Hi TfZ,
I know that you say it is just a simple love song but imo even a simple love song still has a story/angle to it etc...
Your story can be anything you want it to be. So imo i would make up your songs story first then write it at the
top of your lyric sheet.
He could be singing about his girl who is maybe in the army and he misses her? or maybe they have run away together? or maybe they ran off to vegas to get hitched because mom and dad don't approve?
Whatever your story is for these two it is entirely down to you to decide what that story is.
In my opinion at this early stage it is really important to have a storyboard in place because once in place your entire focus shifts onto telling the story you have written rather than looking for nice loving lyric lines.
You will then find yourself writing to the story which should give you loads of ammunition/lyric content to devlelop your storyboard even more. It should help you stay focused and get those lyrics up and running pretty quickly too.
Give it a try and see if it works for you.
I hope this helps.
Johnny
PS: I've just had a thought. The line Angel In Pearls. Which is also the songs title is very good.
My thoughts on what this line could possible mean story wise is....
She's an old woman and the pearls around her neck were given to her by her first love. They drifted apart and now he has got back in touch with her and she is off to meet him at a restaurant for the first time in 60 yrs.
In all that time she never took off her pearls. That kinda thing. That would explain the title of this song.
Again you will probably come up with something better for yourself once you sit down and think about it.
But that Title is a cracker so i would keep it and think of a story that tells the story of her necklace.
Just a thought.
Johnny
