How to write Lyrics
Author: Afni ShaneIf you love to listen to music and remember the lyrics to songs so you can sing along and write your own lyrics then this article is for you.
This article will teach you the structure of writing your lyrics and how you can get ideas to write lyrics.
1. Think of the type of music you like and then think of what you want to write about. The lyrics can rhyme or not. If you don’t play an instrument but can imagine the best/tempo or even sing the lyrics, that’s great.
You will end up writing the lyrics and when music is put to it you will want your lyrics to match up with the measure and tempo.
That is why it is important to teach yourself how to read music as a Lyricist/Songwritier. Start by writing lyrics for your favorite genre of music. This will be the best way for you to express yourself. Here are three techniques you can use and the structure of a lyrics.
2. FEELINGS: Listen to your feelings and it will lead you to the type of song you want to write. Then you will know if the song will be fast or slow. If you feel the song does’t need any more words and express how you feel, you can repeat the chorus or add a bridge in the song.3. WORD BANK: Get your ideas out and then go back and change what you want. Have a Dictionary and Thesaurus on hand. You will need to add new words to your computer as your vocabulary grows. It is good to learn new words to improve your songwriting.
4. STRUCTURE: The verse is the main part of the song that leads up to the chorus. The verse usually has four lines. The chorus has the main part of the song that you want to repeat.
The bridge is in a different key than the rest of the song ( a contrasting key to the original melody) and it brings the song back to the verse or chorus. It is in between the verse and chorus.
The bridge is shorter than the verse, different that the verse, and lyrically and rhythmically different. I usually make my bridge two or three sentences. I mostly start by humming the chorus then I have to write the lyrics around it.
The pattern is Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Chorus. Your lyrics don’t have to have a bridge in even song.