writers block
at some point it happens to us all, regardless of the medium.. working on a song. this is what I have after a week -
I thought it would be interesting to take an old school song like perfectly 4th street by dylan and make it about necromancy..
[Verse 1]
How dare you question
My ability to cast the spell of the dead
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necromancy ? I don't know what that means , Suno does let you do covers . Black magic eh , well maybe
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No, I don't want to take dylan's version exactly, just use it as a base. can't seem to get beyond those two lines :)
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Dark , I guess necromancy
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I'm stuck. no imagination. no words. can't seem to find the motivation to write
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Bill, I seriously doubt anyone else is going to write something that sounds remotely like it's from your mind!!
But in terms of getting unstuck, grab some words that are in context:
- Skull grinning
- Ritual
- dark rites
- Skeleton rising
- bones dance
- cowl / scowl
- apprentice
- sacrifice
- flames
- basin / vessel
- earth soil
- smoke / darkness / wisps
- Magic / power
Then, what is the message or theme here? Are you literally trying to mirror each line from the original? Or is more about the overall theme of insincerity and fake friendship? And what is the tone? Is it comical, dramatic, conversational, formal?
Then try for phrases that can be built into lines:
You just stand there like a cracked skull grinning (if you want to mirror the original)
I hold the power of life and death here in my hand
Your magic's lifeless, and you know it!
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thanks owen, food for thought. overall theme of broken relationship, instead of a singular person but a revenant of necromancers. (made that up :) ). theme would be bitter sarcasm. then I think of dylan in goth attire with a harmonica around his neck and get the giggles.
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How about "you sew a lot of nerves?" ;)
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how about you sew the seed of nerves? catchy.. need to work that in somehow :).. thanks.
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well take a break , listen to hits , something will come out
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Positively 4th Street revolves around one persons worth in the eyes of another.
Necromancy: communication with the dead;
theme discussion between necromancer and deceased over their worth and does it justify resurrection
Hope it helps Bill
Sid
P.S. How about a modern take where the deceased is a narcissistic influencer trying to get on the Devils social media platform
PPS
How dare you question
My ability to cast the spell of the dead
You're in no position to challenge me
After everything you've said
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what I have so far -
[Verse 1]
How dare you question
My ability to cast the spell of the dead
And where was you, besides,
When I was learning, abandoning me instead
[Verse 2]
Turning your blind eyes
Then, only to sadly criticize me now
forsaking the revenancy
To sow seeds of nerves in your pathetic show
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those are great suggestions. thanks Sid..
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sow the seeds of doubt
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What I have in my imagination is, goth bob dylon on stage performing at a festival before other necromancers, the dead and undead :)
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Put Bat out of hell on, say the first two verses out loud and finish the song in twenty minutes.
Full Throttle
What writers block!
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nope.. have some life. thanks guys :)
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Now ya need a chorus . Writers block is ? Actually I have no idea
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