Words

When you're thinking of lyrics to a song you probably have tons of imagery and emotions floating through your head, and so many words to describe the images and feelings. Unfortunately, if you use every word that pops into your heard, or describe every image or feeling, it because anticlimactic. If you use to many large words, or any word too much, they begin to lose their meaning. That's why I always say re-write your songs. Think of the first song as a rough draft, read it over and tweak. If you repeat a word too much, find a way to reword the line. There or other word problems besides, big words and  repeating words.


1) Adjectives:

Adjectives are important to a song, we need them to describe a situation, feeling, or person, but too many can throw off the song, making it too complicated.

2) Abstract:

When you want to convey abstract emotions saying something like "I want to feel", be careful, complex emotions are often difficult to describe. Try using imagery. Don't worry about sounding too arty or fancy, if you describe abstract emotions with images well it can really help, where blunt descriptions fall short.

3) Excessive:
 
Don't use too many words. I don't mean too much of the same word, I mean don't excessively go on and on. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, stupid. If you've crammed too many words into a line, read over it, re-write it, repeat.

4) Clever:

Be cautious when using elaborate phrases. Don't try to be too clever. It may look fine on paper, but once you put music to your words it could come off pretentious, and doesn't always translate well.


So, remember to rethink your words.