How you turn an old poem you wrote in 2017 into a song: I s..
Added 2022-05-22 02:25:39 +0000 UTCHow you turn an old poem you wrote in 2017 into a song: I started with the bit I felt was the central thesis of the thing- "Lover this is my torchsong, may it melt us together, may it burn all the bridges that lead somewhere else." I let that rhythm form the cadence of the rest of the song. Pulled other lines that felt like they fit (it came together in a minute or two) and started recording, letting a melody emerge naturally. Then I started cranking out different takes and harmonies that all sound HELLA dissonant together because it's just a draft but it's okay cuz I'm gonna send em to my producers (Rain and/or Jordo) to see what they hear. Usually it works the other way around- they send me tracks and I start conceptualizing based on that, but this one really pulled at me and the melody just started coming out before I even had Studio One open, so I rolled with it! It's gonna be interesting because of the transition to double time in the chorus. I'll keep ya posted!
