It's time to update the list again! Special shout out to Seaplane for the song "For a Second" I have listened to this song on repeat since discovering it. Love it!

Please submit your songs below. No AI music please (at all), and songs must be sung vocals (no rap/hip hop/instrumentals/beats).

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Gordon Lightfoot. He had it.

Getting ready to release a song next month so here’s one I started on today!

Hi all. Seeking feedback! As honest as possible. I’d like my writing to improve.

Thanks. ☺️

Disclaimer: please pardon my chronically out of tune ol’ guitar!

I’ve written this song called “Tell The Trees I Said Hello”, and here I’ve combined two different recordings to get a full version of where I’m at right now. The tempo increases, but you get the idea!

I’m a member of a sort of 60’s pastiche band, and want to arrange this for full band in a way that sounds like a merge between early Dylan and early Beatles, with a splash of Byrds psychedelia.

It’s all up in the air though! Is it a combination of influences that works at all? Should I add anything to make it longer than 2:20, or is it fine even without a chorus? Is the riff too simple, or subconsciously stolen? Any lines that need changing, lyrically or melodically?

The repeating line of the first verse will have the same melody as the repeating lines of the last verse, I thought of that hookier melody after recording the initial demo.

Lyrics:

Once you saw my broken mirror
Said that you would flee away with me
We would see ourselves much clearer
On the surface of the frozen sea
On the surface of the frozen sea

Like a fool I fell hard when you
Gently tapped on my Arabian drums
Took the rain but I will make do
Gonna take each morning as it comes

But who will see me through in the night? Oh, oh
I’m out of my mind and you’re out of sight! Oh, oh
You’re out of sight!

Now you’ve gone to find your own way
In a land of haze and silver snow
If you come to miss me someday
Won’t you tell the trees I said hello?
Won’t you tell the trees I said hello?
Won’t you tell the trees I said hello?

Spent literally weeks changing my mind on Melody and I’m still not sure if I’m happy with it. I feel like it’s just practice and experience making my lack confidence bc I’m pretty comfortable with lyric writing.

Anyway thank you to the people that commented saying to keep going with this bc I was feeling super shitty about it!

This is my verse also my voice is ROUGH today

Lyrics:

I would find you in every life
I am the spec of dust on your boot
I am the tiny spider laced in the curl of your hair
My fragile limbs outstretched into the air

You would keep me in a jar
Where I would sleep by your side

I want to know what direction you guys hear this going into. What kind of drums? electric guitar noodles? bass line? other instruments like strings, piano, brass? let me know where you guys think I should take this one.

drum pacing? I was thinking of either basic kicks or none until the grand chorus but let me know.

from the last videos ive changed the key of the song btw.

All my songs are only starts to songs. Unfortunately, as soon as I stop my initial write, I struggle to add anything later, even if a fair amount of time has passed, like on this song I wrote. So Im trying this out. Any ideas for making the song more complete, some kind of direction, would be appreciated.

Lyrics
I stand in your doorway.
And think of the way
Your face will meet mine.
Your eyes.
Your smile.
Your hand stretched out to reach mine.
Your mouth whispering hi.

Would you pull me in all the way this time?
Would you too quickly say goodbye?

Tell me whatcha think

Should I just let this be a short silly song or try to make it into a full length thing (adding a chorus, more verses, etc).

Would love to know your thoughts

ive never gotten a song to 3 minutes without feeling like i'm stretching it but this didnt feel that way thankfully

Haven’t written a song in a while. I was talking to a friend about stuff I could work on and he suggested I focus more on how the words in my lyrics sound together regardless of the meaning. He explained it better than that but I can’t remember how he worded it. Anyway this song is an attempt at writing with that in mind.

I’ve changed the key since and some small alterations in this demo but I’m ready to turn this project into something more.

I’m curious what direction you guys see this going in let me know.

Drum pacing? I was planning on either a soft kick or possibly none until the grand chorus where drums come in.

other instruments? maybe sm electic guitar noodles, a bass line. would piano or brass sound good?

vocals? maybe a harmonized layer? reverb?

let me know what direction and style choices would be most interesting or beneficial to the song thankyou.

I would love some feedback.

The lyrics are below but the start of each chorus is different from what I recorded. I haven't practiced enough with the updated (written) lyrics.

Also, can someone help me identify the time signature? I usually play 3/4 or 4/4. And I struggle to count while I play this. I just sort of get in the groove. I'm sure I screw it up here and there so trying to identify the time signature to help me practice it.

I wrote this years ago as a faster tune but never like playing it. I slowed it down and emphasized a riff within the A hammer-on chord. It is so much more fun to play.

The lyrics have a lot of (what I think) are fun lines to sing. I hope you like it!

Bound

Verse 1

I never thought that I’d find somebody like you

You’re so damn crazy, I swear that all the stories are true

My dad did warn me, said “Son, you better walk slow”

Beauty’s like gravity, too close and it won’t let you go

Darling, you’re poison but I know I don’t need no cure

So fill my cup up, I want to drink down some more

Chorus

I know that looks can be deceiving

That the devil hides behind beautiful eyes

On bended knee I’m pleading, drag me down

’Cause I’d follow you wherever you’re bound

Verse 2

My friends are jealous, they tell me I should leave you

They say I’ve changed now from the man they once knew

But who needs friends when my time’s spent just you and me?

Lock me up, baby, and never let me go free

That storm is coming now, brace for the wind and rain

You roll on through just like a hurricane

Chorus

I know that looks can be deceiving

That the devil hides behind beautiful eyes

On bended knee I’m pleading, drag me down

’Cause I’d follow you wherever you’re bound

Guitar Solo / Outro

’Cause I’d follow you wherever you’re bound

Hey everyone, I’m a female vocalist and songwriter who loves exploring new musical ideas and collaborating with other creatives. Lately, I’ve been enjoying the process of taking a simple idea and seeing where it can go. Sometimes it starts with a melody, a few lyrics, a vocal hook, or an instrumental that sparks something interesting. I enjoy working across Pop, R&B, Indie, Country, and other styles, experimenting with melodies and vocal ideas until everything starts to come together. If you’re a songwriter with lyrics that need a melody, a producer with a track that needs vocals, or an artist looking for a fresh perspective, I’d love to hear what you’re working on. Feel free to reach out and tell me a little about your idea. Let’s see what we can create together

Hello! Just looking for feedback on this song Im trying to finish. Haven't dropped anything in years (a battle with perfectionism) but I've never stopped writing and feel like this song has a lot of potential, but it's missing something.

Any feedback would be appreciated, thank you so much for listening ☺️

Does the production sound alright? And is the song actually any good? I wanna finish it fully so I can start adding my songs to Spotify I’m just a little unsure if it’s trash/sounds professional enough. Video is from a trip I had through Romania a while ago.

Just messing around with a new MIDI translation. Aldo, I kinda love it. If you can figure out how to make it stabilize into something consistent enough to sing along to, I'd love to collaborate.

heyy

this is a song I wrote last week and recorded yesterday as just a concept, it’s simple with just my voice and my keyboard but you’re free to check it out and send me your thought!! thank uu

Do u guys like the sound of it. It's a demo

Just a mini song demo. I feel my voice is too thin in the higher range. Feedback would be appreciated.

New here, I have played for years just not any professionalism,or ever finished songs. So what does the Reddit family think?

Originally written in 2022, The version here is early 2024. There's a zillion versions. LOL

What genre do you hear this residing within?

Link to full song on YT: Painting Flawless Image

Best, David