Lyrics 101

[Verse 1:] Craft each line so words align, internal rhyme to intertwine Alliterate with active accents, add allure to every line Change the way you say the words... let pauses... [break][pause][silence][breakbeat] ... ...play their part (play their part) End your rhymes with words so strong, like pain or still or heart (or heart) [riff] Could a question in your lyrics help? Oh, Does that make them ruminate? Repeat, Repeat the thing you say, Repeat, it will be great You can ask? (and then respond) Call it out? (yes, you can!) Emotional inversion, a bitter sweet soft bang (bang) [Chorus 1:] Every line, every word, find the beat, make it heard Let it flow and let it shine, it will sound sublime Count to three, three again, one more three, just liss-en Then we have a seven beat, five to make it neat (just repeat and repeat) (just repeat and repeat) [Verse 2:] Paint with words, a crimson sky where the sun will meet the sea The scent of pine, the touch of rain whispering so sensory Remember rhyming schemes you learned, A-A B-B, A-B A-B OH! Yeah! Exclaim some words, oooh, one! two! three! it's so easy! [Chorus 1:] Every line, every word, find the beat, make it heard Let it flow and let it shine, it will sound sublime Count to three, three again, one more three, just liss-en Then we have a seven beat, five to make it neat (just repeat and repeat) (just repeat and repeat) [verse 3:] Use metaphors to build a bridge, let your words cross over dreams Very length, short and sweet, and then long to match the beat Exaggerate, it's everything, the world depends on every flare Add a surprise or a turn... or don't... I don't care... Write in past, present, future too, what was, is, and will be true Shift your view, from me to you, and they'll see it clearly too Just a few words, keep it small, highlight, one word—one word, that’s all Give commands, commands so tall! point that pen! heed the call!" [bridge:][tempo change] When you write a bridge The tempo often shifts So count to different beats You will see A break from three return to three I love three Repeat the three! (and repeat) (and repeat) (and repeat) (and repeat) [Chorus 1:] Every line, every word, find the beat, make it heard Let it flow and let it shine, it will sound sublime Count to three, three again, one more three, just liss-en Then we have a seven beat, five to make it neat (just repeat and repeat) (just repeat and repeat) (count those beats) (sing them please) (just repeat and repeat) [adlib] oooh, that's what makes writing neat!