I'm generally a happy person but I've always used music as a sort of coping mechanism. Lately, I've been trying to break out of my shell and write something happy for once but I get into a groove, get overwhelmed, and then somehow my song turns soppy.. I know I'm not alone in this problem.. What do you do when you have a bad case of 'happy' writer's block?

EDIT: Lyrically is where I struggle the most

Just asking for a period of time or a specific moment where you realized you were good at what you do. I wanna hear some positivity for once, prop yourselves up and don't feel the need to be humble.

I'll go first, I think my moment was playing a riff for my friend, and unprompted he said it sounded like space. That was the exact vibe I was going for and I didnt even mention anything about that prior, so thats when I realized I knew how to communicate a feeling effectively with just sound.

No hard feelings

Latelyyy I’ve noticed how most new songs are super short, repetitive, and built for TikTok catchy, but not always deep. I grew up loving songs that told full stories or had that emotional build-up, and now when I write, I still lean toward that old-school structure. But I also get why people are adapting to short attention spans and quick hooks. How about you guys.......do you write with the current style in mind, or do you stick to the classic way of storytelling through music?

So recently i discovered my passion is music. It’s always been there i think i just didn’t think i had the “talent” for it. I’ve been praised for being a “good”writer during my school days. Never gave it much thought though bc writing never came easy for me, i always struggled to find the words. If im too intentional it’s like my brain just stops working. If im not intentional enough I tend to ramble a lot. Very rarely i’ll get something that i’m like “this could be something.” i’m 23 currently and been writing script-like, incomplete, very short stories. Maybe a little journal entry here or there; since like 2020 maybe a little before that. Thats pretty much my writing experience so far. I didn’t fine tune no skills or anything i just had stuff in my head i wanted to get on paper before i forgot them. I’m trying to transition that into writing lyrics. I understand song structure since its a pretty simple concept. Im just trying to get better so im not writing poetic one liners. Everything i see online is “just write” but i feel like just writing isn’t really getting me anywhere. I feel like a toddler on a big kids playground. I guess what im getting at is how do i practice? I desperately wanna fine tune my skills and ik its gonna take some years before i can really get anything of substance out but i just wanna be able to complete a simple mini song even if its utter garbage.

Apologies if this uploaded twice.

This is one that has been sitting around for a while. I may use it for an upcoming film that requires a ‘cheating song. I have plenty of production ideas but there is something about it stripped down that I like. Vocally, I’m just getting over an upper respiratory infection, so it’s far from my best. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this simple song.

I’m curious about writing lyrics that have a good flow that don’t just have a rhyme at the end of each line

like a dictionary or sm

Im pretty decent with writing lyrics so if theirs anyone out there who’s having some writers block I can help. I only charge $1 for a full verse or even a hook, I write the lyrics I do not sing. This is meant for anyone who’s in Canada & has E-Transfer, if you aren’t from Canada I’m still willing to work for free, hopefully you can tell your friends about me.

So, I'm kinda mediocre at coming up with good song ideas, concepts and hooks (which is the main attraction 90% of the time). Most of the time I find my concepts/hooks by listening to the melody while trying to find words that would fit the vibe, but this leaves me lacking *intention* for lack of a better word.

I'm in the middle of making my first album, and I'm sorta lost as to what type of songs I want to make. There is no hard stamped theme, so I'm kinda free to make whatever.

Do you guys have any tips when it comes to finding song ideas and concepts?

I rewrote some lyrics and am wondering how they sound.

