Being a songwriter I think is one of the hardest things to do in the music industry. Not only does it require you to think of something totally unique and different, it has to draw out the power of emotion using only the words. In it's simplest form, songs are just poetry to music and it's amazing how the use of words in a certain way can have such a great impact on someone.
One of my favourite songwriters (and I assume many agree with me) is Ed Sheeran. I think he is a very talented songwriter who is able to recreate any feelings or emotions just by the way he writes his songs. He wrote every song on both of his albums '+' and 'X' (and some with a little help from other known artists such as Pharrell Wiliams for 'Sing' and Gary Lightbody & Rudimental for 'Bloodstream')
Here are some of the examples of Sheeran's writing that I am constantly amazed at, no matter how many times I listen to them:
- " I don't get waves of missing you anymore, they're more like tsunami tides in my eyes" - U.N.I
- " I'm falling for your eyes but they don't know me yet?" - Kiss Me
- " When we're resembling cutlery on the sofa" - Sofa
- " Put your open lips on mine and slowly let them shut, for they're designed to be together" - Afire Love
- " I've been looking for a lover, thought I'd find her in a bottle" - Bloodstream
Just some of the examples that prove that Ed Sheeran definitely is a talented singer and songwriter!
So I guess it's my time to prove that I can do the same (maybe not as well as him yet, but in time). I have already got some ideas of what I want to write about and have started to write. Things are slowly taking off and fitting together like a puzzle. I'm finding it an enjoyable/frustrating thing to do but soon I'll have my first song ever. Unfortunately, I have writers block which is the equivalence of having a broken limb if you're an athlete (okay, well maybe I'm being overdramatic).
Maybe I'll just listen to a bit of Ed to give me inspiration!
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