Q: alright, so, i got this song idea that im struggling with. the intro, just basically slow moody noodling on piano, is fine. then it moves into a syncopated staccato feel in D minor and i want to find a section to bridge between that and a less-momentum-y chorus-esque section, still in D minor. I also am trying to write lyrics for the whole song (on the subject of loneliness and isolation coz thats the concept of the album) and am struggling with that too. do you have any advice for overcoming my musical and poetic writers block or any avenues i could explore that i havent already?
A: although i know the meaning of all the terms you used, still the funny thing about music is there is still no way for me to actually have any idea how your song actually goes. what i might dare to recommend, and i recommend this all too often because it has worked very well for me, is try to write much shorter songs so you can more quickly learn the possibilities. even just the amount of time you've spent giving a verbal description of the song, is enough time to lose momentum of the process. need to go much quicker, more carefree. and for now try shorter songs so you can explore the entire process faster and get more of an idea of what the possibilities can be. and beware that trying to explain a song to someone who hasn't heard it, very often kills it