Originally Posted by TuneMonger
Very clever, Andrew! You put a lot of work and thought into this, and the payoff was worth it!
Thanks Rob!
A few weeks back, I posted in the Songwriting forum asking how people got ideas for lyrics. Historically, this has been the hardest part for me - music nearly always comes first for me. Within a few days of pondering, I had this idea about a man that uses bullet points and thinks that way (that’s me). I learned many years ago to use several devices to expand on an idea:
  • what is the opposite of the idea?
  • what is it with and without?
  • is there a time dimension to the idea - past, present or future?
  • do Kipling’s helpers help? Who, what, when, where, why, how.

So the idea of a love interest that didn’t use bullet points came to me, then later, the two merging together.

Lyric writing for me is lateral thinking, hard work, and sometimes some ‘join the dots’ writing out of laziness. This idea is probably more novel than cleverness.

For the record, my lovely wife is also a list maker! 😘
Thanks for listening and comments!
Andrew

Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
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