What do I do if I wrote a super awesome song outside of my vocal range? I can sing the problematic part an octave down, but it just doesn't feel right. I can also move everything down until it fits in my vocal range, but the lowest parts feel way too low then. Do I just hope and pray that I can eventually sing it as it is?
among the things i would recommend, i do not prefer the 'octave-down' solution. However, i have 5 other semi-strategies (at least one of which you've mentioned) which all have their pros and cons. You can search for a compromise for the song's key, which sounds like it will be a tight squeeze because it sounds like the range of your song is wide. but, indeed, do what you can to find a compromise key. the next thing is just to keep practicing and eventually you will be able to sing a wider range. another option in the modern day, is to use computer assistance to produce the vocals outside of your range. the problem with that is, the results might not feel as genuine as you'd be able to get with your true voice, and also, if you ever are trapped in a cave with only an acoustic guitar, you wouldn't be able to perform the song, and also, in general there's a chance that it may hinder your growth as a singer because it might decrease your motivation to learn to actually sing it. Another option is to find a way to get someone else to sing it. the challenge with that, however, is that they just might not know how to sing your song as genuinely as you could, and of course maybe you don't even know how to find someone and/or incentivize them to do the job. Another option, of course, is to do a bit of re-writing to find a way that the song could comfortably land in a different key for that part. this may require some out-of-the-box thinking, but it can be done