Interpretive Lyric Writing

Canadian Musician, January, 2008 by Mallory, Luther

Songwriters use lyrics to make a point and to give a song a specific purpose. The style in which you choose to make your own point in your lyric writing will drastically change the way you write, what you write about, and who may or may not get it.

Let's consider that at least 60-70 per cent of music listeners are passive music listeners - meaning they're generally non-analytical of the music they listen to. They take the honest approach of "if it sounds good, then it's good." They don't particularly care why it's good. Their ears like it and that's enough. Passive music listeners are ...