[luxinterior]

I don't know what kind of lyrics you prefer personally (your favorite lyricists, whatever). I like to write, but I don't believe in forcing it to happen (meaning, I'm not going to attempt poetry if I'm not feeling poetic, or try to tell a story that I know nothing about). I do try to write more often now, even though much of the time it's just a collection of my thoughts without any real poetic or lyrical slant. A lot of the time it's conversation, things that I feel the need to keep track of. I guess most people want their writing to be seen as cool or edgy or whatever, but there is something to be said for just trying to attempt something real first. The rest will follow, I believe. When I was taking a class on Hinduism at Loyola last year, the teacher always reiterated the point that you never really know what you think about something until you try to write it down. I've found this to be true with basically everything I've written. Every time I have to write something for school, I stress over the possibility of drawing a blank and not being able to come up with anything interesting to say. But once I sit down with a pen and paper, or at my computer, it just happens. Sometimes the breakthrough doesn't happen until the last paragraph, and then I have to go back through the previous parts and make them better, but that's just how it goes.

For me, when I'm writing from a very personal point of view, it isn't satisfying unless I've written stuff down that is difficult for me to admit to in the first place. Having an actual record of it--rather than it just floating around in my thoughts--is what makes me feel like I've succeeded. I mean, if you're ever sitting down to write, and you second guess yourself because the topic is "too personal," then you should do yourself a favor by writing about it anyway. Even if you never show it to anyone.

There's no point in writing a sad song if it isn't heartbreaking. There's no point in writing a happy song if it doesn't bear some resemblance to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." Also, those are the only two emotions that exist.

EDIT: Maybe try different writing utensils. If you normally sit in front of your computer to write, pick up one of those giant Sharpies and a cereal box instead and see what happens.