Fastlane Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Yeah, I was cooking slow About to overflow, Left standing all alone, Left standing at my own, Used to bite my tongue and hold my breathe, Let all your words roll off underneath. So don't you try to count me out Cuz you never gonna take me down You've gonna live like a lion, Louder than a lightning striking, So electrifying, Looking for my silver lining You know you're my silver lining There's always a silver lining Because I'm tired of crying
Contessa Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Not “original,” just ideas on a paper aka draft lyrics
HonourableVomit Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 the funniest part of this is her calling Roar a great song 1 3 4 3
Kiss It Better Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 these original lyrics bonnie shares are always bad, i wonder if it's just bonnie's writings
dumbsparce Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 It's not until Miss Perry's pen touches the paper sheet that magic happens 1 1
Michael196 Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Is the good song in the room with us right now? 1
Power love Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, dumbsparce said: It's not until Miss Perry's pen touches the paper sheet that magic happens
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 That listing down multiple words fitting the theme part explains why so many of Katy's lyrics feel like she's reading things off a checklist to make sure she gets the theme of the song across (i.e. take the many references to Indian/Eastern mythology in Legendary Lovers). 2
aesthetic bih Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Those draft lyrics are so goofy and so bad omg. But oh wow this was eye-opening. We've been given a look on how they operate in these writing camps. They literally try out a bunch of rhymes to see "what fits best". Like there's a whole damn grocery list for substitute rhymes . Idk why but I really thought songwriters just think of lyrics at the drop of a hat, and they barely change it it. So Bonnie sharing the behind the scene process was soo interesting to see! 1
aesthetic bih Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: That listing down multiple words fitting the theme part explains why so many of Katy's lyrics feel like she's reading things off a checklist to make sure she gets the theme of the song across (i.e. take the many references to Indian/Eastern mythology in Legendary Lovers). Lol I really like when artists try to incorporate as much reference that fits the song's theme. That must've took a lot of effort and brain power to find all those literary/ historical references and integrate them to the song !
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, aesthetic bih said: Those draft lyrics are so goofy and so bad omg. But oh wow this was eye-opening. We've been given a look on how they operate in these writing camps. They literally try out a bunch of rhymes to see "what fits best". Like there's a whole damn grocery list for substitute rhymes . Idk why but I really thought songwriters just think of lyrics at the drop of a hat, and they barely change it it. So Bonnie sharing the behind the scene process was soo interesting to see! I think it comes down to the song and what kind of artist you're writing for. I know that when Shakira began writing her English albums she used to buy rhyming dictionaries just so she could always find the right words for her hooks (explains some of her quirkier rhymes), and that kind of writing really requires you to think about the words first and the meaning second and thus can be a long, calculated process. On the other hand I recall reading how Cathy Dennis came up with, wrote, and demo-d Can't Get You Out of My Head with Rob Davis in less than 2 hours, and the lyrics didn't even take them 20 minutes. They never re-wrote or reworded the song, and Kylie recorded her version in just a single take too. Granted it's a really simple song lyrically, but it was a huge hit and their main focus whilst writing was to make it as hook-y as possible, so it was a huge success in that regard. Edited September 11, 2023 by ithinkheknowsoutsold 1
ahauntingnearu Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Somehow even lamer than the final lyrics... Two clown lyricists 1
Digitalism Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 2 hours ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: That listing down multiple words fitting the theme part explains why so many of Katy's lyrics feel like she's reading things off a checklist to make sure she gets the theme of the song across (i.e. take the many references to Indian/Eastern mythology in Legendary Lovers). It's the max martin school of writing lyrics. Why are you surprised
Darius Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Just for the final lyrics to just be a bunch of well-known idioms/clichés
Walk_Away21 Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 Why are there so many Roar haters lmaooo. The song slaps. @Sexyzinger
orange22 Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 3 hours ago, aesthetic bih said: Those draft lyrics are so goofy and so bad omg. But oh wow this was eye-opening. We've been given a look on how they operate in these writing camps. They literally try out a bunch of rhymes to see "what fits best". Like there's a whole damn grocery list for substitute rhymes . Idk why but I really thought songwriters just think of lyrics at the drop of a hat, and they barely change it it. So Bonnie sharing the behind the scene process was soo interesting to see! A lot of writers talk about how they just go in the booth and freestyle melodies and then they find words that fit after 1
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