The meaning of swimming

since most people are writing poems and such I thought I'll give y'all a few tips on how to write lyrics since lyric writing is actually a different discipline from writing poetry Ande's Lyric Writing Tips 1) there are no rules, there's only tools, you'll find exceptions to everything below, but it's generally good to stick with them. 2) write a lyric the way you would say it lyrics are conversational, don't reverse word order for the sake of rhyme, only use words you'd use in a natural normal conversation keep it simple, make it so people who are half listening can half understand 3) lyrics have structure, there's usually a verse then a chorus then the 2nd verse then the chorus so the simplest song form is V C V C some songs have a Bridge V C V C B C 4) songs have a title, the title is the most repeated phrase in the chorus, it's the phrase that sticks in people's heads, find a phrase that DEMANDS ATTENTION it usually summarizes the song if a chorus has 8 lines here's 5 examples of where the title can be placed in an 8 line chorus 1) x 2) 3) 4) 5) x 6) 7) 8) 1) x 2) 3) x 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) x 1) x 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) x 1) 2) 3) 4) x 5) 6) 7) 8) x 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) x some songs don't have a chorus they just have a repeated hook line 5) the purpose of the verse is to lead the listener to the chorus every line in the verse should be connected to or point at the title 6) use imagery, don't tell me, show me with images write with all your senses, things you see, feel, hear, taste, and touch 7) the opening line of the lyric should grab the listeners attention 8) avoid cliches, they are the kiss of death 9) the last line in each verse should transition the listener into the chorus 10) a song contains lyrics which are the words the vocal melody which are the way you sing the words and music 11) you don't need to be able to sing, read music, or even write music to write songs 12) each line in a song needs to be concise each syllable has to be sung, 13) some words don't sing well, avoid using them, avoid using adverbs, find the verb, one and two syllable words are the backbone of lyrics 14) verse 1 and 2 should have the same rhyme scheme when you compare each line in verse 1 and 2, they should have close to the same number of syllables and you should be able to sing the same melody on each line ie when you compare V1 L1 with V2 L2 15) study the songs you love and write similar songs 16) when an idea arrives allow it to flow out write down what ever else arrives with it just get it out then go back later and edit it if you have a strong idea you will think of many lines to go with it you want to edit it down to the strongest most effect lines 17) a well written song will emotionally move the listener a well written lyric will emotionally move the reader 18) songwriting can be pandoras box if you start you might not be able to stop 19) have your song idea radar on at all times when you find a song idea write it down 20) songs rarely arrive fully baked at once they usually arrive in bits and pieces it's up to you to put the lyric together writing lyrics can be like solving a puzzle 21) you can tweak the song forever ad nauseum a some point have the courage to say the song is done 22) start a songwriting journal and write down your ideas keep pen and paper handy where you can't bring your journal when you have enough of a song going transfer it to your computer 23) it's ok to cowrite, songwriting is probably the second best thing consenting adults can do to have fun creating something 24) avoid puns and being overly clever, a song should generate a real emotion in the listener rather than make the reader say, "my my my you are so clever" 25) keep a list of all the songs you've written, the date you started, who you worked on it with, what the current status of the song is 26) you dont have to use perfect rhymes, like rock and block, you rhyme the vowel sound an imperfect rhyme sound similar to each other like swim and win, 27) the basic concept of music is theme, variation on the theme, departure, return to theme Each song section should sound different from each other writers want to create contrast, we do this by changing the following items from one section to the other: + rhyme scheme, + rhyme sounds, + syllable counts and stress words per line, these aspects allow melody writers to create variation, 28) the chorus should be catchy and memorable writers do this by using simple catchy phrases with rhyme and by repeating syllable patterns if i asked you to memorize these numbers 7 4 5 3 4 9 0 1 5 2 it might be difficult but if we chunk the numbers 7 4 5 3 4 9 0 1 5 2 it's easier to remember the chorus should be so good the listener can't wait to hear it again, there verses build tension and anticipation and the chorus releases it 29) that's all for now but i'll probably write more later I hope this helps you write your first song once you do, write more. so now I challenge you to write and post a swimming lyric ande

