2/05/2012

The Many Ways Of Writing Lyrics In These Modern Days

By Chris Borg


Music is a language all of its own, without writing lyrics. No matter where you find yourself, music speaks to you, even though you may not understand the words. The mood is there, the feelings of joy or sadness still come through. Human beings have created noises for enjoyment, and also for communications, from beginning times.

Throughout the jungle in ancient times, primeval sounds could be heard. Primates used sticks, rocks or whatever else they lay hands upon, to bang on trees and rocks. They may have done this to show how happy they were but also as a method of deterring perceived enemies. Human beings added meaning to the rhythms.

Storytelling has been around since the dawn of the ages, being passed down from generation to generation. History was repeated in song. These were lyrics of a sort. Even without voices, beats and rhythms were danced to by natives everywhere. Music was a universal language long before it conveyed messages with words.

The words in songs do not necessarily have to rhyme, and you do not have to be proficient in writing music to create a song. A song writer can simply write poems and allow others more adept to add the music. This cooperative partnership often results in beautifully written songs, both musically and lyrically.

Many times, lyrics come to an artists' mind with seemingly no effort on their part. However, if your creative juices are not flowing, use different methods to get them going again. Browse through magazines, newspapers or even photographs and let your mind wander. Pick out a few words and put them together in no particular order and see what results.

Just one strange sentence is all it may take to get your creative juices flowing. Just a few words, may be all it takes for your own imagination to come up with an amazing tale of love, betrayal, or utter silliness. You don't have to worry about your words rhyming; they do not even have to make sense. What's important is to just start writing, and to keep writing.

The enjoyment of music does not come only from creating it by writing lyrics, but also from listening to it. Whether on radio, television, compact discs or videos, happiness can wash over you with a soothing, loving song. Other times, your own feelings of despair, loneliness and loss of a loved one can be reflected back to you through a song.




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