5 Tips for Writing Better Lyrics - with Fred Mascherino

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  • @JoseLopez89213
    @JoseLopez89213 3 роки тому +7

    I wrote a quick poem, using these tips. The concept is about my cat nyx and it's presented from her viewpoint of how sad I look. This is my first time using a thesaurus and certainly not my last time. Thank you Fred for these tips and I hope that you're doing great.
    You get home from work and disappear
    You're still here but mentally you're unaware
    There's a scent of desolation in the air
    These walls are covered in dedication
    Frustration sets in when you're depressed
    Constricting yourself to decline
    Your euphoria slowly slips away day by day
    Sliding from a life of looking from the outside

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  3 роки тому +3

      That's fantastic! Glad I could help a fellow artist. Keep creating!

  • @JohnnyUtah488
    @JohnnyUtah488 2 роки тому +1

    I'm continually amazed by lyricists that can tell a story and evoke so much emotion with only a few simple lines. They seem so natural and obvious after the fact, but I could never come up with it!

  • @3rdStageTruth
    @3rdStageTruth 3 роки тому +2

    Your mention of a thesaurus is good. I’ve also found that googling “words that rhyme with...” such n such word also helps formulate ideas and facilitate connections that I otherwise wouldn’t have thought of. I remember doing that with “alone”. I found the word “bone”. From their I created an image in my mind to correlate the two:
    “and what we currently are
    Alone
    So much so that it’s become impossible to crack a smile
    Without breaking through to bone.”
    Then it comes organically from there, conjuring up images of what that would look like or how a broken bone heals, and what the pain of that break ultimately does to the body itself, it becomes a metaphor for something else, no longer literal:
    “Making no mention of the fact
    That it’s made stronger with every fracture
    Filled fissure
    Vilified, we figure
    (The metaphor) that love
    A practiced, dying art
    Was never meant
    To fall apart.”
    Wording sentences in unique or unorthodox ways also opens up more possibilities to get creative. Not everything sung or written has to be exactly as I would say it in casual conversation. It’s performance art.
    “When I close my eyes, I can still see it
    In all its glory; formerly,
    Trying to save face
    While Running footsteps down the hall
    Echo of laughter reminiscent of what we used to be
    Adored
    What we currently are
    Alone
    So much so it’s impossible to crack a smile
    Without breaking through
    To bone.”
    Etc etc.
    I like to have Fun with words.

  • @TheColorFred
    @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +8

    Hey guys, let me know what techniques work well for you? I’d like to share the knowledge!

    • @PatrickHerring
      @PatrickHerring 4 роки тому

      As just a music listener & appreciator, I always found one of your contemporaries Tom Delonge’s lyrics lasting and very unique. Do you have any insights of how he writes from the days The Color Fred toured with Angels & Airwaves?

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +3

      @@PatrickHerring I have talked to Tom about the kind of guitar parts he likes to write but we never really discussed vocals and lyrics. I still see him sometimes so I'll try to ask! Thanks for watching.

    • @coldknee
      @coldknee 4 роки тому +1

      Sometimes what works for me, is I write something heavily from the "me" perspective, and then I'll switch to a different perspective. To "me" this helps give more feeling since it's not so directed at me. And in the end you can feel it like you originally meant it.

    • @coldknee
      @coldknee 4 роки тому +1

      I could write "I'm the kind of guy that'll never love themselves" or "He's my friend I know that'll never love themself" and if you've got the timing down it works.

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +2

      @@coldknee Yes, actually, I do this alot as well. It makes you the storyteller instead of someone that only talks about himself. Great tip!

  • @jarredbaca8112
    @jarredbaca8112 3 роки тому +7

    This channel is so undervalued!!! Thanks for this awesome knowledge from an expert! Worth so much!

  • @travis-coltgray9536
    @travis-coltgray9536 4 роки тому +10

    I’m a huge fan of your work! Keep the videos and music coming.

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +3

      New one coming today! Thanks for watching

  • @taterboy311
    @taterboy311 2 роки тому +1

    Great tips Fred! Love the way you pulled those queensryche lyrics out

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  2 роки тому

      Ha! One of my favorites! Thanks for watching

  • @SeveredLegs
    @SeveredLegs 3 роки тому +8

    This is solid information. Thanks Fred.

  • @NotesofGrace
    @NotesofGrace 7 місяців тому

    Some how I missed this video and I love it great tips and advice!! :)

  • @schizojit
    @schizojit 4 роки тому +2

    Fred if i ever become famous I'm definitely giving you credit man

  • @busstopbench
    @busstopbench 4 роки тому +1

    Another great video from my man Fred! Thank you for another quality watch

  • @administratuvida6980
    @administratuvida6980 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the information dude, LOVE tkbs songs

  • @EricMerrow
    @EricMerrow 4 роки тому +2

    Fantastic video, Fred! I've always been a guitar player but never really ventured into writing lyrics too much. It's cool to see some strategies behind writing them and kind of demystifying it. Thanks man!

  • @davidrokos3698
    @davidrokos3698 4 роки тому +2

    Fred! These are awesome tips! I just came across your channel and have fallen down a total rabbit hole of watching all your vides - keep up the awesome work and thanks for the info!!

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому

      That makes my day man! I’ve been working hard on these and it’s so nice to be appreciated. Thanks!

  • @BandaCero
    @BandaCero 4 роки тому +2

    Those are amazing tips.
    To write songs we tend to use What, Where, Who and hook.
    First, any of us create a hook to which the song revolves around and then we ask:
    What is happening?
    Where is happening?
    To whom is happening?

