How I write a song (9 Tips and Tricks)

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  • @Malinda
    @Malinda  4 года назад +230

    To chat more with me about songwriting and learn from my process, JOIN MY PATREON FAM!!! www.patreon.com/malinda
    And be sure to send your music to malindasubmissions@gmail.com :D
    ALSO I have a fundraiser going with an amazing organization that I've been working with for years. We want to help support every student in this school through the year, and we're really close!! Donate if you can :D www.gofundme.com/f/school-supplies-for-ashinaga-uganda-children

    • @desktopcarpet
      @desktopcarpet 4 года назад +12

      This already helps! I am a young song writer, and I am thinking if publishing my first song! I hope people like it :)

    • @mariahrayy7115
      @mariahrayy7115 4 года назад +3

      @@desktopcarpet Same here I've made a few, I just dont think people would like my songs...

    • @indigo_bunnyrandomstuff5178
      @indigo_bunnyrandomstuff5178 4 года назад +2

      Is a rap okay for the submissions?
      I'll send one in and if that's not what you wanted then that's ok.

    • @BrunoBomb13
      @BrunoBomb13 4 года назад +3

      I'm not so much in song writting, but actually I'm working on my 3rd book. Occasionally I sing something that feels right to the characters.

    • @artkincell
      @artkincell 4 года назад +2

      @@BrunoBomb13 great idea. See my comment in the main thread.
      Good luck with your book!

  • @t.allanlugviel7707
    @t.allanlugviel7707 4 года назад +719

    Malinda: "Less is more"
    Google Translate: "You and I have tightly linked the agricultural economy and all the activated meals. It fills his pocket, blessing all verbs."

    • @xtinydemon7631
      @xtinydemon7631 4 года назад +9

      Yes.

    • @A-D-D-F_Toxic
      @A-D-D-F_Toxic 4 года назад +2

      Ha! Good point!

    • @You-ip8dn
      @You-ip8dn 4 года назад +2

      Wait what’s that from I don’t think I’ve heard it oh no this is bad

    • @t.allanlugviel7707
      @t.allanlugviel7707 4 года назад +5

      It's from The Shape of You translator fail.

    • @You-ip8dn
      @You-ip8dn 4 года назад +4

      T. Allan Lugviel oh ok thanks

  • @lolawilding447
    @lolawilding447 4 года назад +457

    “Write one thing that is true” “write what’s on your mind.” Ok I’m probably going to end up writing about food now 😂😂

    • @SlightlySingedAngel
      @SlightlySingedAngel 4 года назад +18

      I'm a swing dancer (in the Before Times) and there are a surprising number of swing songs that are just.. about food.

    • @bellabreebee
      @bellabreebee 3 года назад +3

      Now we know how the song Yummy came to be 😂

    • @OfficialHZMREY
      @OfficialHZMREY 3 года назад +4

      bon appetit baby

    • @annsusan1237
      @annsusan1237 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/xLk1-B6JU6g/видео.html🥺❤❤

    • @international_playboy_1334
      @international_playboy_1334 3 года назад +3

      I ended up doing that 😂😂😃

  • @manishsehgal8697
    @manishsehgal8697 3 года назад +1223

    Me writing a song......
    Lets start from the start
    I don't wanna fart
    Oh my foolish heart
    Where is my chart
    I dont know any art
    I just know how to fart💨
    Thank you for all the appreciation thank you so much 💓😊😭

    • @cinjeeenie
      @cinjeeenie 3 года назад +113

      I cracked at "I don’t wanna fart" 😭😭✋

    • @filmsofgilbert
      @filmsofgilbert 3 года назад +63

      Where can I buy this?👌🏼

    • @ava.19
      @ava.19 3 года назад +48

      I laughed so hard I started crying and squeaking like a pig

    • @monkeylicker3
      @monkeylicker3 3 года назад +13

      pls

    • @justinortiz8113
      @justinortiz8113 3 года назад +42

      Definitely drop this because This was beautiful ! 😂

  • @BraveLilToasty
    @BraveLilToasty 4 года назад +1297

    Malinda writing a song:
    *Works perfectly
    Me writing a song:
    "What rhymes with Community? Oh, I know! Bananas!!"

    • @champos13
      @champos13 4 года назад +39

      Ah yes! Related Reality

    • @k.sharma6104
      @k.sharma6104 4 года назад +51

      I once wrote 'invoking evocation' before realising those are the same word. You're not alone.

    • @macncheese302
      @macncheese302 4 года назад +9

      LOL

    • @billopad9625
      @billopad9625 4 года назад +16

      Me: Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!

