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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
Huh.
I have never been able to write lyrics first.
Gotta have the music to bounce them off of first.
That is BY FAR the hardest part for me, which probably accounts for the fact that 85% of my music has no vocals.
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that was my songwriting mo when i first started; when you have a very strong sense of the vocal melody, then writing a song starting with the lyrics (and vocal melody) is fairly simple. but it's way easier and more complete to start with the music to lead you into the vocals and lyrics.
as for the advise: the thing that works for me is being casual about it, just grabbing a guitar and trying to come up with anything; most people get frustrated when they start writing a song and not nailing at the first attempt, that can lead to pressure and writer's block, and that's hard to shake off without therapy (took me a good six months, i beat it by carrying sheets of paper with me and writing any number of random crap on them and then i would piece lyrics together from those lines). so go at it relaxed and for the fun.
i have an occurence: a couple of weeks ago, i was trying to come up with an acoustic drone thing a la jack rose and by the time i was done, i had written a fucking song with lyrics and vocals and everything when i was trying to find microtonal intervals to tune my guitar to and make a huge ambient sound. i got an unplugged song instead.
i can't believe i'm agreeing with suchfriends...