Q: all the lyrics I write sound too generic. how do i spice it up
A: lyrics actually have no sound. if you've performed or sung them out loud, then it's worth looking at the rhythmic/musical quality of how you are saying/singing those lyrics, just as much as what actual words you're using. when one changes, the other changes. they both work together. but if you want to go somewhere different i'd recommend starting from a place that you thought you're never supposed to be. like, i dunno, a mine shaft or something. see if you can songwrite yourself out of a mineshaft. or maybe a Lenscrafters