    • @ArtistRamWill
      @ArtistRamWill 4 года назад +8

      Reality

  • @JacobSutherlandMusic
    @JacobSutherlandMusic 4 года назад +259

    The story of your songwriting journey (and how long you convinced yourself you weren’t a songwriter) is honestly really inspiring! Especially when listening to how good your original music is, and how great an outlook you have on the songwriting process! 😁

  • @KitsukiiPlays
    @KitsukiiPlays 4 года назад +221

    I can't sing and 100% sure can't write, but I'm here because I love to listen our girl talk about her passion

    • @sonnetandelled8717
      @sonnetandelled8717 4 года назад +13

      You can do anything so believe!! :)

    • @alliajorge3644
      @alliajorge3644 3 года назад +1

      @@sonnetandelled8717 omg i be like:

    • @Nerezzanothere7766
      @Nerezzanothere7766 3 года назад +2

      I can sing and make up a song but everytime i do i dont have anything to write it down and when i get something to write it i forget it

    • @jazsimone26
      @jazsimone26 2 года назад

      💋❤️😘

    • @rayt3894
      @rayt3894 2 года назад +2

      Just keep a pen and paper handy or keep notes on your phone or tablet.

  • @xAbbieCx13
    @xAbbieCx13 4 года назад +227

    I'm kinda nervous to comment this because I've never actually told anyone before, but I've been writing songs for 10 years! I don't play any instruments so haven't put actual music to any of them but they all have melodies. I'm actually really proud of a lot of the songs I've written so I don't know why I'm scared to share them with people. The past few years I've been struggling though, I wrote 8 songs in 2017 which was great, but then nothing in 2018, 3 in 2019 and I've just written 2 in July, I feel like after writing 2 songs this past month I'm maybe finding that spark again, there's no feeling like when you complete a song, I always cry for some reason. I'd really love to add music to my songs one day but think I might need other people to do that for me haha. xx

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 года назад +12

      I've been writing songs for about two years... i wrote stories before - i still do, because i can say whatever i wanna say with far less trouble. anyway, i dont put a lot of thought into my songs.. i just let words flow out, so it takes about an hour to write a song. I'm not proud of most of them, but i think some of them are nice, and sometimes - too many times, tbh - i just can't write a thing. it all seems to be... empty. i hate those times, but i also know that they come to an end eventually, and at that moment i am more proud than ever, because i overcame the wall that held me back. think positive - those long breaks might actually allow you to carry more tension and passion into your songs.
      also, i dont show my stuff to anyone else too. i dunno why... it's private, in a way, and showing it seems like... openening up to other people without them trying to find out who i am first... i dunno why you dont show your songs, but... if that helped you... ya know

    • @distortionblue
      @distortionblue 3 года назад +3

      That seems so sweet, I wish I could write songs like you do. My only problem is that I can't be lyricist because I didn't inherit that from anyone unlike my sister who can rap,sing and even dance! I just wish I could be able to write good music and my poetic skills make it worse! I've tried so hard to make my poems into songs ,however it never works and no matter how hard I try......there's nothing I can do to make music the only thing I can do is think of the chorus but i can never match my lyrics with my chorus..
      Please help, advice would be much appreciated!

    • @ScribblesFromAnObscurePoet
      @ScribblesFromAnObscurePoet 3 года назад +4

      Same I've been writing stuffs since I was 9 and to this day I've written almost 100 songs and I have melody too for most of my songs and most of these songs are really close to my heart and convey true feelings of my mind and heart but like you I need someone to make music for my songs (╥_╥)
      Idk what to do :///

    • @islemkalkoul534
      @islemkalkoul534 3 года назад +3

      Actually I can sing but I can't write , that made me singing covers but I wanna bring something new , do you mind if I tried one of your lyrics ?

    • @Jessievlog101
      @Jessievlog101 3 года назад

      @@distortionblue hey if you need some help im always here okay!!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +178

    Let your heart guide you, put your heart and soul into a song's creation

    • @maximuscraig8222
      @maximuscraig8222 4 года назад +5

      AVERY it's YOU again!!! You appear in wildly different places!!!

    • @tylerhackner9731
      @tylerhackner9731 4 года назад

      Yes. Put your passion into it.

    • @cb_sketches787
      @cb_sketches787 4 года назад

      👏🏻👏🏻

    • @alishazworld9836
      @alishazworld9836 3 года назад +2

      Omg...you r a great songwriter.... God bless you..

    • @myak5754
      @myak5754 3 года назад

      @@maximuscraig8222 Ikr I see them all over

  • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
    @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 4 года назад +226

    It has just occured to me that malinda is not even 25 and she's freaking successful. Awesome.

