But I digress, this is an article about songwriting, not a discourse on philosophy.
The upshot is this, if you want to create a song fast, use a template. It will get your creative juices flowing in no time. The standard format for a song is verse/chorus. A typical song will have three verses arranged as Verse1/Chorus, Verse 2/Chorus, and Verse 3/Bridge/Chorus. This is the structure we will use for our song. Other variations are possible and you may want to google the lyrics of your favourite songs to find out how they are structured.
Make it Rhyme
Provisional title: From Where the Sun Now Stands
Verse 1:
Thirty days were all we had To leave our homes or face attack Down snow capped mountains to Idaho
But mounting troubles lay ahead Our young men wanted the settlers dead For stealing horses and kayaks And to put a stop to their sneak attacks
Chorus:
From where the sun now stands until forever While our voices start to tearOur people will endure From where the sun now stands until forever This truth our hearts hold dear That freedom is forever
The lyrics sound a bit contrived, but at this stage we should not be too concerned about that. We should instead strive to maintain the momentum we have generated and move on to crafting the next most important element of our song: the melody. The words can always be changed later.
Get it to Sing
Here is an excerpt from a recording I made, warts and all after following the steps I had mentioned
"I get nervous when they start shooting piano players"
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