TME Tuesday: Writing Songs

So, I spent some time last Friday writing songs that are now sitting in a book on my desk at work while I am sitting here, trying to get over a migraine that is affecting my eyes, my balance, my pain levels, and all that stuff. I wish I had brought them here so I could work on them, but I didn't, so there is no reason to wish. That's not today's topic, though. Today's topic is writing songs, and so let's talk about what happened on Friday when I sat down and focused.

The first thing I did was brainstorm song foci. I wanted to write some explaining songs - explaining some of the strange social conventions that occur as part of being human right now. One of the things that I wanted to explain is that two things can be true about something at the same time. I have a client right now who just wants to argue every little thing. The client just does not understand that two facts can be true. So, I wrote a song about it.

I also brainstormed two other song topics and wrote songs about them. I like it when the muses inspire me to compose, but it rarely happens these days. I may be able to squeeze out a couple more songs if I focus a bit, but my head hurts - the migraine from yesterday has not released yet. That's one of the reasons why I wish I had brought these new songs home, but I never know when migraines are going to appear.

Back to the topic.

I write my songs in pencil, at the keyboard, and with a post-it or with a journal. I often start with lyrics - writing what I want to convey in the song before anything else arrives. I go over things again and again until I fall into a pattern. It is an interesting process and one that doesn't happen without a bit of practice.

I have not been writing songs much lately, but I will be focusing on doing more as part of my routine here at home. I might as well get that going now, so see you tomorrow??