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Originally Posted by si16
I'll be honest and say that when I saw the lyrics you posted a few weeks ago I wasn't initially impressed but now, having heard words and music combined I found I enjoyed it very much.
There's certainly a lot of space for the guitar to fill in and complement the vocal. I think it would also be interesting to hear some extensions, other than sevenths, on some of the chords. Apart from that though, very interesting and a good inspiration to anyone who who is thinking of writing songs.
Simon
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Thanks for your kind words. I've heard it said that lyrics have to stand on their own before they're good enough for a song, yet many very good songs don't have stand-out lyrics. The music-lyric combination is what makes them work. I'm often surprised to hear songs after reading the lyrics by themselves. The total is definitely greater than the sum of the parts.
Having said that, the best songs are sheer poetry.
I will play with some different harmonies as you suggest.
I hope this encourages people to tackle writing songs. I wrote a lot of ordinary ones before getting to the stage where they came more easily and I liked the results, so don't get discouraged if your first efforts disappoint. It's a very fulfilling process to create music in this way. Try it.