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HOW TO WRITE A SONG? Hmm. For me, it comes in many ways. Yet, there’s no given way. No one way. Who’s to say? The very first song I ever wrote emanated from the sound of windshield wipers going full blast, in a tropical storm. The rhythm drew me in. There was a pulsing bass note in the 75 mile per hour winds. I could hear it, knowingly in my mind; still, I could hear it. While dodging airborne debris, the growl of rock guitars and singing began to rise above a noise. I’d like to say that there’s an opportunity for anyone to write a song, at any time, any day, in any word and any way. Actually, it could even come to you in a dream… I donned a tuxedo and found myself in an ancient temple. A certain chorus was blaring from the speakers that were right in front of me. I could not escape its hold. It was oppressive; sapping the oxygen from the room. Yet, the melodic lyric and music were captivating. When I awoke from this dream, I immediately recorded it. This mystical dirge, “Hold Me Down”, would later win the World Songwriting Awards for Best Modern Country Song - Winter 2019. https://open.spotify.c om/album/4QdqOVF ZahvwhOU57KVLc1? si=XdNC8X0rTdqywX RK4RqBxg Other songs don’t come so easy. I wrestled with a tune, in my teen years. Finally, I had to give up and let it go. Turns out, I needed to gather the life experience in order to complete the words. It took 24 years to release, “My Way Home”. https://open.spotify.c om/track/3EocNgBW 5aLBkkGZ9EScWt?si =0_3_R9NTSpKX46S 1YkdEmg However, some require your immediate attention. Once, I accepted a job to deliver a lyric within 48 hours for a movie theme song. Talk about pressure? All I can say is; I laughed! I cried! Heck, I even threw in some Latin. As arduous and stressful as this project was, it brought me a true sense of accomplishment. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=GLkcp wdrHrw The world needs great lyrics. I’d like to see you build a library of lyric. I’d like to see you approach a blank page as if the answer is already there just waiting to be uncovered. That, which you seek, also seeks you. I believe the “biggest secret” in writing is asking yourself questions and listening to the answers that come from the quiet recesses of your mind. Know that your creativity is as boundless as the Universe itself. We are tribe. Family! Not many do what we do. So, may your lyrics be deep and your melody strong; for, there are a million ways to write a song. Cheers! Rob O’Mara songs4film@verizon.net https://www.toplines ongwriter.com https://open.spotify.c om/artist/7hVA9ZyEd RBU9Clbm6qeHk?si =F0BFm238QjeV_tjDl OWW_Q https://itunes.apple.c om/us/artist/robomara/278531872 18 www.writeawaymagazine.co.uk
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