since most people are writing poems and such I thought I'll give y'all a few tips on how to write lyrics since lyric writing is actually a different discipline from writing poetry Ande's Lyric Writing Tips 1) there are no rules, there's only tools, you'll find exceptions to everything below, but it's generally good to stick with them. 2) write a lyric the way you would say it lyrics are conversational, don't reverse word order for the sake of rhyme, only use words you'd use in a natural normal conversation keep it simple, make it so people who are half listening can half understand 3) lyrics have structure, there's usually a verse then a chorus then the 2nd verse then the chorus so the simplest song form is V C V C some songs have a Bridge V C V C B C 4) songs have a title, the title is the most repeated phrase in the chorus, it's the phrase that sticks in people's heads, find a phrase that DEMANDS ATTENTION it usually summarizes the song if a chorus has 8 lines here's 5 examples of where the title can be placed in an 8 line chorus 1) x 2) 3) 4) 5) x 6) 7) 8) 1) x 2) 3) x 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) x 1) x 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) x 1) 2) 3) 4) x 5) 6) 7) 8) x 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) x some songs don't have a chorus they just have a repeated hook line 5) the purpose of the verse is to lead the listener to the chorus every line in the verse should be connected to or point at the title 6) use imagery, don't tell me, show me with images write with all your senses, things you see, feel, hear, taste, and touch 7) the opening line of the lyric should grab the listeners attention 8) avoid cliches, they are the kiss of death 9) the last line in each verse should transition the listener into the chorus 10) a song contains lyrics which are the words the vocal melody which are the way you sing the words and music 11) you don't need to be able to sing, read music, or even write music to write songs 12) each line in a song needs to be concise each syllable has to be sung, 13) some words don't sing well, avoid using them, avoid using adverbs, find the verb, one and two syllable words are the backbone of lyrics 14) verse 1 and 2 should have the same rhyme scheme when you compare each line in verse 1 and 2, they should have close to the same number of syllables and you should be able to sing the same melody on each line ie when you compare V1 L1 with V2 L2 15) study the songs you love and write similar songs 16) when an idea arrives allow it to flow out write down what ever else arrives with it just get it out then go back later and edit it if you have a strong idea you will think of many lines to go with it you want to edit it down to the strongest most effect lines 17) a well written song will emotionally move the listener a well written lyric will emotionally move the reader 18) songwriting can be pandoras box if you start you might not be able to stop 19) have your song idea radar on at all times when you find a song idea write it down 20) songs rarely arrive fully baked at once they usually arrive in bits and pieces it's up to you to put the lyric together writing lyrics can be like solving a puzzle 21) you can tweak the song forever ad nauseum a some point have the courage to say the song is done 22) start a songwriting journal and write down your ideas keep pen and paper handy where you can't bring your journal when you have enough of a song going transfer it to your computer 23) it's ok to cowrite, songwriting is probably the second best thing consenting adults can do to have fun creating something 24) avoid puns and being overly clever, a song should generate a real emotion in the listener rather than make the reader say, "my my my you are so clever" 25) keep a list of all the songs you've written, the date you started, who you worked on it with, what the current status of the song is 26) you dont have to use perfect rhymes, like rock and block, you rhyme the vowel sound an imperfect rhyme sound similar to each other like swim and win, 27) the basic concept of music is theme, variation on the theme, departure, return to theme Each song section should sound different from each other writers want to create contrast, we do this by changing the following items from one section to the other: + rhyme scheme, + rhyme sounds, + syllable counts and stress words per line, these aspects allow melody writers to create variation, 28) the chorus should be catchy and memorable writers do this by using simple catchy phrases with rhyme and by repeating syllable patterns if i asked you to memorize these numbers 7 4 5 3 4 9 0 1 5 2 it might be difficult but if we chunk the numbers 7 4 5 3 4 9 0 1 5 2 it's easier to remember the chorus should be so good the listener can't wait to hear it again, there verses build tension and anticipation and the chorus releases it 29) that's all for now but i'll probably write more later I hope this helps you write your first song once you do, write more. so now I challenge you to write and post a swimming lyric ande