Who here writes lyrics? Who here works with lyricists? If so, you might have experienced the difference between functional lyrics and poetic lyrics. Functional lyrics tick all the boxes – they make sense, they rhyme in all the right places, they tell the story, etc. But somehow they’re boring. They don’t move you. They’re not [...]

Last week’s post mentioned polishing lyrics as one aspect of preproduction. Typically, an artist will present a song to the producer, and the producer will work with the artist to improve the lyrics. Often artists get precious about their lyrics – and for good reason – because they’ve worked long and hard to come up [...]