    • @japanpanda2179
      @japanpanda2179 4 года назад +7

      Er no I think she's 26

    • @poteyatocheapp6978
      @poteyatocheapp6978 3 года назад +2

      oh yea shes actually 26 lol

    • @annsusan1237
      @annsusan1237 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/xLk1-B6JU6g/видео.html🥺❤❤

    • @EmmaRiddle543
      @EmmaRiddle543 3 года назад +5

      Look at the Beatles, they were incredibly successful when they were young.

    • @poison-LICKTHEPOISON
      @poison-LICKTHEPOISON Год назад

      ​@@EmmaRiddle543boywithuke is 20

  • @crossroadskeeper347
    @crossroadskeeper347 4 года назад +84

    Okay. Okay. I get it.
    I used to write poetry like crazy and actually have won awards. When I got into recovery I poured myself fully into it and I stopped writing.
    I really miss it and the universe has sent people to just say to start writing even if it's shit. I'll stop procrastinating.

    • @jameshaining8791
      @jameshaining8791 4 года назад +7

      Post your first poem as a comment, we want to see it!

    • @crossroadskeeper347
      @crossroadskeeper347 4 года назад +12

      Enemies all about
      Seen and unseen alike
      As plague and destruction
      Just rages right along
      It can't get
      Within the bubble
      As we eat
      Make merry
      And heal from past
      As well as present
      We laugh
      We cry
      We fight
      We make up
      We laugh again
      This
      Is the Fremont way.

    • @yes.802
      @yes.802 4 года назад +2

      @@crossroadskeeper347 👌🏼

    • @pep6816
      @pep6816 3 года назад

      @@crossroadskeeper347 you are definitely talented

  • @Bulletformyexie
    @Bulletformyexie 4 года назад +58

    I definitely have regretted not jotting down lyrics when they pop in my head from a dream or coming out of a dream. i'll say "i'll remember in the morning" nope gone forever

  • @shannonpaine8620
    @shannonpaine8620 2 года назад +25

    This video was what got me into writing songs and what eventually led me to some of my best friends. I absolutely love writing music and it has become a release for emotions that I don’t know what to do with and also has been an anchor as I’ve been struggling with severe depression and anxiety. This video led me to what saved my life. Thank you so much
    Also, this is one of my more recent songs, pretty unrelated to the previous topic, but I hope y’all like it!
    Cupid’s Mistake
    When I met you back in the fall
    I was falling like a pic from a wall
    Caught in the heart and reeled right in
    I was to the moon and back again
    But we had sat too long like over steeped tea
    We were too bitter all my friends could see
    My heart was turning from gold to black
    The arrow didn’t stick but my heart cracked
    Cuz we were Cupid’s Mistake
    He regrets us to this very day
    We fought we made up
    You threatened to break up when you saw some guy talking to me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    The worst choice he ever could’ve made
    I feel bad for your roommates
    Who have to put up with you every single day
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    Remember that walk around the lake
    I was on time you were an hour late
    Out at a bar playing wingman with your buddies
    Why don’t you find a new girlfriend at your parties
    Yeah we were Cupid’s Mistake
    He regrets us to this very day
    We fought we made up
    Im happy we broke up when you didn’t care what happened to me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    The worst choice he ever could’ve made
    I feel bad for your roommates
    Who have to put up with you every single day
    I wanna write a letter saying thank you
    For all the bullsh*t that you put me through
    Cause now I know what I want in a person I date
    Aka an IQ that’s higher than eight
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    He regrets us to this very day
    We fought we made up
    You threatened to break up when you saw some guy talking to me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    The worst choice he ever could’ve made
    I feel bad for your roommates
    Who have to put up with you every single day
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    I regret us to this very day
    We fought we broke up
    I glad my friends spoke up when they found out you were cheating on me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    There’s a lot more I want to say
    But I’m done with your bullsh!t
    Babe you were asking for it
    Don’t go asking me to stay
    We were Cupid’s Mistake

  • @pandaluna0
    @pandaluna0 4 года назад +450

    i wrote a song about a really close friend i had... i loved her, but we grew apart - not by choice... please... if you have the time, would you read it?
    BACK WHEN WE WERE NAIVE:
    Skin to skin
    Matching sets of everything
    Holding hands while we both live
    Back when we were naïve.
    Playing games
    Pretending to be someone else
    Nothing else mattered then
    Now we have different plans.
    And I don’t wanna grow old without you there
    No, I don’t wanna lose hold of your warm hand.
    Talking lightly
    Forgetting ourselves in the glee
    Nothing between us like a wall
    We are both pure souls.
    Fate is fate
    There is no such thing as safe
    Feeling like I have gone deaf
    I'm all by myself.
    Can we meet again?
    Can we get rid of this pain?
    edit: wow! i didnt know people would actually like my song! thank you!!

