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If you have trouble writing lyrics, this is one of the most easily remedied songwriting challenges. Most of what stops people from writing good lyrics is mindset. They think that the lyrics have to come out effortlessly and perfectly. The great songwriter, Leonard Cohen, had great patience when it came to writing lyrics. He would write and write and pick only the best lyrics for the final version of the song, sometimes coming up with more than 10 different versions to choose from. He didn't mind waiting months for the perfect word or line to complete his song.
So your first step is to write as much as you can for as long as you can. With all of that practice, you will begin to know what makes good writing and what makes bad writing.
Once your mind is made up that you need to write continuously and that most of what you write will never make the final cut, it's time to work on your writing skills and writing technique. Strategies like writing from the senses, using fresh rhymes and metaphors, and spotlighting important ideas will help you to write better lyrics. Pick a single technique and become an expert at it just like the Master Samurai knows intimately all of the weapons in his arsenal.
You will never run out of lyric writing techniques and skills to learn. The main point is to make a skill second nature and then move on to the next one. It's important not to take a skill, learn it only partly, and then try to learn more and more skills. This approach will make you a Jack of all trades and master of none.
Common to all artistic training is to study the Masters. Find a lyricist that is highly regarded by his or her peers and study their work. Transcribe their lyrics long hand. Feel what it is like to be a master lyricist. Rewrite their lyrics in their style, keeping sentence structure and everything. Get to know their word choices. The beginning Samurai Songwriter mimics their Master's every move, until they no longer need to.
To wrap up, write a lot, practice your writing skills, and model the masters. This is the Way of the Samurai Songwriter.
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How To Become a Samurai Songwriter
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I am a total amateur when it comes to songwriting, but after Samurai Songwriting issue 1 and the recent John Lennon teleseminar, I'm already quickly developing song ideas. The Samurai Songwriting 'Songwriting Tool Table' is such a valuable tool for breaking down the structure of songs and giving you insight as to how the masters came up with such great hits that stand the test of time.
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