The latter approach seems to work better, because the rhyme, the meter and the number of syllables can then be fit in with the riff. The music and words seem to synchronize better this way. But the emphasis is still on what the song will be about before the chords and riffs are put into place.
One of the themes we were exploring was of people in their 20s trying to get together and see if they feel the same way about their approach to relationships as they did when they were in one the first time around. Something was written to that effect and it will, I hope, soon evolve into song.
Blank slates.
Start writing.
Something familiar, many things new.
Some cute and reassuring, some others with a darker hue.
Fraught between uncomfortable nonchalance and the burden of over-analysis, I find myself feeling the butterflies once again.
When we do get around to making complete songs, you’ll hear of it. Word.