    • @oswin849
      @oswin849 4 года назад +29

      Those are so cool! :)

    • @emmakjr3276
      @emmakjr3276 4 года назад +34

      Woah you're damn talented!

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 года назад +9

      @@oswin849 thank youuuuuu

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 года назад +8

      @@emmakjr3276 thanks😍

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 года назад +13

      the thing is that when i put them on youtube on my channel, they sound so... not as good as i wish them to be... but thx!

  • @sashagolden753
    @sashagolden753 4 года назад +15

    As a poet, these tips are also helpful for writing poems and some things are just crucial (more is less, what sounds right ...) Thank you for summarizing them and reminding us all what's important :)

  • @keladryann813
    @keladryann813 4 года назад +5

    " But those details are actually something that you get to keep for you to cherish." I love this so much.

  • @hannaherica9137
    @hannaherica9137 4 года назад +44

    I’ve recently started writing music and was looking for some tips then this video came out. Great timing 😂. This helped me a lot and will hopefully improve my songwriting

    • @Je11keng
      @Je11keng 2 года назад +1

      Same for me!

  • @elvennoodles1911
    @elvennoodles1911 4 года назад +15

    *i have no idea what to write but i want to compliment my queen*

  • @error...40
    @error...40 3 года назад +26

    Malinda: Puppies Puppies Puppies
    My brain instantly: PUPPIES PUPPIES PUPPIESSSSS

  • @byakuganboy7856
    @byakuganboy7856 4 года назад +27

    This video comes out at the PERFECT time. Been going through a bit of a writing block YEAR. Lots of ideas and inspirations and thoughts in my head but nothing seems to fit or sound right out loud. I’m legit planning on using your melody technique, because its genius!
    This is PERFECT! Thank you Malinda!
    (I may submit something for your review...maybe haha)

  • @saanvidhingra4021
    @saanvidhingra4021 4 года назад +43

    Your singing and personality are both so so amazing!

  • @owoah536
    @owoah536 4 года назад +101

    Hi. I'm a 11/12 year old, I am able to sing but I always don't like my voice even though everyone tells me that I sing beautiful. I am a boy. I cant make my own songs, its very hard for me...

    • @matvocaat
      @matvocaat 4 года назад +16

      Im 13. I’d like to know your problems with making music. I want to write songs but never have any inspiration for them.

    • @kate.wilkinson
      @kate.wilkinson 3 года назад +11

      I'm the same way, I don't play an instrument and even though people say I sing well I don't believe them, I just don't have the confidence. Best of luck to you. I'm going to try to write a song.

    • @audreyx.luvluv
      @audreyx.luvluv 3 года назад +10

      I’m 11, I have the same problem. I have been told I have a nice voice, but I don’t know how I’m supposed to use it, especially when I can’t write.

    • @pixelechofang2656
      @pixelechofang2656 3 года назад +4

      Sammeeee i have no ability to think of lyrics let alone do the melody and actually sing it XD im turning 12 this month ✨💞

    • @marlenamcclain1731
      @marlenamcclain1731 3 года назад +4

      same but im a girl

  • @jonbinnie
    @jonbinnie 4 года назад +10

    Beautiful thank you! I love your energy, journey and technique. I didn't write for years, then in Feb 2018, I started writing a song everyday based on daily meditations. I am now on album 32, it's a beautiful journey and you inspire me to share more about my song writing adventures 💜 thank yo! Sending love from Scotland!

  • @Amy-wg5dh
    @Amy-wg5dh 4 года назад +17

    I don't write songs but this really helped me for writing stories. I've been having a block. This may help me. Thanks Malinda!

  • @Nossairito
    @Nossairito 4 года назад +18

    Thank you SO MUCH for this Malinda. One other tip I'd give from my experience is: whenever you don't feel like writing, listen to people who you admire, especially if they're a smaller creator, it's such a boost to get reminded of the reaction that what you're writing would create in another person's brain and of how much it feels like having a superpower.
    Also, for topics of songs, my best way of coming up with cool subjects is to just try to be more aware of the random thoughts that cross my mind in an instant, be it just 'I enjoy being awake at night' or 'I feel claustrophobic within my small town and I want to explore the world' or any thought you may have, anything can make a song once you extract the essence of what you want the song to convey.
    Songwriting truly is one of the most beautiful things I got to discover over the last few years, especially once you make a song and listen to it and have that mindblowing sensation of having made something that gives you a pleasurable feeling, it genuinely feels like magic, even moreso when sharing a song with someone else and having them relate to it, I just cannot express how much meaning it can give you.

