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I write about personal experience only because that's all I can do. If people listen to tap into the emotion of a song, how much more real can the emotion be about loving a woman who doesn't love you back so much that it hurts your heart? That was Wasting My Time. And another plea to make her aware that I was the best guy she will ever know. That was I'm The One. Or when I quit drinking (I REALLY needed to do that!), and why I quit. That was Many Years Ago. Second Chance was after the car crash when I realized that you really don't know when your life will end.


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I think this is a great thing! It hits into the therapy that was referenced earlier in the post. It also, IMO, comes from a great place...true emotion! I've also liked how these types of songs can act as a reminder of points in our lives.

If I tried to write songs about other people's lives or mythical things, I couldn't put myself into the situation and the lyrics would not have the sense of sincerity that lyrics need.


It's pretty awesome that you can see and admit this of how you write. I also feel as though realize aspects of yourself help propel your song writing by not wasting time in areas that don't support where you want to go.

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As far as Underwood's song, any way you look at it that song promoted domestic violence and because of that song I will never listen to her music again.


I agree on the domestic violence.

That being said, I don't know her personally, but first hand know of the many good things she does. She really is a good person, and I don't feel really has considered the song for what it is. I think she is a bit blind to it's true meaning, as are the people that bought it.

I may be wrong, but I don't think they are really thinking in terms of supporting or not supporting DV. To many, it's just a song. I will be the first to admit, there are songs that I really didn't know the meaning of, or ever took the time to think about, that I like...and the message wasn't good after I found out. It makes me wonder what other songs I have like that!

Change will happen.

Thanks for the input!

Chad (Hope that makes it easier)

TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.