I wrote a song. I feel like it isn't sad enough though.
I seem to go for gut-wrenching lyrics as well. At least one of my songs made @Harena cry. #MissionAccomplished? <.<
@woozle I mean, I don't think I am so good at the gutwrenching? Like, I always feel like inside I'm so much sadder than the songs come out.
@lambdagrrl Belatedly, perhaps a more useful thought: try to figure out what is making you sad, and then think of trying to describe how it feels or what it's about -- even if what you come up with seems over-the-top or exaggerated.
One of my songs that I rather like is basically "there's no-one left to love you and no-one to hold you tight" -- which was totally not true when I wrote it, but still *felt* right. It could refer literally to the past, or metaphorically a sense of despair.
@lambdagrrl I'm familiar with that. I'd been writing songs sporadically for quite awhile before the gut-wrench started to really engage.
When I first started out, I ended up having to go mainly for nonsense that sounded interesting and rhymed; every time I tried to actually say something, it came out horrible and cliche.