  • @artkincell
    @artkincell 4 года назад +6

    There was a band in the 70s, I forgot which one, but their lyrics was a full band member. He couldn't play an instrument, he wasn't even poetic, but his words must have meant so much to the rest of the band, he was their only writer of lyrics.
    So that proves anything is possible.

  • @kalissa8490
    @kalissa8490 4 года назад +9

    I’ve always considered myself a poet, and not a song writer because I felt that I could never come up with an original tune. This was actually really inspiring, thanks for the advice Malinda!

  • @amritha6187
    @amritha6187 3 года назад +30

    My song writing skills usually comes when I'm showering or pooping and I easily forgets it after getting out of the bathroom .....y

  • @DanyelleReed
    @DanyelleReed 4 года назад +8

    As a songwriter I can say all of this 100% true and very helpful! I was nodding my head all throughout this video because: YES! I can relate to this so much! Great video, Malinda :)

  • @m_hasan_alfarisi_10mipa54
    @m_hasan_alfarisi_10mipa54 3 года назад +6

    My inspiration for lyrics ideas comes through from event that happens in my life and experience i've gone through but my life is so uneventful I stop writing for a year, so this is very helpful in every way

  • @Natalie-101
    @Natalie-101 4 года назад +5

    Yayyyy new malinda! I really needed your positivity today, thanks for gracing our screens with your musicality and entertainment and love💖

  • @skhafijurrahaman9204
    @skhafijurrahaman9204 3 года назад +32

    Following the siren (-unkown)
    Come my children
    Come with me
    Let's leave this world
    And live our broken dreams
    Stay closer......... closer
    And don't don't fall asleep
    Because we don't wanna go back to where we used to live
    Keep dancing on the glass
    Tilll it starts to bleed
    Because we don't wanna breath
    We don't wanna be seen
    We just wanna be
    Leave
    Ohh my children why did you leave
    This place is not what it should be
    This world is dark
    Not for us
    Ohh at the end we all broke apart
    If this is life
    Then what is death
    Disgusting mess
    We all have to face
    Ohh my children why you all
    smiling
    I don't know why this is happening
    It's getting harder
    to breath
    ..........
    ........
    .......
    Come my children keep on smiling
    I wanna be with you
    Please ..... take.....me
    She died after singing this song.
    I wrote this.

  • @soopheeah
    @soopheeah 3 года назад +2

    This was so enlightning and encouraging! Malinda, thank you so much for sharing your experience and wisdom with us

  • @brentage5000
    @brentage5000 4 года назад +13

    These are tips that are also useful for regular writing. I'm a fanfic writer, and I've been working on a Star Wars/Wynonna Earp crossover for a while, but the return of the jedi equivalent hasn't been coming as quickly as I'd like due to covid, time, and other stuff. Its fine, though -- I just write other little things in the canon universes while saving to buy Jedi and take notes on that (the main stumbling block is that Jedi is my least favorite of the trilogy and also that except for the skeleton it'll be the most different adaptation, but I still need them notes)

  • @ardenianderson
    @ardenianderson 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this! I just started being interested in song writing, and your video really helped me. I love all your songs and videos and I hope you keep doing this for a long time!

  • @JiminPark-nt8jh
    @JiminPark-nt8jh 3 года назад +18

    I’m writing rn this is how far I’ve came so far:
    My tears are falling down white writing this song, try to fit in with the public
    Don’t know where I belong
    I hope one day I will meet the one and only
    I have the melody in my head it’s pretty slow 🥰

    • @mythic_soup
      @mythic_soup 2 года назад +2

      Good job! You’re super talented!

    • @TheRealRandomations
      @TheRealRandomations 2 года назад +1

      Maybe next, "Hope they are true, and not a phoney."?

    • @Je11keng
      @Je11keng 2 года назад +1

      I'm also writing songs, just need to work on the melody part, but that's awesome! Keep going! You got this! :)

  • @maximuscraig8222
    @maximuscraig8222 4 года назад +11

    I think i find it a bit tooo funny that I clicked on this WHILE listening to a Malinda song. Yeah, that's way too hilarious to me.
    And it's comforting to see someone who is obsessed with keeping a massive note. I am not alone.

