A song lyric

[JohnS]

Here’s a song lyric, some might be interested to see the differences between it and poetry. There are no rules in songwriting, but most good songs use well tried structures such as this.


I Am What You Are


When you’re battered bruised and lost
And every path you take is blocked
When you’re feeling overwhelmed
I’ll be there to take the helm


When you’re beaten black and blue
And nothings going right for you
When your mind is all at sea
I’ll be there to take the wheel


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Let me help to bear your burden
When you can’t carry it alone
Lean on me when you stumble
And can’t make it on your own
Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


This is a typical song lyric. Its structure is verse, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, pre-chorus, chorus. In songs, verses are melodically identical to each other, the lyric changes. The verses tell the story, typically each verse advances the story arc although, in this case, verse 2 simply reinforces verse 1.


The chorus is repeated without change each time it appears. The chorus conveys the core idea or message, it typically contains the title and the hook.


The bridge provides an opportunity to break the monotony, usually by looking at the subject from a new viewpoint, adding information or, perhaps, providing a flashback. The bridge is used once in the song, typically after the first chorus.


Each section of the song - verse, chorus and bridge - should be distinctly different from each other. This can be done musically by changing tempo, key or chord progression and lyrically by changing rhyme scheme, line length, number of lines and content.


In this song the verses have an aabb rhyme scheme (pairs of couplets), the chorus doesn’t use end rhymes except for the first and last lines which form bookends, so axxxa. Repetition of the hook is considered important, it’s the bit the audience can sing on first hearing. The bridge is xaxaxa. Internal rhymes are scattered about and near rhymes are preferred to perfect rhymes.


Syllable count is important because the lyrics have to fit the cadence of the melody, and syllable stress pattern is important to maintain the cadence.


I hope this is of some interest to somebody.

[milo]

Here’s a song lyric, some might be interested to see the differences between it and poetry. There are no rules in songwriting, but most good songs use well tried structures such as this.


I Am What You Are


When you’re battered bruised and lost
And every path you take is blocked
When you’re feeling overwhelmed
I’ll be there to take the helm


When you’re beaten black and blue
And nothings going right for you
When your mind is all at sea
I’ll be there to take the wheel


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Let me help to bear your burden
When you can’t carry it alone
Lean on me when you stumble
And can’t make it on your own
Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


This is a typical song lyric. Its structure is verse, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, pre-chorus, chorus. In songs, verses are melodically identical to each other, the lyric changes. The verses tell the story, typically each verse advances the story arc although, in this case, verse 2 simply reinforces verse 1.


The chorus is repeated without change each time it appears. The chorus conveys the core idea or message, it typically contains the title and the hook.


The bridge provides an opportunity to break the monotony, usually by looking at the subject from a new viewpoint, adding information or, perhaps, providing a flashback. The bridge is used once in the song, typically after the first chorus.


Each section of the song - verse, chorus and bridge - should be distinctly different from each other. This can be done musically by changing tempo, key or chord progression and lyrically by changing rhyme scheme, line length, number of lines and content.


In this song the verses have an aabb rhyme scheme (pairs of couplets), the chorus doesn’t use end rhymes except for the first and last lines which form bookends, so axxxa. Repetition of the hook is considered important, it’s the bit the audience can sing on first hearing. The bridge is xaxaxa. Internal rhymes are scattered about and near rhymes are preferred to perfect rhymes.


Syllable count is important because the lyrics have to fit the cadence of the melody, and syllable stress pattern is important to maintain the cadence.


I hope this is of some interest to somebody.

do you have some chords to go with it?  I will give it a shot

[JohnS]

Here’s a song lyric, some might be interested to see the differences between it and poetry. There are no rules in songwriting, but most good songs use well tried structures such as this.


I Am What You Are


When you’re battered bruised and lost
And every path you take is blocked
When you’re feeling overwhelmed
I’ll be there to take the helm


When you’re beaten black and blue
And nothings going right for you
When your mind is all at sea
I’ll be there to take the wheel


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Let me help to bear your burden
When you can’t carry it alone
Lean on me when you stumble
And can’t make it on your own
Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


This is a typical song lyric. Its structure is verse, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, pre-chorus, chorus. In songs, verses are melodically identical to each other, the lyric changes. The verses tell the story, typically each verse advances the story arc although, in this case, verse 2 simply reinforces verse 1.


The chorus is repeated without change each time it appears. The chorus conveys the core idea or message, it typically contains the title and the hook.


The bridge provides an opportunity to break the monotony, usually by looking at the subject from a new viewpoint, adding information or, perhaps, providing a flashback. The bridge is used once in the song, typically after the first chorus.


Each section of the song - verse, chorus and bridge - should be distinctly different from each other. This can be done musically by changing tempo, key or chord progression and lyrically by changing rhyme scheme, line length, number of lines and content.


In this song the verses have an aabb rhyme scheme (pairs of couplets), the chorus doesn’t use end rhymes except for the first and last lines which form bookends, so axxxa. Repetition of the hook is considered important, it’s the bit the audience can sing on first hearing. The bridge is xaxaxa. Internal rhymes are scattered about and near rhymes are preferred to perfect rhymes.


Syllable count is important because the lyrics have to fit the cadence of the melody, and syllable stress pattern is important to maintain the cadence.


I hope this is of some interest to somebody.

do you have some chords to go with it?  I will give it a shot

I usually test my lyrics out with a simple 1,4,5 progression for the verses and mess around with 2,4,5 for the chorus. Recently I use Suno to make demos :https://soundcloud.com/jsalty-126846350/i-am-what-you-are

[milo]

Here’s a song lyric, some might be interested to see the differences between it and poetry. There are no rules in songwriting, but most good songs use well tried structures such as this.


I Am What You Are


When you’re battered bruised and lost
And every path you take is blocked
When you’re feeling overwhelmed
I’ll be there to take the helm


When you’re beaten black and blue
And nothings going right for you
When your mind is all at sea
I’ll be there to take the wheel


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Let me help to bear your burden
When you can’t carry it alone
Lean on me when you stumble
And can’t make it on your own
Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


Take my hand and I’ll lead you
I’ll show you the way home


For I am what you are
The strength you hide inside
Your fortitude, your courage
I’m there for you to find
For I am what you are


This is a typical song lyric. Its structure is verse, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, pre-chorus, chorus. In songs, verses are melodically identical to each other, the lyric changes. The verses tell the story, typically each verse advances the story arc although, in this case, verse 2 simply reinforces verse 1.


The chorus is repeated without change each time it appears. The chorus conveys the core idea or message, it typically contains the title and the hook.


The bridge provides an opportunity to break the monotony, usually by looking at the subject from a new viewpoint, adding information or, perhaps, providing a flashback. The bridge is used once in the song, typically after the first chorus.


Each section of the song - verse, chorus and bridge - should be distinctly different from each other. This can be done musically by changing tempo, key or chord progression and lyrically by changing rhyme scheme, line length, number of lines and content.


In this song the verses have an aabb rhyme scheme (pairs of couplets), the chorus doesn’t use end rhymes except for the first and last lines which form bookends, so axxxa. Repetition of the hook is considered important, it’s the bit the audience can sing on first hearing. The bridge is xaxaxa. Internal rhymes are scattered about and near rhymes are preferred to perfect rhymes.


Syllable count is important because the lyrics have to fit the cadence of the melody, and syllable stress pattern is important to maintain the cadence.


I hope this is of some interest to somebody.

do you have some chords to go with it?  I will give it a shot

I usually test my lyrics out with a simple 1,4,5 progression for the verses and mess around with 2,4,5 for the chorus. Recently I use Suno to make demos :Listen here

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