Stupid Easy Trick to Write Better Lyrics

I'm so incredibly bad at coming up with melodies

Sia is a lyrical genius

I'm pretty sure that Katie Perry's song is a reference to the movie American Beauty, where there was a short video of a plastic bag floating in the wind, and I'm pretty sure that was lambasting the lack of self-awareness artists seem to have sometimes...

Have been writing songs forever and took a break recently.. now it feels like I can't write anymore. Going to try this method and let you know how it goes. Thanks!

Do you think most hits are made with the beat first or the lyrics first ??? Or does it not really matter

Sia is truly underrated lyricist

Bro, I have watch lots of lyric writing videos and this is by far the best formula yet, it fits the examples perfectly and easy to execute. Thanks!

Simile, how, why

This is such a helpful video, I've studied lots of music theory in college but where I've always struggled is creating lyrics for my songs. I've always been strong in English but these concepts are so new and refreshing to my mind and make so much sense to what I'm trying to accomplish. I wish I could've received this kind of useful education earlier in my career. I don't know what school or program you attended to learn this techniques but I would be incredibly in your debt to share with me lol. Thank you for all your amazing content I'm hooked.

Helped a lot with my poems! Thank u

Yorkey?

This seems like a really shitty method.
Both the Katy Perry- and Radiohead-songs are literally spoonfeeding their meaning to the listener. To me, this feels extremely condescending.

This apply quite only on pop songs

Nice tune! Thank you for sharing your process through Jeff Tweedy. I love the idea of being a collaborator in the meaning of a song! I feel confident to dive into the song in my heart!

She was like an old-school laptop

didn't have one thing good for her

doing something nobody told her

n' all these thoughts would fill her head

had me walking on wires

to make sure she wasn't dead

Interesting video. I enjoyed it. There's just one thing you forgot to point out: That there is a difference between "good lyrics" and "lyrics that the masses will like". Because I'm sorry but... "tonight's gonna be a good night. Tonights gonna be a good good night..." what the crap is that? I know that's not a new song but really, most modern song lyrics are garbage. But I could definitely see this method working for people who want to write popular music...all I'm saying is there's a huge difference between what people think they like and what is actually demonstrative of good, quality writing.

Then again, it's all kind of subjective.

Irish?

Simile how why.... S.H.Y

i aint ever felt like a plastic bag and i aint trying to. unless ill be flying in the wind

"I'm gonna make a change/for once in my life/ it's gonna feel real good/ gonna make a difference/ gonna make it right/ .." this is the pinacle of an imortal anthem that was ever written. It tells the story trough inner monologue but out loud. How much personal can it be, than to whiteness someone facing their biggest fears and finally coming to the point of Realisation about themselves. Your all alone, only you and the man in the mirror. 💚 Thanks for the tipps

Imagine you’re listening to a song and its like “I was sad…I was crying…I was in my bed…my life sucks” 💀💀💀

Be careful with similes, boys and girls. That’s a very quick shortcut to ending up on Metaphor Boulevard in the famous town of Cringeville.

wtf lmao this made me laugh haha

It's all about poetry. "Angel" is one of those poetic words.

I would also suggest learning how to properly structure a 🎶

I need to learn how to write lyrics in the first place...

It seems to me like the only thing that matters is Y. Y are you saying this? Y are you making this song? And this is my problem with writing lyrics in a nutshell. Idk why I’m writing the lyrics, I just am…

Does this work with rap too?

Average creative writing college material

‘ like an elephant shaking his trunk for the hell for of it ‘

Here's something off the top of my head now.

I went to the party
Like a fly to poop
Caught a fast train
Just to get to you
I want your warts
When it starts to itch
I'll carry the strain
Just for you, bitch.

Glad I watched this and good examples to back up the SHY method, gonna apply that technique on my 1st song!

I heard it said once that the art of writing poetry is essentially alienation. That is, taking something familiar and looking at it or expressing it in an unfamiliar way, making the mundane seem extraordinary. If you can do it in a particulary interesting or striking or beautiful way, you have poetry - or in this case, song lyrics. This is really what this "SHY method" is really about.

This was funny until you said “ y stands for ‘why’ “ then it got hilarious

I understand it easily thank u

An example of a song i wrote using this method:


they say
numbers tell no lies

i stop and think
before i dial it

would you tell me
you cant hear me
i bet that club so crowded

or could you
hear it in
my voice

that im alone
and i feel surrounded

tell me that you’ll
be right there
breathe
count to a thousand

your love is
like a deep breath
at the top
of a mountain

they say
you cant
get over it
then you go
around it

i
cant get over it
there’s no way
around it

i
cant get over you
and
i need you
need you
around me

i need you around me

your love is like
the finish line
lookin back
at those
who doubted

your love is like
the sun
and sky
still keeps
me grounded

your love is like
a deep breath
at the top
of a mountain

they say you
cant get over it
then you go
around it

i
cant get over it
there’s no way
around it

i
just cant get over you
and i need you
need you
around me

nd yer,,,,and YET some really dumb lyrics exist in songs that have been stupidly popular

Is this for 5 year olds? How do you watch this not knowing how to use figurative language, like why are you even making music

That Katy Perry Lyric sucks so bad

i feel like this isnt a accurate analysis

X-Ray Spex 1977 - My mind is like a plastic bag. Stealing lyrics is good too.

👏👏👏😌✌️ it sounds beautiful! Very nicely done. It sounds so sweet, somber, and docile. I would love to hear you play it on the electric with a clean tone and some light reverb and maybe some delay.

We have AI for that now. 😢

awsome i'd glad to see ya video whom can better than teaching you showed that nothing posssiable. it all your

Thank you so much. Can one write a song without any musical instrument?

thanks

This was actually a great video and very useful
Cheers!

I just followed this and made myself cry with my lyrics.