, with some simple techniques. Number one is to have the intention to write beautifully. Choose words that have good feeling. Even if they don't make sense at first, they will. They will find a way to fit in. The object is to create beauty, in whatever form it comes.
Keith Richard uses a phrase, "incoming", whenever he feels a song coming on. He gets ready to record it or write it down. Second is to be ready when inspiration comes. A great song can be put down in a short time. Breathtaking. Get a feel for a rhythm, and let the words flow. Be ready with pen or recorder.
Third, lyricists can make the most of a sound template. Whichever genre, they shift their attention to the best words, looking for fit and form, but also open to change and diversity. They stretch the words, even making up new ones. De-Lovely is a first example. That word just flows with the pattern, but don't get caught in using too many words, or rhyming. It odesn't have to rhyme, but it has to have the feel. Emotion and thought combined make a strong attraction.
Third, show the song to someone. You need feedback. Be not afraid, dear writer. Once you have something original down, you must look at the whole of it. What is the real message of the song? If it works, it works universally. Even a rocker can find a good country song to his taste. It can probably be switched from rock to jazz to even a soundtrack of classic, if done correctly. Some famous songs came from classical pieces, such as going home by Dvorak. Themes and melodies are borrowed all the time.
Eagle Works shall explore great writers and great writing in this blog. Do not be give up. One song can make you enough to retire on. Just ask the author of peaceful easy feeling. He is still riding that feeling to the bank every day.
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