Do you ever catch yourself over thinking things or trying to make songs more complex than they need to be?
i think when you first start to learn how things work, it is normal to try to use the things you are learning in ways that emphasize the those particular things. but i think over time you will gravitate back toward the big picture. also it's important to remember that music can be described in as many different ways as you want, but the only fully accurate way to describe it is the way it sounds