if you're afraid of what someone - your parents, your partner, your friends, whoever - might think about your lyrics and are tempted to change them? don't you fuckin dare.

put some reality into your music. the things that are really hard to talk about, the things that you're not sure if you should even disclose? this is what people want to hear. this is what i want to hear.

even if the song is about living the perfect, magical, best-possible-life where everything goes right and there are no problems in the world, think about how valuable that feeling is and make sure the song actually takes the listener away from all their troubles. use deep down difficult truths to help yourself hone in on the real, transformative power of the idealistic worlds you create.

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