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Original message:508 days 5 hours 9 minutes ago
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im kinda self concious about songwriting so normally i wouldnt share with anyone, but i am. tell me what you think.









Is this what you do
When your alone
And theres no one
There to see you

One face for one life
And one for the next
Equal opposites
Doing there best

Is this pain for pleasure
Or pleasure for pain
Is this real and will it
Be here when I wait

I'm building walls of glass
They'll soon crash in
Get out of the trap

Absense from home
Means that I'm alone
I'll always be alone
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Reply:508 days 4 hours 24 minutes ago
Member: Austin095
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The lyrics are pretty good, but it's hard to critisize without a tab, or a music file, or just some info to tell us what kind of music it is. The music comes first. Is it emo, is it metal, is it pop, is it just rock? What is it? If you tell us that, that'll really help. But as far as the lyrics go, yes it's pretty good, but once you create the music to go with it, you might want to go back and revise it to fit the style of music. Keep writing and playing, and it'll come to you.
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Reply:508 days 3 hours 48 minutes ago
Member: Xarkzila
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Good songs require repetitive lines. A "hook" that draws the listener into your world. You have some good ideas, but there's no structure. Yes, I know... Poetic license, blah, blah, blah... That can mean something when you've already got a career as a songwriter, but even then you have to consider the masses.

If you're just intending to sell a song to your friends, then take all the license you want. If you're looking for a commercial success, then you need to bend to commercial expectations.

A hook is necessary.
Structure is necessary.
Catchy phrases are necessary.

Remember that you're telling a story of sorts when you write a song. The lines you have here present a foundation, but where is it going? Listeners want a resolution and there is none.

Don't take this wrong. We all start somewhere and we all make mistakes in the beginning. A good song can be seen, it doesn't have to be listened to, so music means little in the grand scheme of songwriting. Except that you keep to a meter, have a flow and consider the rhythm of your words when you write them. If you ignore this, then putting your words to music will be far more difficult. Focus on your writing and getting your words to evoke a definite response from those who read them. (Here, (g.com,) is a good place. There are many who are not your "friends" who will be honest about what you write. Friends tend to placate you with, "I love it!" Which generally means, "I don't know what I'm talking about and don't want to hurt your feelings.")

I'd love to see you take this idea further. And above all else... Don't make it so personal that no one else will understand. Songs should be universal. The more "generic" you can make your personal feelings, the more people it will touch.
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