What Is Third Person Point Of View?
Third person point of view, or omniscient, is the most distance the speaker/singer can have from the action with exception of going to the moon. The speaker is simply…
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Direct Address Song Example: Sting
I’m currently helping a friend with a set of lyrics, and something very interesting came up. The song is direct address, but not to a person. I know, you’re…
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Understanding Perspective
Perspective is the voice of the speaker, informed by their beliefs, upbringing, cultural heritage and most importantly for a song, how they’re taking in the situation. Are they thinking…
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Switch Point Of View Exercise
One of the easiest ways to increase your understanding of point of view (POV) is to take a song you’ve completed and switch the point of view. Changing up your point…
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5 Steps To Building A Song Plot
There are some core elements of a song plot that you’ll need to know to help you build a compelling song plot. The great news is, we have five…
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What Is A Song Idea?
The number one question: is a song idea different from a hook? Song Idea Explained Yes – a hook is part of the song’s construction. You’ll find it somewhere…
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5 Easy Steps To Writing Great Verses
How can we make songwriting easier? Change your perspective before you start writing! Songs are really just scenes strung together – so just write those! If you break your…
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Direct Address Explained
What Is Direct Address? Also called second person, direct address is about a direct conversation between the “I” and some second person or “you.” The pronouns associated with second…
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4 Steps To Connect Song Scenes
You have to connect your song scenes if you want a listener to follow what it is you’re trying to say. This can sometimes be harder than it sounds….
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Song Plots You Need To Know
If you listen to any genre, you’ve heard them – the three primary song plots. You’ll notice they increase in complexity as you move from Attitude/Emotion to Situation to…
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What Is Point of View?
Point of view, or POV, gives your song a starting point for it’s perspective. Perspective is a nuance of point of view. An example of POV + perspective is:…
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Writing Lyrics: Allusion Exercise
Find the Allusions Around You One of the best ways to pull a new technique or concept into your songwriting is do a lyric allusion exercise. For this one,…