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04-08-2008, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
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The song theme thread
What theme do you usually use when writing songs? Do you write about politics, murder, pressures of society, monkeys tap dancing for bananas? right now, I'm working on several songs with a greek mythology theme.
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04-08-2008, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Philly Region
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What parts of Greek Mythology? I often use the Oneiros for inspiration when it comes to Greek influences. Otherwise, I write about whatever I feel like.
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04-08-2008, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Near Southampton
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I write about murder. A lot. And love, and the fucked up state of the world. And hallucinations. Lots of hallucinations
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04-08-2008, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Minnesota, USA
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Politics and when I'm in the mood, Misfits style horror lyrics, I've been leaning toward the latter lately.
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04-08-2008, 05:50 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Haven, CT
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One of my friends who has a death metal band reads true crime novels and writes songs from them.
I write boringly of how much my exes sucked  I needs new inspiration.
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04-08-2008, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Originally Posted by IsolatedReptile
What parts of Greek Mythology? I often use the Oneiros for inspiration when it comes to Greek influences. Otherwise, I write about whatever I feel like.
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I've been reading about the Trojan war, and the Oddysey book, it's all good. I think I'll be writing a song one on Hercules' Labors, Zeus' promescuity, Theseus' quest, Oedipus' quest, Hepheastus' being thrown from heaven, and having his revenge... man there is alot of stuff I could use!!!
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04-08-2008, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Blountsville, AL
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What about Oedipus' complex? :B
I write about past experience of mine or people I know, thoughts, the state of the world, and allegories, mostly in metaphor.
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04-08-2008, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
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Originally Posted by Draconysius
What about Oedipus' complex? :B
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I could fit that in. Hm... maybe a song about the battle of plattai... ugh, the battle depicted in the film 300.
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04-09-2008, 01:23 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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I write mostly about sex, loss, vampirism, death and life in general. But mostly sex.
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04-09-2008, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the concrete and steel beehive of Southern California
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Personal angst. Broken hearts. Love affairs torn asunder, that sort of thing.
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04-10-2008, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
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All of that sounds cool.
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04-10-2008, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Who was it who that all the content on the world can be written on the back of a postage stamp? I love that quote.
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04-14-2008, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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I write a few shitty lines and then throw them in the trash....
I used to write about:
the person(s) I loved.
About hypocrisy
Political things.
Muder suicide.
My new found optimism. (just a phase)
I had a thing for writing "punk"/"punk-ish" stlyed lyrics. I think I did okay at that...
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