Do you ever have those moments where you feel so awful you don't think you can describe it in words? And when you try it comes out even worse? I have had so many moments in which I have felt that I immediately had to try to write some lyrices to capture the raw emotions and pain I was feeling. And most of those moments caused me to look back over those lyrics later and lauch at how bad they were. It wasn't just that they were corny. They were so whiny that it really didn't capture what I had been feeling at the time. So how do you create good lyrics from the bad moments?
The best thing to do is give it time because that will give you perspective. If you truly felt those emotions you wanted to capture so strongly you won't forget what it felt like overnight, but you will have have a different perspective on the situation.
Think about the last time you got into an argument with someone over something that didn't really matter. In that moment it seemed so important because you were annoyed or proud. You probably realized the next day just how stupid it was to get so bent out of shape over nothing.
Some of your other bad moments will be like that as well. You might not wake up feeling like you were wrong or that you overreacted to something, especially if you're upset about something far more serious than a silly argument that never should have happened, but time gives you a chance to reevaluate and justify what you were feeling and how you acted. And if you end up being unable to justify those things you have a fresh perspective which can give you a new angle for writing lyrics about what happened. Strong emotions and powerful moments will not be forgotten so quickly as everything else. A few more moments won't erase those memories. It will give you a second chance to write about.
~Eliza
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