smy1
Member
I felt like Agnostic Front when it spilled out of me.
They are pissed off most of the time, too. Who knows maybe they were frustrated about their engineering too?
Does anyone feel stupid writing lyrics?
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They are pissed off most of the time, too. Who knows maybe they were frustrated about their engineering too?
I'd go back a few more albums, I dont listen to anything by MDB past Like gods of the son. Check the lyrics to the "As the flower withers" if anything they have become a cliche' of themselves. And like the post above said ,it's much easier to draw on personal experience. When I was at my lowest songs flowed from me. Now I'm doing great and I cant write shit!!!
KeithTidd
Robot Penis.
i'm pretty good at writing parody/comical/tongue-in-cheek lyrics. I'm also decent at writing stuff about zombies. I think it's because i don't have to take it too seriously. when i attempt meaningful lyrics, i feel douchey.
Torniojaws
They call me Juha
Writing lyrics is fun, since for an album you can create a mini-book 
Personally I like concept albums quite a lot, ever since reading the booklet of Fear Factory's Obsolete back in 1998 at the age of 14. It's a shame so few bands do them.
Personally I like concept albums quite a lot, ever since reading the booklet of Fear Factory's Obsolete back in 1998 at the age of 14. It's a shame so few bands do them.
Skinny Viking
¯\(°_o)/¯ How do Lydian?
Bingo!
Theme / concept writing works best for me. I think almost all bands should have at least some small connecting theme to their cds, not necessarily always a full blown concept but some subject that helps tie all of the tunes together. But I think reading your own lyrics can be a bit like hearing your own voice recorded .. most people don't like it or don't feel comfortable with it, no matter how good it is.
This isn't to say that I think I write good lyrics or even good music ... just saying that I'd probably like them a lot more and feel more comfortable reading them if I knew someone else had written them. If anyone cares for a laugh, check out our page ... a couple of the songs were co-written as far as the lyrics go but its all done in the same style and whatever ...
My worthless input
Cheers!
www.myspace.com/shadowdancemusic
Theme / concept writing works best for me. I think almost all bands should have at least some small connecting theme to their cds, not necessarily always a full blown concept but some subject that helps tie all of the tunes together. But I think reading your own lyrics can be a bit like hearing your own voice recorded .. most people don't like it or don't feel comfortable with it, no matter how good it is.
This isn't to say that I think I write good lyrics or even good music ... just saying that I'd probably like them a lot more and feel more comfortable reading them if I knew someone else had written them. If anyone cares for a laugh, check out our page ... a couple of the songs were co-written as far as the lyrics go but its all done in the same style and whatever ...
My worthless input
Cheers!
www.myspace.com/shadowdancemusic
Executioner213
Ultimate Meatbag
Lets take, for example, Devin Townsend.
Most of his SYL lyrics consist of "Fuck You". I don't think I've heard anyone else lately come up with context surrounding "I hate you, you suck, fuck you, etc..." and actually make it worth listening to.
One song sums up the whole lyricism things to me: Satans Ice Cream Truck.
Most of his SYL lyrics consist of "Fuck You". I don't think I've heard anyone else lately come up with context surrounding "I hate you, you suck, fuck you, etc..." and actually make it worth listening to.
One song sums up the whole lyricism things to me: Satans Ice Cream Truck.
Radd
Self Portrait
Yes. I feel stupid writing lyrics and it feels like more of a chore for me as well but I feel even more stupider 
when someone reads/hears them. I do it anyway. Sometimes they turn out pretty cool, sometimes not.
Its so hard though. It could take me days, weeks or even months to finish one song and feel at least fairly satisfied with it. I like to rhyme...a lot...and I like to have the same number of syllables in each line (or as close as possible). This makes it very difficult and probably a bit boring but possibly more memorable.
I feel like it has to be like building a house. You need everything to be perfectly designed and structured. You don't want anything crazy in there that would throw it all out of whack making it feel unbalanced.
when someone reads/hears them. I do it anyway. Sometimes they turn out pretty cool, sometimes not. Its so hard though. It could take me days, weeks or even months to finish one song and feel at least fairly satisfied with it. I like to rhyme...a lot...and I like to have the same number of syllables in each line (or as close as possible). This makes it very difficult and probably a bit boring but possibly more memorable.
I feel like it has to be like building a house. You need everything to be perfectly designed and structured. You don't want anything crazy in there that would throw it all out of whack making it feel unbalanced.
slashvanyoung
Dopefish lives!
I don't feel stupid writing lyrics at all. Maybe because they tend to become veeery abstract and conceptual, like a poem (best comparison I could offer would be Cynic's lyrics). I don't like to write "straight to the bone" - it takes away the room for interpretation and therefore the magic of lyrics.
[Rant]
I do, however, feel embarrassed about the lyrics our singer writes. He sucks so much at it, it's not even funny anymore. He has absolutely no sense for rhetoric figures - he probably doesn't even know what a metaphor is. And he's absolutely incapable to comprehend or pronounce the English language (let alone his mother tongue).
It's so frustrating, you have a band with a certain musical level and standard but the whole package gets ruined by moronic lyrics. I've already re-written basically anything he wrote and we plainly told him that he's not going to contribute any more lyrics to this band. That may sound very egoistic and arrogant but I really think that the educational gap between the band members is an enduring problem.[/Rant]
[Rant]
I do, however, feel embarrassed about the lyrics our singer writes. He sucks so much at it, it's not even funny anymore. He has absolutely no sense for rhetoric figures - he probably doesn't even know what a metaphor is. And he's absolutely incapable to comprehend or pronounce the English language (let alone his mother tongue).
It's so frustrating, you have a band with a certain musical level and standard but the whole package gets ruined by moronic lyrics. I've already re-written basically anything he wrote and we plainly told him that he's not going to contribute any more lyrics to this band. That may sound very egoistic and arrogant but I really think that the educational gap between the band members is an enduring problem.[/Rant]
Melb_shredder
Orpheus: Melodic Death
As the vocalist in one of my bands I find that writing lyrics is more like telling a story when I right. I don't write too many cliches I just write how I feel on the subject I chose to write on XD
All good fun I may add
All good fun I may add
