The Lyric Story

The verse is more of a narrative. It tells the story, and the lyrics are different every time it comes back

Tip

When you discuss a song's story, present it from the singer's point of view. This solves a lot of problems: verb tense, setting, literary point of view, gender, and so on. Think like the singer of the song

Setting your verse's lyrics to short notes is more conversational then holding them over longer notes, and this will help draw your audience into the narrative

Then, the chorus can be longer notes, when there may be just a phrase or two that you want to emphasize, and let your listener think about

All elements of the song should serve this story

Melody

Harmony

Tempo

Groove

Key

All musical elements

One of the first things you should consider, while you are writing your song, is what the story is about, and how it may evolve over three or four verses

Mental Connections: