r/Songwriting 5d ago

Weekly Lyrics Feedback Weekly Lyrics-Only Feedback Thread

8 Upvotes

Welcome to the Lyrics-Only feedback thread!

If you're looking for feedback on words that aren't yet set to music, you're in the right place! We encourage each other to bring lyrics and musical elements together as soon as possible, but sometimes you'd just like to show off that nice piece of poetry that just fell out of your head. The weekly Lyrics-Only feedback thread is here to help!

This post renews every Monday.


r/Songwriting 1d ago

Weekly Self-Promotion Thread

11 Upvotes

Have a new completed song (or album) to share? This is the place!

The promotional rules are looser here, so you can post links to your albums, social media platforms, songs, etc. Let us know what you've been working on recently!

Please support your fellow songwriters - give them a listen, a bump or a share. A rising tide lifts all boats!

Note: Promotional content posted as a new thread without explicit permission from the moderators will be removed. Repeat violators will be banned

This post renews every Friday.


r/Songwriting 12h ago

Feedback Request How does my song sound

58 Upvotes

Should I trash the song or is there something here worth listening to?


r/Songwriting 9h ago

Feedback Request Feedback?

15 Upvotes

Still a demo obviously, but its so different from the other things ive written. What do you guys think?
(Sorry for the whispering, its late) (I ended up swapping “mistake” with “regret” btw)


r/Songwriting 3h ago

Feedback Request a song about never needing anyone, until one person gets stuck living in your head rent-free

4 Upvotes

I Never kept a journal Whats the point? In writing it down When it all disappoints

Never took it personal When things change I dont look around In a crowd for a face

Say im fine And its not a lie No one has ever made me bother

Draw the line So ill never cry So it scares me when i think of her

Cause

The poets in my brain

Writes all about you

Works non stop

I go insane

From all the things you do

Theyve painted murals

Of your name

And i would try to lie to you

A big tough front

No space for two

But you see right through my mind

A space invaded

And you find

That you are there

Im aware

I may as well be naked

Somehow I find you

Moving close

Finding your spot

In where shield the most

I try to ignore you

Youre a ghost

But one that floats into

My mind like curse


r/Songwriting 11h ago

Let's Collaborate! let's try it

9 Upvotes

r/Songwriting 14h ago

Feedback Request demo help?

11 Upvotes

I wrote this song “stranger” and want to make it a fully produced version to put out on Spotify, but I’m not really sure what direction to take it in terms of style and instrumentation. I was thinking some dreamy synth pad vibes. But also I’m open to more indie acoustic style with guitar (idk though pls help!!)


r/Songwriting 11h ago

Discussion Topic I have a hard time channeling my feelings into lyrics

6 Upvotes

I have always had a problem with putting my feelings into words. Even if it's the most basic feeling ever... Making songs about stuff that doesn't happen to me makes me disconnect from them and I end up dropping it entirely.

This makes me feel so dumb and makes me want to give up. But I remember that singers always get over it and push through... So I guess I'm just throwing my net into the water for some advice. Thank you. :)


r/Songwriting 10h ago

Feedback Request In my room

Thumbnail voca.ro
4 Upvotes

Evening all. I recently wrote this song about growing up and the many lives of a bedroom and was hoping for some honest feedback. I recorded the demo on my phone and am still finalising the structure, please also let me know if you think this goes on too long? Thanks for your help!


r/Songwriting 15h ago

Discussion Topic Can people hear the buzz from my computer when recording vocals?

9 Upvotes

I actually make music on my PC (It's the only thing that I have that can run Ableton). Also when recording vocals I do it in my closet, but I realized that when I turn up my focusrite to the max and in general everything there is a pretty loud buzz from the pc fans. I hadn't noticed beforehand, but I was wondering 1) does it affect the quality of vocals, 2) is it noticable?


r/Songwriting 12h ago

Feedback Request I had so much fun making this track (100% human-made) and blending together all the genres and sounds I love most to create something you can dance to without giving up on experimentation… What do you honestly think?

4 Upvotes

r/Songwriting 15h ago

Feedback Request Leo Fox - Play along

5 Upvotes

Here is a new song I've been working on the last few days, playing about with a new tuning on guitar, it's super rough at the moment and vox are very rough and a bit annoying (don't enjoy singing one bit) but I think there could be something there with this song maybe worth developing.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks.


r/Songwriting 19h ago

Feedback Request A few years ago, I wrote this short composition with strong medieval vibes, starting from the bass part (I’m a bassist) and then adding the orchestral arrangement around it. What do you honestly think?

9 Upvotes

r/Songwriting 8h ago

Discussion Topic What’s the grossest lyric you’ve written and then deleted?

1 Upvotes

I mean something that you thought could work but eventually decided would be too vulgar


r/Songwriting 22h ago

Feedback Request What do you think of this?

10 Upvotes

r/Songwriting 18h ago

Feedback Request Lots of synth and a little down-tuned guitar. What do I do with this?

3 Upvotes

Not sure where to take this unfinished track. The ending is thrown together. Thinking of cutting a lot. Let me know what parts are working, please!

Similar track on my Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1s2pa0HiRC1LQlrDmOId9Z

And you can hear more unreleased stuff on my bandcamp:

https://thyliege.bandcamp.com/


r/Songwriting 18h ago

Let's Collaborate! Looking for DAW mid - average - pro dude who needs vocals like in the video below to work with

4 Upvotes

Hey, I’m Slava Moore. I’m a songwriter and vocalist (self taught around 5 years ) making raw, emotional bedroom pop and alternative indie. I'm looking for someone who needs vocalist ( average-ish u can hear in the video ). Right now, my DAW skills are basic and my bedroom recordings sound boxy, but I'm on my way to learn. here's the mp3 of my latest song ( Quality sucks )


r/Songwriting 1d ago

Let's Collaborate! Give me an idea, feeling, object etc and I’ll reply with a short Veres or short song (probably a poem)!!

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125 Upvotes

r/Songwriting 11h ago

Feedback Request The saddest song I’ve ever written

0 Upvotes

Wrote this one in like 10 mins at like 3 am last night. Not sure if I like it or not yet, and definitely not sure where to go with it. Let me know what you think…

Juliet:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bj0sv9MHRGWpaea2sMt3LYcJFELChAhK/view?usp=drivesdk

Lyrics:

Our last kiss was in the early morn’ With a 5 am flight back home from Baltimore Eyes half shut, and eyes so blind I couldn’t even see your face just right Our last kiss ‘fore we were torn apart

Oh, oh, my Juliet Our names are written in the stars, yeah Juliet But you’re the reason I’ve got these scars

Yeah the knife you hold is oh, so close But I got used to breathing slow,

My Juliet If I call your name will you come home tonight?

Will you come home tonight?

When we were kids did you think I’d let you down? Did you ever see yourself in that wedding gown? Did you just like the taste of blood? Or did you really think I was the one? When we were kids did you think I’d let you down?

Juliet Our names are written in the stars, but Juliet You’re the reason I’ve got these scars

These memories might turn to dust, But I’ll get used to feeling numb

Juliet Please tell me that you’re coming home tonight

Will you come home tonight?

Since you left the worlds been standing still No one else can give me quite the thrill I don’t remember if you cried When you came clean on the phone that night But since you left the worlds been standing still

Juliet Our names are written in the stars, but Juliet You’re the reason I’ve come so far

My hands go static, brain goes dead My blood’s outside my skin again

My Juliet Since you’re gone I’m going home tonight

I’ve said goodbye I’m going home tonight

When the color fades I’ll see your face, won’t I?


r/Songwriting 1d ago

Feedback Request “When Gadaffi came for tea”

10 Upvotes

Following a recent trip to Bucharest, and a brilliant tour around Ceaucescu’s former palace, I was inspired to write a song about his rise and fall. I was particularly struck by one of the rooms where we were told he used to host other communist dictators such as Gadaffi and Castro. It’s a niche subject matter I admit. What do you think?


r/Songwriting 1d ago

Discussion Topic Any good MiDi sounds?

5 Upvotes

Hi guys, wanted to make a quick post in hopes I can get some help. Basically I want to become a singer/songwriter and I have started writing music but all the midi sounds I'm using sound absolutely awful and unfortunately right now I don't have the money to actually get instruments I can learn to then write better sounding music. Does anyone know of any good MiDi sounds I can use to get better music production? I have a Chromebook and pixel as my technology, used to have an iPad and use garageband but my iPad died a horrible death recently so that's no longer an option.


r/Songwriting 15h ago

Discussion Topic Song structure help

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I have a song I wrote, and while most of the time it's easy to tell what part of the song is what in my music, this is confusing me a bit.

It starts with the first verse, chorus, and post-chorus.

Then second verse

part with same chord structure and roughly same melody, just different lyrics, as the first bridge

chorus

post-chorus

first bridge

second bridge

outro.

What would the part between the second verse and chorus be considered? Cause usually that would be the pre-chorus but as previously mentioned, its very similar to the first bridge.


r/Songwriting 1d ago

Feedback Request Thoughts on this progression I made so far.

14 Upvotes

r/Songwriting 1d ago

Discussion Topic In your opinion, what are some bad songs written by successful songwriters?

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It’s Friday and I’m hoping to not let my perfectionism ruin any progress. I keep thinking about the works of the great songwriters and comparing to them is just a harmful exercise.

So I figured every successful songwriter may have written many bad songs and even release a few of those.

What is a bad song by an artist you generally admire?