  • @juliakatmusic
    @juliakatmusic 4 года назад +1

    Thank you Malinda ! I’ve been researching this topic for a long time having been a (non)songwriter for the past 12 years myself and I have to say your advice is really eye opening and different ! Thank you 🙏

  • @ethansmith7997
    @ethansmith7997 4 года назад +4

    Okay. I struggle constantly with finding lyrics for songs. I always have three songs in the works and finish the music part but then they sit without words while I struggle for inspiration. This has been a huge help! I love your music style and this video is going to contribute immensely to my creative process.

    • @area11d
      @area11d 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Fapf2MeIcas/видео.html

  • @katieohanlon4112
    @katieohanlon4112 4 года назад +5

    You are one of the very best singers on RUclips and I love your channel ❤❤

  • @RLDavennor
    @RLDavennor 4 года назад +2

    Oh my goodness, your journey to becoming (or telling yourself you can't/shouldn't become) a songwriter is LITERALLY my journey to becoming a composer. For so long I wasn't, until one day, I literally couldn't deny it anymore and the floodgates opened.
    Love your content, love your voice, and thank you ♥

  • @niamhgallagher9841
    @niamhgallagher9841 4 года назад +8

    Ahh this is so useful, thank you! I’m going back to school in about 5 weeks and once I’m back I’ll have until around March to write 2 full compositions for my music GCSE which I’m honestly pretty stressed about so thank youuuu! Xx

  • @emilystoneworldaccount9254
    @emilystoneworldaccount9254 3 года назад +1

    I am literally in tears because what you said is SOOOOO similar to my story and self talk. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS!!!

  • @phallonparks2424
    @phallonparks2424 3 года назад +207

    I wrote a song...
    LOVE IS SUICIDE
    The truth is falling in love is suicide
    Guess that makes us all suicidal
    People say it's a beautiful thing
    But it's the reason we all drown
    Love
    Its something so hard yet so easy to do
    Cause it's hard to tell when you really knew
    Its something you don't ask for, being in love
    Love is like falling and not knowing where you'll land
    Love is something we'll never understand
    Its the reason you stay up for hours
    Plucked petals, piles of flowers
    It's wondering if they love me, they love me not
    I shouldn't be suprised, it happens a lot
    It's this feeling that makes you want to scream
    Makes you do things to the extreme
    Why do I fall for the ones that don't feel the same
    To them, it's all a game
    Why do I put myselfs thought this pain
    Trying to find their faults, its all in vain
    I do all I can and hope that they'll notice
    In the end, we're all hopeless
    And I change myselfs so maybe they'll like me
    Loves never a guarantee
    The truth is falling in love is suicide
    Guess that makes us all suicidal
    People say it's a beautiful thing
    But it's the reason we all drown
    People say love makes you whole
    I just feel like I'm losing control
    And people say love is worth the wait
    But love doesn't seem all that great
    I just want my heart to stop racing
    And forget the true love I've been chasing
    I don't want to drown anymore

    • @mysterykarma7295
      @mysterykarma7295 3 года назад +19

      O M G. Are you a compositor?!?

    • @phallonparks2424
      @phallonparks2424 3 года назад +14

      @@mysterykarma7295 OMG... Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. I honestly forgot I commented this. I write songs but everyone always says I cant sing so... ya know

    • @cynthiaguedes8578
      @cynthiaguedes8578 3 года назад +10

      This song is so amazing and I felt every single word because I can relate
      Continue composing song I really loved it

    • @phallonparks2424
      @phallonparks2424 3 года назад +9

      @@cynthiaguedes8578 OMG Thank you so much!!! You dont even know how much this comment means to me. And I will keep composing!

    • @K_Sparkxx
      @K_Sparkxx 3 года назад +5

      I tried singing this song and it sounds soooooooo good, I'm bad at writing music so when I saw this it was very inspiring

  • @user-ev4ze4mk9q
    @user-ev4ze4mk9q 4 года назад +3

    You have inspired me to feel free with my own voice and music style. You are amazing 💕

  • @rosemarycat5
    @rosemarycat5 4 года назад

    I am SO excited about this! I actually suggested that video idea (covering people's original songs) when you asked for suggestions a few weeks ago! I am so hyped. I'm definitely sending in music!

  • @maryc.
    @maryc. 4 года назад +2

    Thank you a lot, Malinda! I want to start writing songs and I think these tips will help me! Thank you so much💜

  • @user-is5hj6in6n
    @user-is5hj6in6n Год назад

    Thank you for the advice! I found the things that can be useful for me and willing to try them out.

  • @malcolmpatton8875
    @malcolmpatton8875 4 года назад +31

    Hey Malinda, are you planning on releasing the puffin song as a single?