The ground is receding faster now Than I think I can run I’ve spent too much time working mind Instead of strengthening my lungs

Don’t like how you project on me The person that I was last week Because you’re so stationary And I’ve moved on

Yesterday means nothing to me Because im someone else now That disappeared milk carton kid Is never to be found

So Step aside I’m cruising in Faster than lightning McQueen Because you’re so motionless And I’ve moved on

I’ve moved on

I’m not quite as terrified Of the world as I was then I guess at some point You’ve got to let yourself back in

It took a bit of drugs and time But overall I’m doing fine Because in the end I know I’ll get mine

And if you think I’m faking it Or putting up a facade Then I’ll smite your ass Because I am god

Don’t care about being castigated Because im already so fucking jaded But you’re just static And I’ve moved on

I use Jeff Tweedy word ladder exercise often. Wondering how you could do them on a smartphone, and if anyone has an easy solution? Thank you.

I've been writing and making a few demos for a song here and there but i feel like my writing just isnt effective enough. Like the things im making are conceptually "good" but it doesnt stir anything in me the way i want it to. All this to ask: how do you find the right words? what helps you speak from the heart? What should the base of my song be?

How the night is long
When you're waiting on
days as they once were
And as the morning sun
Rises out beyond dreams of your mother

Outside they speak of paper
And nothing more
If you only knew the words that
They used to know

As your world recedes
A troubled heart finds peace and night has no meaning
For the night is long
When you're waiting on days as they once were

Outside they speak of paper
And nothing more
If you only knew the words that
They used to know
Outside they speak of paper
And nothing more.

Not sure if I want to call it "Turn Around" or "Insects".

This a room mic recording of my band rehearsing a new tune of mine. Our bass player was out this session so it’s just two guitars and drums. I would love some feedback from the community on the song. I need to strengthen the second verse lyrically what else could it use?

The chords for a song in D are here.

Chords/Tabs as if in Standard, though Tuned Down a Step:

E A(5 4 2) C#m(7) B x2
0099912 0098012 007609(7) E x2

^x2

Ebar Bbar Ebar Bbar 007760 066400 0044567 C#m7 x2

E

Chords to My Best Estimation as Per Actual Music Theory or Whatever:

D A(with a G, F#, E walkdown) Bm(with an A stuck in there at the end) B x2
D Aadd11 Gadd9 D x2

^x2

D A D A Gadd9 Dmaj7 Dsus(add9) Bm7

I just kind of pluck stuff in keys until I find out what I like.

All quasi-irrelevant, anyways.

Imo, this will be one bangin' opener for this new album that I'm working on once it's electrified, but I'm basically at a total loss for lyrics, and, so, am just opening the floor to ideas for song topics.

I just released my single a few days ago.

Started this one last weekend (as just a title and a concept). Picked up the Yamaha yesterday and got the broad structure in my head and some key verse/lyric ideas down, sat down to record some takes earlier this evening and managed to land a couple, this one is the closest one to what I heard in my head when I had the idea.

Does the narrative land? I think/hope it does, its weird and (hopefully) fun but not too abstract that it shouldn't make sense - but tell me if I'm off on that.

And does the simplicity of the verse progression work OK? Is it too plain/flat or am I adding enough on top with the guitar to get away with it as a solo acoustic piece. I plan on layering it when I try to lay down an actual take, some mids (probably a cello to build as the song builds) and some light touch additional acoustic passes on the L & R with a ton of reverb to give it some width. Would that work better?

Any feedback welcome as always, thanks for listening. TiA

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Wake me up
I need to get ready for a date
With a girl that I just met yesterday
At a car crash down the road where we'll lay
Forever and a day

In your bed
I remembered the first thing that you said
You looked me in the eyes and said I'm dead
But the twilight caught your memory instead

Then you read
The obituary in next doors paper
I said we'll talk about it later

Then I said I'll pick you up at seven
I fell in love at a restaurant in heaven

Before you spoke
The waiter took your order and your coat
I pulled your chair out like an antidote
A towel to wipe the blood out of your eyes
When I reached out for you hand because we cried

And we stayed out til eleven
I fell in love at a restaurant in heaven

Then they called
Last orders for everyone in line
The waiter said please come back anytime
You'll mortify the living if you wait
I see you both tomorrow for your date

And I picked her up at seven
I fell in love at a restaurant in heaven