This may be the single most important element of a song.
It's not so easy as it sounds. What do you really believe? What do you want to stand for...to communicate to others? Unfortunately, this understanding cannot be willed into existence. It takes time to develop insight. Songwriting supports the process...and at the same time, it reflects where we are...how much we currently understand.
A half-baked idea cannot be camouflaged by nice chords or a pretty melody. At times that can be humbling.
A songwriting friend, commenting on a recent song, said: "It's really cool. I like it. But is it true?"
I think I said, "well, yes and no". That was a clue that there was more work to be done.
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