Writing music is relatively easy. You follow a set pattern of chords, and while you have choices, the system exists. Not to detract from the art of writing music, but for me, in comparison with writing lyrics, music presents very few problems. Lyrics require an entire skill set that makes me uneasy at best. The issue starts at a very rudimentary level; what do I have to say? The things that impress me as important are relationships: my wife and I, my friends/family and I, God and I, myself and I. Saying that, though, aught to open an entire life time worth of material… but what to say about those things? Maybe it’s simply a matter of looking more closely at those, or making a point to ramble on my blog about them.
