How To Write Lyrics that will get your critical acclaim!
Lyric writing is one of the most important parts when learning how to write a song. Acheiving critical acclaim and respect from your songwriting peers is almost always the songwriter’s main goal.
There are so many different elements to knowing how to writre lyrics and great lyrics at that! Just imagine how impressed people would be if you could write songs like your idols? The best thing of all is that you don’t have to be a poetic genius to be good at writing lyrics.
How To Write Lyrics – the 4 key steps
REMEMBER: Always base the lyrics around the 4 main elements of a song
1. Verse = Storytelling
The verse is the part of the song where the story is told and this essentially builds the foundations for bridge and the chorus. Try to break down your story or idea into 3-4 different sections and use these as the basis for your verse lyrics.
2. Bridge or Pre-chorus = Conflict
The bridge or prechorus introduces something totally new into the song. It could be a conflict or revelation and is lyrically different to the verses. This is designed to build tension for the chorus (release).
3. Chorus = Your Main Message
The chorus more importantly needs to get across the main message of the song and will be lyrically identical each time it is repeated. It helps if your chorus is as simple as possible as this will increase the likelyhood of people remembering it.
4. Middle 8 = Twist in the Tale
The Middle 8 is where you need to introduce something totally new and will give a song a fresh twist or a boost. Writing lyrics for the middle 8 is usually quite easy as you can take ideas from previous verses or the chorus. I normally try to be even clearer and show a admittence of honesty in this lyrical section.
OK, that is pretty much how to write lyrics for your modern day pop song.
I recommend searching for online tutorials if you would like to learn exactly how to write music and all the other aspects that go with it. There is plenty of musical education out there and it can be great entertainment for both adults and children.
