Heres just some things I do when I write my songs! You dont have to 100% follow them, but I think I find this helpful! 1. Instrumental. This is very important as your instrumental should be like your base and reference to where your going to write your lyrics. It acts as a guide so you can create your melody & flow while writing. 2. Topic. This is another important step as without a topic, theres no way you can write lyrics. Usually I like to go for more love-dark kinda topics as thats what I feel like I write best. 3. Rhyming. Rhyming is another important part of lyrics and is very complicated. Just in summary, there are 4 main important ones i use. AABB, ABAB, AAAA, AAAB (the most common you will find in songs). FOR EXAMPLE AABB: I like cats I like rats They make me happy Because i am sappy ABAB: I like cats They make me happy I like rats Because I am sappy AAAA: I like cats I like bats I like rats wearing tophats AAAB: I like cats I like bats I like rats Because they make me happy When your doing rhyme, make sure they actually rhyme. Ive seen this in many spop songs where some of the words dont rhyme at all or have too many complicated rhyme scheme. I think its better to keep it simple than to confuse the audience bc that is your main target. 4. References Like in art, you should gather your references in lyrics. For example, if you really like how a musical artist wrote something, try to replicate it in your style or at least something inspired by it. My main references are Penelope Scott, NewJeans, and Red Velvet. 5. Perservere. Dont give up. I sucked at writing lyrics when I first started, but Ive grown and learned from my mistakes. TBH some of the lyrics ive created are just re-used portions of old lyrics I made a long time ago. I also used to do Lyrics exersices where I pretended I was going to write a song for a specific artist and tried to match there vibe as well as I can lol Not to mention, I also like to write story/fics and learning how to write storys could help you get better at lyrics making. These are just tips, you dont need to follow them if you dont want to lol