  • @sabrinakirchner242
    @sabrinakirchner242 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for this! As someone who wants to write songs but doesn’t know how this is so wonderful to find. There are so many things that I had never thought about before and I am so excited to really start writing now!

  • @esanfilippo1230
    @esanfilippo1230 4 года назад +3

    omg the timing of this was so perfect thank youuuuuuuuuu ❤

  • @cflcami1008
    @cflcami1008 3 года назад +1

    Hearing that you were insecure about song writing before now, makes me feel allot better. I’ve been asked to come to a studio and only have one song, and I super appreciate you!

  • @roiaknin
    @roiaknin 4 года назад

    I've been asking and waiting for so long this kind of a video!

  • @robertwainso873
    @robertwainso873 3 года назад

    Thanks for the tips it will help have listened what u said from others and didn't understand well but the way u brought it out increasedy determination

  • @sageshepherd7591
    @sageshepherd7591 Год назад

    Definitely the most helpful video I’ve found. Thank you.

  • @namilovesyou
    @namilovesyou 4 года назад +2

    This is gonna be soooo useful! Thanks!

  • @NEHAGUITAR
    @NEHAGUITAR 3 года назад +1

    All I've lacked so far is inspiration and I really think your video can help me get inspiration the next time I write a song
    Thank you so much your video truly helped!

  • @FilipGron
    @FilipGron 4 года назад

    My goodness Malinda! THANK YOU FOR THESE TIPS! I am in a writers block right now. This game me inspiration to continue and keep going. Thank you!

  • @irenashiloh8808
    @irenashiloh8808 3 года назад +7

    There are no songwriting tricks that one can learn from someone else. My ideas come to me from a divine source. I started writing songs when I was 8 years old. Today, I produce my own songs in my recording studio because no one can envision my ideas as a final product the way I can. My advice to all songwriters out there is to follow your own instinct. Learn music production techniques from others so you can use them in your own creative process, but don't try to please anyone's taste. Be bold and brave in your creativity or it will never reach its unique artistic apex. Once I finish my songs, I do pay attention to which songs people like most. For example, my song "Cute Dude" is always men's favorite - men of all ages, races, and music preferences. I can't ignore that.

  • @marybrowne1481
    @marybrowne1481 4 года назад

    Thank you for sharing your story and advice! You are so talented and thoughtful. I have so many ideas, and I’ve been trying for years to turn them into songs, and I just finally started this summer! Still a bit stuck, but this helps so much. Everything you said really resonates with me, and I love the way you explained it! Best wishes! :)

  • @ILalaloveya1
    @ILalaloveya1 4 года назад +1

    Especially the first tip is sooo important! There are so many ideas that are lost in the land of forgotten tomorrows and its such a shame. I need to really work on writing down my ideas as soon as I think of it...

  • @JersonBTV
    @JersonBTV 4 года назад +2

    Enjoying every video you have. Thank you for sharing.

  • @mono013
    @mono013 4 года назад +1

    Thank you! This video is absolutely amazing and helpful! I love all the tips that you gave c:

  • @oswin849
    @oswin849 4 года назад

    I love your long list of notes... I have a whole journal dedicated to story ideas and it gets filled more every day. I'm not really a songwriter, but I do stories, poems, and fanfics and this helps with those too.

  • @heyitskier_
    @heyitskier_ 3 года назад +1

    I loved this. Thank you so much. Im actually having a hard time recently. I feel like giving up on my dreams, my plans, etc. Ugh Thanks for this very alive and cheerful reminders.🥺🌱🧡

    • @Je11keng
      @Je11keng 2 года назад +1

      Me too, but I'm pushing too.

  • @hiraldhuwaria7565
    @hiraldhuwaria7565 3 года назад

    This is the best video I could find on songwriting so far. Thank you so much!

  • @coopmdlck
    @coopmdlck 4 года назад +3

    Hi. This is super cool and you're awesome. I love you and your other channel (Translator Fails, I LOVE THAT).

  • @nessaaaaaaa7
    @nessaaaaaaa7 4 года назад +6

    I was just wondering how people write songs yesterday 😂 It's like she read my mind lol

  • @eloisebeingeloise
    @eloisebeingeloise 4 года назад

    thank you so much for this video! I've been wanting to write a song for fun over the quarantine so maybe with this video I can do just that!

  • @avidaalpaca4424
    @avidaalpaca4424 4 года назад +13

    Wow I'm early for once... Also, thanks for making this, I needed it

  • @gracereynolds5292
    @gracereynolds5292 4 года назад +2

    This is amazing!!! Thank you for this

  • @roshepvids5513
    @roshepvids5513 3 года назад

    Wowww thank you Malinda, this is probably the most helpful video I’ve ever watched.

