Posts tagged “songwriting”

A poem about beautiful people who move through the world effortlessly, inspiring helpless devotion while remaining oblivious to their effect on others. Also a note to myself: stop forcing writing into preset beats. Let the rhythm emerge from the words instead.

I write because the thoughts arrive already rhymed, already shaped, and I have no choice but to string them out. I wish I had more imagination. But the shadow songs keep echoing until another rhyme is said. I weep for the brilliant insights that fade in waking's light.

A song skewering pop music clichés, structured as a duet between a "serious artist" narrator and exaggerated prefab popsters. I collected actual radio lyrics over 24 hours to prove the point. Spoiler: I caught myself using a cliché at the end.