New Division Song - almost
How does a song find the page and the recording media to become a real live entity? It really depends on the individual or group putting it together, and what dictates the feel and flow of the music. In the case of lyrics, often times it's something that isn't at the forefront of your thinking, but rather something lurking in the background.
Tonight, Division made a lot of progress on song #9 for the upcoming CD, and the evolution of the lyrics was really in sync with the music. We were sort of direction-less for a while, but once we decided on a flow for the song, the framework for the words came together as well. It sounds too vague in those terms, but let me dig a little deeper and explain.
I tend to write from the chorus out, meaning I want a good powerful hook first, and then I'll work on the verses, and the story surrounding it. That's what has been the most effective in my experience, and it's helped to make the kind of song that fans go home singing to themselves. (For an example, check out Hunt on Division's MySpace page.) In this case, I did just that. I started with a hook and wanted to build the rest of the song around it.
The problem was, it was just too vague. I had sort of a "fight through it all to get back to the one you love" beginning vibe, but as we started to drive the song and write more, I started getting more specific. It moved to more of a parent-child vibe, and then got really specific when I realized how much I was affected by a friends' situation.
Two good friends of mine are married and have been for a while. The husband has a child from a previous marriage, and until recently, his son has been in the custody of his mother. His mother is a lunatic, and decided to plant the child in front of a computer screen as a babysitter instead of giving a shit what happened to him. Given the Internet and curious hormones of a young teenager, the child found one thing, then several, and eventually was psychologically diagnosed as having an addiction to pornography. I can't begin to think where his life would wind up if he continued to have that level of exposure to unfiltered images on the world wide web.
His father recently got custody, which is where the song fits in. While not addressing that specific issue, it addresses a father fighting to get back to his child, who has been told he is the enemy and has no place in that child's life. Not sure if that makes any sense, but for those who are totally wondering what sort of thoughts go into the evolution of the new Division material, there ya go.
Be safe out there!
One Love,
nK
Tonight, Division made a lot of progress on song #9 for the upcoming CD, and the evolution of the lyrics was really in sync with the music. We were sort of direction-less for a while, but once we decided on a flow for the song, the framework for the words came together as well. It sounds too vague in those terms, but let me dig a little deeper and explain.
I tend to write from the chorus out, meaning I want a good powerful hook first, and then I'll work on the verses, and the story surrounding it. That's what has been the most effective in my experience, and it's helped to make the kind of song that fans go home singing to themselves. (For an example, check out Hunt on Division's MySpace page.) In this case, I did just that. I started with a hook and wanted to build the rest of the song around it.
The problem was, it was just too vague. I had sort of a "fight through it all to get back to the one you love" beginning vibe, but as we started to drive the song and write more, I started getting more specific. It moved to more of a parent-child vibe, and then got really specific when I realized how much I was affected by a friends' situation.
Two good friends of mine are married and have been for a while. The husband has a child from a previous marriage, and until recently, his son has been in the custody of his mother. His mother is a lunatic, and decided to plant the child in front of a computer screen as a babysitter instead of giving a shit what happened to him. Given the Internet and curious hormones of a young teenager, the child found one thing, then several, and eventually was psychologically diagnosed as having an addiction to pornography. I can't begin to think where his life would wind up if he continued to have that level of exposure to unfiltered images on the world wide web.
His father recently got custody, which is where the song fits in. While not addressing that specific issue, it addresses a father fighting to get back to his child, who has been told he is the enemy and has no place in that child's life. Not sure if that makes any sense, but for those who are totally wondering what sort of thoughts go into the evolution of the new Division material, there ya go.
Be safe out there!
One Love,
nK
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