  • @moujastudios
    @moujastudios 3 года назад

    Loved your energy 💕 great video! Thank you!

  • @mckenziehill1961
    @mckenziehill1961 4 года назад +3

    I'm glad the puffin song made it in there! 💙

  • @clawdicat908
    @clawdicat908 4 года назад

    I have been watching all your previous videos and listening to all ur music
    You are so good at singing!
    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @bekimachine
    @bekimachine 4 года назад +2

    Amazing video, thank you for the tips!! 😃

  • @thezadok471
    @thezadok471 4 года назад

    Thank you so much this whole video is pure gold!!

  • @ivyceroja99
    @ivyceroja99 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for this video! I really needed some advice because I've always wanted to write songs! 😁

  • @aahana1674
    @aahana1674 4 года назад +3

    Hey Malinda! Thanks for the tips coz I wanna become a guitarist and I am about to make a band with my classmates. This video really helped me🥰

  • @haidyahmedwael3246
    @haidyahmedwael3246 4 года назад +9

    So beautiful,
    Love from Egypt💕

  • @addie553
    @addie553 3 года назад +19

    When you’ve had life long writers block

  • @derronmendel9650
    @derronmendel9650 4 года назад

    I literally went to like this video multiple times because I forgot I had already done it. Thank you so much for making this video! I am just getting into songwriting, and I'm looking for tips on how to write, but also validation that I don't have to be perfect straight from the start. Especially coming from someone as thoroughly amazing as you, this is exactly what I needed to hear, and I cannot thank you enough! I will definitely be submitting my (let's be honest; only decent) song!

  • @Peacewelldkhar
    @Peacewelldkhar 3 года назад

    Thank You So Much For All Your Of This
    I Just Want To Say You're Super Great At This

  • @kimdeane3145
    @kimdeane3145 3 года назад

    You are wonderful! Thank you!!

  • @Jellystone723
    @Jellystone723 3 года назад

    Awesome ! You are a treasure !

  • @Gigislaps
    @Gigislaps 3 года назад

    This was just what I needed. Thank you

  • @graciesigmon5639
    @graciesigmon5639 3 года назад

    Ok your song music box was absolutely amazing! 👏🏻

  • @confessionsofafangirl5518
    @confessionsofafangirl5518 11 месяцев назад

    I'm working on a story where the main character is a singer and I want to make actual songs to put in it. Your advice about not letting a lack of music theory stop you has boosted my confidence. Thanks

  • @isabellaearnhardt6380
    @isabellaearnhardt6380 4 года назад +1

    Love it as always

  • @faymish6670
    @faymish6670 4 года назад

    You have no idea the hope this video has given me. I recently started writing ideas for songs. I love singing but I want to sing songs that are mine. My best friend told me that I wouldn’t be able to do it because I didn’t know enough about music. This year she stopped being my friend and the pain of that drove me to start writing. Now because of your video I feel like maybe someday I’ll be able to make good music. Thank you 💙

  • @princessl.d.g.
    @princessl.d.g. 3 года назад

    Wow, this video is what I needed. I was getting overwhelmed. Haha. 😊 I just subscribed!

  • @kathleenanimates
    @kathleenanimates 4 года назад

    Oh, wow, this is pretty great timing- I was just writing a song for a musical and this popped up in my recommended. That's epic.

  • @horsepro123
    @horsepro123 4 года назад +1

    Oh my goodness. I completely suck at the music part but I can make pretty great lyrics!! Thanks so much Malinda!!!

  • @ValiceTrance
    @ValiceTrance 3 года назад

    I’m glad I found this video it’s very inspirational! Ty!!

  • @megan2098
    @megan2098 4 года назад

    #5 was very helpful and eye-opening for me. I always want to portray exactly how I was feeling in the lyrics, but the idea of keeping some of those details for myself is very nice.

  • @chingtouthang6755
    @chingtouthang6755 3 года назад

    Malinda you've inspired me so much 😭 thank you!!!!

  • @KettuKakku
    @KettuKakku 4 года назад +1

    This was a really informative and helpful video!
    ...Wait I write stories not songs. But all these tips - I should keep handy.

  • @lilycarone5116
    @lilycarone5116 2 года назад

    Thank you for this helpful video!!

  • @newvibes789
    @newvibes789 3 года назад

    You've got great energy!!!

  • @Emmy-zx2ig
    @Emmy-zx2ig 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for the good songwriting advice, lock up your inner editor! Also, loved the reference to the puffin song at 4:32. :D