When I first started writing songs, I thought good lyrics had to sound poetic. At 16, I was reaching for lines like “cut me like a knife” and “shattered like falling glass” because I thought that was what real songwriting sounded like. But the more poetic I tried to be, the less my lyrics actually seemed to say. The shift came when I stopped trying to sound like a songwriter and started writing more like myself. The goal is to make someone feel something. And often, the best way to do that is through specific, honest details. In your next lyric-writing session, try asking: “How would I actually say this?” Do you tend to overwrite your lyrics, or keep them too simple? #lyricwriting #andreastolpe #songwritingjourney
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