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +1

      Yes, and you need to actually answer those questions. You can't just skip those answers because it's hard enough to write a story when it's a true story. If you're making something up, you gotta get to all those feelings about it etc...

  • @matthewkjar5623
    @matthewkjar5623 3 роки тому

    Hell yeah man my dude. Miss you

  • @PatrickRaphaelPerez
    @PatrickRaphaelPerez 3 роки тому

    This is a helpful video! I'm loving all the content on this channel, Fred.

  • @trinitymark521
    @trinitymark521 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for everything, Fred. 🙏

  • @nickbehm716
    @nickbehm716 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this video and everything your doing. You helped me out alot with my writing from watching this. I really appreciate it!!!! Please never stop making these videos!!!! Stay safe!

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for watching! I'm really happy that it helped.

  • @Smorgyg
    @Smorgyg 3 роки тому +2

    Love these Fred, keep it up!

  • @connorjones312
    @connorjones312 4 роки тому +1

    I wrote a song about lossing a job long ago and not being able to accept the truth of my fate. So I used a metaphor of someone who wants an Abortion but the other doesn't so they have to take responsibility. In the end the song is really about just letting things go in general but without the concept it wont help you appreciate the meaning nearly as much. Really puts it in perspective. Fred you definitely know what your talking about lol.

  • @USofguitar
    @USofguitar 3 роки тому +2

    0:28 - Coming with a good concept
    2:01 - Point of view
    3:20 - Too many pronouns
    4:50 - Using a Therausus
    6:50 - Rhyming dictionnary

  • @goodobaggins
    @goodobaggins 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome insight! I’d love to see a video about how to improve song writing I keep finding myself playing the same chord progressions over and over and similar strumming patterns. How can I break my habits and get my hands away from well worn paths on my guitar?

  • @focusppl8426
    @focusppl8426 4 роки тому +5

    These are some great tips. I need some tips on how to put MUSIC to the lyrics. I love playing my acoustic guitar but that's where I get stuck. Now I'm no professional song writer nor guitar player but I like to have some fun. I can play cover songs pretty well but it's coming up with my own arrangements that's tough.....next video idea lol

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +4

      Yes! There were so many different angles to go even with just lyrics. I have more to say on all this but that'll be the next chapter. I'll def keep your suggestion in mind. Thanks

    • @StoneGregory7
      @StoneGregory7 4 роки тому +1

      you should take a song with chords you can play and put your own lyrics to it. chances are you will be forced to make your own melody.

    • @focusppl8426
      @focusppl8426 4 роки тому

      @@StoneGregory7 that's actually a good idea. Never really thought of it like that. I'll try that out

  • @SWLDguitar1
    @SWLDguitar1 4 роки тому +1

    From a fellow South East Pennsylvanian. Thanks for these great videos! Question: Did you ever use a Philly accent word in a song such as "wooder" for water? Even if to just be silly.

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +1

      hahaha! Not intentionally, but when other producers record me, they will ask me why I'm pronouncing words certain ways. I try to be aware of it nowadays but it still slips by. "You can take the singer out of Coatesville...."

  • @behindtheheart6512
    @behindtheheart6512 3 роки тому +1

    I do have a question, do all lyrics in songs have to rhyme? For example: makedamnsure:
    “ you got this new head filled up with smoke
    And i’ve got my veins all tangled close
    To the jukebox bars you frequent
    The safest place to hide”
    It doesn’t rhyme but it rolls of the tongue well. So that’s my question, does it have to rhyme to make a song roll of the tongue better?

    • @colbyjames1945
      @colbyjames1945 3 роки тому

      Smoke and close are actually a half rhyme.

    • @colbyjames1945
      @colbyjames1945 3 роки тому

      But youre right, they dont always have to rhyme

  • @davidchez513
    @davidchez513 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks a lot for these tips, they are really helpful.
    I want to believe that I'm not bad at writing lyrics, but I can say for sure that I am bad when it comes to convert or transfer those lyrics into melody. Have you thought about maybe sharing some tips for that?

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому

      Hey, thanks for the comment. I can probably help with that problem. I’ll try to hit that topic in the near future.

  • @focusppl8426
    @focusppl8426 4 роки тому +1

    Also Fred (not sure if it's you that answers but I'll assume so) do you still give guitar lessons? I tried reaching out on Facebook

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому +1

      yes, absolutely... try my personal FB or TCF Instagram. We can get it set up. Thanks

    • @focusppl8426
      @focusppl8426 4 роки тому

      @@TheColorFred I did send it to your personal Facebook on may 1st it says we aren't connected and pending like it sent but wasn't read. I'm sure you get a lot of messages if you need more info let me know I'm very interested!

    • @streetbl
      @streetbl 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheColorFred Whoa! Mind blown! Do you do songwriting lesson perhaps? I usually don't struggle with writing lyrics to music, but I struggle with writing music to lyrics. I can come up with a melody & words in my head then really struggle with putting music/chords to them.

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому

      @@streetbl Yes, I do songwriting lessons, recording consultation/lessons, music theory lessons and guitar/bass.

    • @TheColorFred
      @TheColorFred  4 роки тому

      @@focusppl8426 sorry, I obviously don't know how to use FB. I'll go find your message :)

  • @kylehegedus5498
    @kylehegedus5498 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Fred!!!! How’s it going?

  • @kylehegedus5498
    @kylehegedus5498 4 роки тому +1

    Is it gonna be easier.....

  • @christophermolina9231
    @christophermolina9231 3 роки тому +2

    Challenge accepted, I'm writing a song called "Eyeball".