How do you write song lyrics?

Is there a particular format one has to follow when writing lyrics, or is there a selection of formats? And if there is a selection, can somebody show me what those formats are?





Also, does anyone have any good exercises to help generate lyrics?





I've been coming up with bits and pieces, but I've been having a hard time making an actual song from the fragments I've written.





Any help is greatly appreciated, so thank you!

How do you write song lyrics?
All you need to write a good song is inspiration. When you feel inspired, don't let this chance get away. You must concentrate to the song and the words that you got on your mind. I think that you're problem is that you never finish your lyrics and it's real bad, because you should make the lyrics from the beginning to the end. If you don't then you will lose your inspiration. Doing the lyrics in pieces is wrong because is very hard to put them together. When you start writing a song you must finish it even if you are doing something else in the moment of the inspiration. Write every single word which passes through your mind and don't stop working, because if you stop you can't continue that song anymore.
Reply:there really is no "format" to writing lyrics, it just comes to you. its kinda like poetry to music. you can write about whatever you want, and its a way of expressing yourself. if there was a format to writing that everyone followed, then all music would be pretty boring, right? just give it time, it will come to you! good luck! %26lt;3
Reply:okay so the form is pretty basic,





you start with either verse or chorus, so I'll start with verse





Verse 1:


blah (song) blah





if the verse is shorter than 4 lines add another verse or a bridge, which is a build up to the chorus





Chorus:


round about 5 - 7 lines worth and easy to sum up all the verses





Verse 2 or down bridge


(down bridge is kind of a slide down? to the next verse)





again, if its less than 4 lines, add another verse or a bridge





for the chorus, make a new one or use the first chorus





Main bridge (this sums up the whole song)





Song Naming:





either use a word in the song that is only used once but sums it up, or the main bar of the chorus, for instance,


Brooke frasers song Albertine, Albertine is the main bar of the chorus.





Have fun!
Reply:I used to play in a band and we had written our own songs. How did we do it? firstly, we'd jam a tune, and I'd hum the singing tune or just sing out whatever comes to mind....later we'd listen to the playback and I'd pen out words to fill in the hum tune...make it rhyme and fill in whatever comes to mind....somehow it works for me....





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Reply:umm it's like writing a story or a love note or something just make something up or if you are in love write a note and use them as lyrics or just start something small like write the story okay i don't know what i am saying just write something...
Reply:It's just like poetry, except to music, there are a horde of different styles/formats. It helps to use pen and paper, that's the only common thing. Also, to make a good one, write about something you know, a personal experience, a place you like, someone you like (or dislike).
Reply:I am a story teller (a ballad writer) so I simply write from experiences I or my friends have had.