Howdy Megalomaniac. something i'm questioning if it's worth trying to consider and write with is the use of syllables within a phrase or stanza?does i...

Howdy guitargeek214. here's my 2 pennies worth:It all ended up =5With a broken heart =5Time could never mend =5You gave it your all =5And I watched yo...

Howdy leftyguitarjoe. Here's a version to consider, with syllable counts:verse as written:Just to hear you say you love me =8Just to hear you one more...

Howdy again Derekslide.I should have included that I don't write music.I only repeated the advice I was given quite sometime back by someone who does ...

The numbers are the syllable count of each line.It makes music easier to write if the syllable/metercount is more uniform. Here's an example:She was a...

Howdy canrock. The old photo 'grabbed your attention',and your song grabbed mine. It's a wonderful song, sorta melancholy.Here's a version for suggest...

Try being a newspaper reporter.Once you get a theme (falling in/out of love, etc)Develop an answer for these questions:Who/What/Where/Why/When/How?

Thanks coleclark.It's funny how the same song can be seen in different lights.Here's a critique of this song from a posting on another site:Hi, your r...

Here's one from long ago I drug up.I standardized the lines and put all in present tense.First verse as originally posted:Under the LightsYour eyes up...

OK tactful, here's the whole edit:Gotta Drive The TrainNow, life's too short for yesterdays =8The sort of thing with no delays =8If life's ride is the...

Howdy tactful. I like your song. A much needed positive outlook.Since it's a rough draft, I edited the last part onlywith a few suggestions, such as s...

if the song flows seamlessly and the emphasis lands on the right parts thats written correctly to me... Yep, I readily acknowledge that only you, the ...