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I am a fairly avid songwriter, and although I like writing meaningful lyrics, I am not particularly good at it. I tend to use a lot of metaphors in my lyrics, but they're always quite easy to unde...
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System
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2019-12-08T04:03:37Z (about 5 years ago)
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Lee White
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2019-12-08T04:03:37Z (about 5 years ago)
I am a fairly avid songwriter, and although I like writing meaningful lyrics, I am not particularly good at it. I tend to use a lot of metaphors in my lyrics, but they're always quite easy to understand -- my lyrics aren't the "figure out a meaning for yourself" kind. Currently I am writing about somebody who refuses to speak, and I'm using the following line for that: > I see your lips, and they are golden. Trying to stay as concise as possible, I'm using "golden" as a reference to the "silence is golden" proverb. What I am worried about right now is whether people will catch on to this when reading/hearing this particular line. Are there any techniques to "guide" people into the direction of what I am trying to say, without literally explaining the metaphor? Or am I simply overthinking it, and should I assume that people will understand it this way?
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System
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2015-02-19T08:35:19Z (almost 10 years ago)
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