writing vs. songwriting - why is the latter so much harder than the former, and how to finish songs/get good?
2024.11.25 05:30 morbidhack writing vs. songwriting - why is the latter so much harder than the former, and how to finish songs/get good?
writing has always come very naturally to me-- it's effortless--, and there's no shortage of topics on which i could write exhaustively. i have been applauded by various people for it (my writing), and encouraged to pursue it professionally, particularly when writing about my various personal struggles- my words really seem to resonate with people.
but when it comes to songwriting, which i've been doing for about 20 years now, it seems so infinitely much harder than regular old writing, and i've actually never finished a song. i could (finish a song), but am something of a pedant/perfectionist, and anything short of (what i deem to be) perfect, i'd deem unworthy, and just never post, or preemptively even just bother not writing; a sort of song abortion.
i know the answer is to just keep doing it tirelessly, and the truth is that even with 20 years behind me in the art, i've not been as attentive as i should've, diverting a lot more effort/energy to writing music rather than writing lyrics. music comes to me as effortlessly as (regular) writing does, but songwriting remains this immense obstacle for me. i feel everything has to be so big and important, if not downright dire, and gut-wrenching, and i have enough first-hand source material to write entire novels about my various experiences, yet when it comes to condensing them down into 3-5 minute songs, i struggle immensely.
so, i guess, my question is, as the title asks: why is songwriting so much harder than songwriting? and how can i actually complete my songs, and ideally make them good?
do i need to abandon my own self-imposed notion of everything needing to be so grand, and just let loose and be way more casual about it? or do i really need to just write a few hundred "songs" before everything eventually clicks? i've so much to say that i've almost a paralysis about it.
are there any good books or video resources on the subject which have been helpful, or do i just need do as nike has suggested all these years, and just do it?
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