Thursday, February 24, 2005
Dark Galaxies and Bread Mold
Dark galaxies. Galaxies completely devoid of stars. Scientists are using this word we think of to mean "many stars" to describe a void. You try to write a song with that particular information and you'll sound like that Star Trek songwriting duo, Spock and Data. Not even Shatner would perform that stuff, even in jest.But there are concepts to be explored here. Using words to describe something that is the opposite. Apply that to love and relationships. Maybe you'll go where "no man has gone before." Here's a worksheet of starters that I'll tinker with after I finish the songs I started to finish today. But this much goes into my notes. Maybe you'll be quicker than me. Post it in the comments with your name and e-mail address. I'll send the best one a free CD. Don't trust Haloscan or Blogger to give it to me automatically. They don't.
You call yourself a lover, you don't love at all.
Or
She calls you her lover but you never loved her
Or
He was blind to see his lover never loved him
Or
Sorry, I mistook you for my lover
None of these lines strike me as openers. They're more like parts of the story or punch lines or lead-ins to punch lines. When I get stuff like this that doesn't immediately inspire me, I put it in a dark place and it often germinates and makes an appearance at a much later date as something else. Kind of the bread mold school of songwriting.
posted by Bud @ 5:54 AM
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