I need help writing a sad song

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I want to write a sad song, something not cheesy, but tear jerking, not harsh and violent but comforting and soft. I’m struggling on lyrics and stuff so I’d like some help.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    5 years ago

    "my mother died the day i got out of prison...."

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    • growinUTubr
      5 years ago

      ...Oof XD

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    • Boojum
      5 years ago

      ...just after tellin' me my dog had passed the week before...

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    People hate people
    Praise the steeple
    I gotta a gun
    To shoot everyone

    Bang, bang, bang
    No angels sang
    Now we're dead
    Like I said

    CHORUS
    You think it's crazy
    Bacground vocals (BG): Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? *(likely requires copyright permission)
    That's just lazy
    BG: Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
    Spit on my grave
    BG:Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
    You willing slave

    Looked for sanity
    In all the vanity
    Found no love
    Shot the dove

    Rode the dope
    Found the rope
    Now we're dead
    Like I said

    REPEAT CHORUS

    Wrote that in about 10 minutes, and it shows.

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  • badmanalive
    5 years ago

    Live life a little more, then write about it.

    My best song is about my relationship with alcohol and my loved ones, it’s called “hurting” and you can have the lyrics if it helps...

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    Somehow I get it on my mind
    Somehow I do it every time
    I go for one... I go for two... I go for three and I can’t see through
    And it’s hurting you

    I have got to remember you...
    My little girl and your little world
    And I know it’s up to me to change
    But somehow I still stay the same
    And it’s hurting you

    I see the dishes from last night
    I see someone tucked you in right
    I see crumpled up cans
    And don’t understand what exactly happened
    And it’s hurting you

    Broken homes, they do not go away...
    You pass them on you see
    You just blindly do what mom and dad did
    And next thing you know...
    It’s hurting you
    And it’s hurting me

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    If you at all want to hear if I could be talked into throwing it down on an mp4 real quick, I think you would be surprised. Anyway my point is that the good stuff comes from inside... that’s why a bands really good stuff usually comes from their first release which generally chronicles years of life and struggle, then their more forced releases just lack.

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  • RoseIsabella
    5 years ago

    Sad songs say so much.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      5 years ago

      donuts make my brown eyes blue

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  • Iszzy123
    5 years ago

    Sing about being depressed and lonely

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  • IrishPotato
    5 years ago

    Just look at your own life.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      5 years ago

      Well then I might as well cover ‘Gucci gang’

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      • bigrichard69
        5 years ago

        But maybe it's not all gucci after all.

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    Write what you know. Have you experienced love and lost it? Start there. Also, I find the saddest songs are often like poetry put to music. Good luck!

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