Mar 20 2008
Random Thought: Writing Lyrics
This morning I dedicated a few hours to writing lyrics. On loop was Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah. I found inspiration in the simplicity of the words. I knocked out a draft for two songs. Tonight I’ll fool around with the melody.
What I find interesting is that it takes me the same amount of time – sometimes more - to write one song as it does a whole chapter for my novel.
Art. There are no shortcuts.
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