Writing a Song

There is something about writing a song that is both aggravating and completely fulfilling. First, every thought in your head needs to come out to form a perfect rhyme that has the ability to  slide along the perfect melody. If you can't accomplish this, the song isn't worth it. At the same time, songwriters, including myself, have the tendency to fabricate their songs. We will do this by making the scenery more magical, or the feelings stronger, or the world brighter than it actually is at the time. Call this fake? Well maybe, but writing a song is not always just about the writer. It is about the connection the writer has between the music and the audience. 

Think about it...I meet a boy at a coffee shop and he is amazing and I think things could really go well. He leaves and I never see him again. I will talk about how the butterflies in my stomach were flying around, the world was moving but I couldn't hear a sound, my heart dropped as he footsteps hit the ground when he walked away, I hope someday, I will see those butterflies again.

Were there actual butterflies in my stomach? No. Was I partially deaf as he was leaving? No. It is a sensitivity, it is a feeling. It is a moment that I can't get back. Therefore, the world stopped and then ended when he left me. Many can relate to songs like these because of passion and the ability to have a little girls dreaming heart no matter the age. 

Once the song is complete, it is best to learn it right away. Memorize it. Play it over and over because it is yours and you deserve to own it in more ways then just writing on a piece of paper. 

For harder songs, those take time. Emotional songs that involve family or insecurities or even the love of someone who is hurting can take far longer to write. At least that's how it goes for me. Those songs need to have the perfect lyrics. There is no space for fabricating because the situation is real. So real that it can tear you apart or pull you together. Those are the type of songs you will hear on the radio that can make you cry. That can touch the deepest part of your heart. I can guarantee those songwriters spent a lot longer on those types of songs then their fun loving romantic songs. 

Maybe that's just me. 

My songs need to be perfect. I need to connect. Otherwise, it's not a song at all.

It's a poem.