A Song a Day: On Writing Before Knowing. Writing Song Lyrics with iServalan for the Continuum Music Project
Words add a new dimension to music, but for some musicians, the words are difficult to render. I want to talk for a moment about writing songs before we know what they are. Not demos or tracks. Not finished things in themselves. Not even pop songs, or genre based words. Let's start with nothing... Just the act of writing — daily, imperfectly, with no expectations or judgement, and without asking where the work will end up. Many musicians stall not because they lack ideas, but because they wait for readiness. They wait for the right sound, the right software, the right emotional clarity, the right version of themselves. What gets lost in that waiting is the most vital part of music-making: the habit of return . A song a day is not a productivity challenge. It’s not about output. It’s about keeping the creative channel open. Lyrics are a particularly generous place to begin, because they sit halfway between thought and sound. They don’t demand polish. They don’t...















































