So, based on the music that exists, it is very clear that when lyrics and music work together to form a coherent whole, everything is amplified. Given this fact, it seems silly not to take advantage. But, the issue is, songs are supposed to be fun to listen to. At least I want my songs to be fun to listen to, that way people will want to listen to them while they work and such. But what if I want to write a song about something that is sad? Like, if I wanted to write a song about my dog dying (hypothetically), then the song would have to be slow and loud to match the terrible sadness of the death of my dog, right? But, would that song be fun to listen to? I wouldn't want to do the dishes while listening to a song that makes me feel like my dog died. So, my question is, how do I achieve a balance between lyrical and musical content while ensuring my music is enjoyable? Do I only write songs about things that are good? That seems awfully limiting. I look at th
 e songs that you make and the songs that other artists make about sad topics and those songs seem to sound happy while talking about things that are sad. Pink Floyd's Time, for example, talks about the stress of getting older and then it rips into a *sick* guitar solo. The thing is, it works really well, even though it doesn't really sound... sad? Like it sounds like how getting older feels, and even though getting older should feel sad, the solo doesn't feel sad, even though the solo sounds like how getting older feels. This appears to conflict with the transitive property. How do you do this?
i think you have received a good hint that writing sad songs with pleasant melodies is powerful. but really, to actually do this stuff (songwriting), it's so delicate that you never know when it's gonna work right. but the more you do it, the more likely it is that you will find yourself in a situation of writing something that really works for you. to open the floodgates a little, try to give yourself a challenge to write something that's not what you mean. songwriting thrives on reverse psychology sometimes. that's because the universe thrives on reverse psychology. why? it's free games, for you and your friends to solve, through tears of joy