Droppin Jewels: Picture in Words

Have you ever heard a song that took you on an emotional roller coaster?  Or better ye,t painted the perfect picture? What about a song that seems as if it was written just for you? Well ladies and gentlemen, you have been privied to a perfectly written song!

As a songwriter, my responsibility/your responsibility is to paint a perfect picture. Take your listeners down a path that pulls out a certain emotion.

Often times I get asked the question of where I got the idea for a certain song from. My answer is always LIFE! Life is the perfect song. I get songs from situations I am going through or from what my friends are going through.

My job as a songwriter is to give a voice to the voiceless and hope to the hopeless. I want my listener to feel as if I peaked into their journal or their mind and put what they are feeling into song.  Everyone falls in love, experiences heartache, failure, love lost, etc. Many people turn to music for comfort. They believe that if their favorite artist can feel a certain emotion and get through certain situations then so can they.

So, songwriters, don't be afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve while writing. This is your chance to bare your soul without being judged. Your chance to have your own therapy session while providing therapy to others.

Make sure you paint a clear picture because the world is listening and it is one that will never go away!