The Pen is Mightier

A quick look into my psychosis.

Music is obviously a big part of my life, y'all probably know that. What you might not know is that I also love to write songs. Lyrics and songwriting have become a great way for expression/dealing with crap that happens, and its become something that I really enjoy and pride myself on. I used to have notebooks full of lyric ideas and songs, and as I got older, my ideas got more complex and, I will use the term "artistic."

So, when I got this nifty MacBook, I got the idea to start compiling lyrics on here, as well as new ideas. It's definitely made my work look cleaner, and it's easier to find stuff when it's done.

But the funny thing is that I've actually been having a really hard time coming up with new material. It just wasn't happening like it usually does. It's not that I wouldn't get ideas. Rather, they'd just seem to sit there and not really do much.

I know I sound insane, bear with me.

Thus, I resolved to go out and get another notebook and carry it around with me to start recording these ideas again. And you know what, maybe there's really not much difference at all. Maybe it doesn't freaking matter, cause these ideas are coming from me (which in some ways are coming from God, I hope), and so the medium shouldn't make a difference at all.

But in spite of that, there is still something magical about sitting down and writing out your ideas. Things flow in ways that typing just cannot accomplish. It's weird, but even with just writing down a couple of lines recently I was able to just flow and get some real creativity flowing with the words. It reminded me of the creative power that putting pen to paper can bring out.

Which is good, cause I really need to be writing more songs now. Things are good, just crazy, and I need to have something to help balance me out. I'm getting to be too much like a roller coaster sometimes, so I hope this expression will help with that. Walking a fine line between thinking about things too much and not thinking at all. It's a load of fun ;)

Why did I write this again? Hmm...I'm not insane, I promise.

Hope I wake up to more snow tomorrow...Peace.