Originally Posted by AudioTrack
Andrew,
Great question.

I think that there's no single answer, but please read on.

Many (most?) times, the write / composer starts with lyrics and adds a melody that suits.
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So if you've got a melody, think hard about what concepts you may have had in mind when you wrote the melody. Use that as an inspiration.

Case in point: I wrote the melody to this song before I had any lyrics. I wrote the lyrics to match the melody.

If I can do it, you can too smile Be positive.

Good luck!
Thanks Trev! In about 95% of my songs, music comes first, so I am mostly retrofitting lyrics to music. My false starts in this case caused me to reach out and see if others had novel approaches to this same challenge. Today, I sat down and forced myself to write lyrics on a slightly different theme to my false starts, and so far I would rate today’s efforts as ‘plausible’. So I’m on my way!

BTW - good song of yours you linked to!

Thanks for the encouragement!
Andrew

Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
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