How do you write a song? do you mean..
1. where to get a song idea or
2.how does a person find the words to start the first lyric line or
3. how do l structure a song
4.does a song start with lyrics or the music
and so on, and so on...
writing a song can be a completely different process to a another song writer sitting next to you,,we are all different in our approach to 'writing a song' but they all follow a 'structure' after the idea of a song is found... to be able to get the 'message' across.
me..where do l start..
well, l start with a title idea..l think that's because l write a lot of poetry and that's how it works for me, so my lyric writing seems to be taking the same path.
l work from that base..the title..and move it forward and expand it to see if l can make lyrics from it.
for others, it could a musical base idea..then lyric's may come later.
l do writing practice everyday. This is what l do...
take some thing you can see..anything...then l close my eyes and then every thing l 'feel' about that something l looked at , l write down..in as much visual words as l can find.
Everything ie its shape, colour, smell, feel and touch, weight, texture so and so, use your writing to express all the 'senses'.
if its a 'emotion' l want to write about, l do the same thing ie say its a 'sad' emotion l want to write about,l close my eyes, visualise that emotion, thenl write all the 'senses' l feel from it or memories its transported me to as l visualise it.
l do this practice every day say for about 15 mins
you will be amazed at how what you first looked at and now wrote down about it ,in word expression. it will be really surprising, l love doing this as lm always amazed..You are writing to express a 'vision' you can see, to be able to relate to someone else.
it might be different for someone else how they write a song as l said, but that's how l go about writing a song,
but the end result for all songwriters is to get the 'listener' to 'visualise and feel the emotion' what the songwriter 'see'.
how to structure the words/sentence into a song..well that's another ball game..one lm trying to study lol.
and to make it harder ,the songwriting profession has changed a lot over the years. Its very differ structure to how it was, say in the 50s, 60's , 70s etc etc. It changes , but l love the history of songwriting, everything about, it fascinates me.
did this help , sorry if it was just waffle..but good luck on your songwriting journey.