Song Writing

Song writing is tough. So many things have been done before that it's hard to write something and not think immediately "Oh this is already a Beatles/Rolling Stones/Cat Stevens/etc. song." Sometimes I feel I may never write anything that could be completely original chords wise. There's only so many patterns that sound good and I feel lucky when I find one that works for me. But it kills to realize it may only sound right because you've heard it before. They say hit songs are the ones that sound like everything else you've already heard, they're more accessible that way.

I wrote some decent lyrics today but I won't post them right now. Blogs with lyrics bother me, even if they're my own. The problem writing lyrics still liking them the next day. Sometimes I'll write something and like it but then the next day I'll realize it's bad and delete the whole thing. I only get to do so much song writing, So I want the ones that get to the recording stage to be perfect. Even if it takes me months to finish them.