Cathartic Lyrics

Recently I’ve found writing song lyrics the most cathartic form of writing. It might be that simply writing down exactly what I’m thinking helps me escape from the craziness within. Maybe it’s just because my most desperate thoughts emerge in short, rapid bursts like some rap songs…or machine gun fire.
Either way, putting these thoughts down brings me a sense of relief and small moments of peace. I think lyrics are particularly useful in these moments because I don’t have to make full sentences, nor do they have to be correct grammatically. I find I can reach another perspective in my thoughts when I have to phrase experiences and feelings differently as I try to rhyme or keep to the beat pounding through my head. I can repeat and repeat while my mind turns my thoughts over and over. I can reference people and things in obscure ways, all the while rhyming and not caring how it would get torn to shreds if I wrote that way anywhere else.
The truly great part of it is that no matter how chaotic the lyrics become, it always seems to calm my mind. And, since music has always been the thing that brings peace and sense to my life, it’s only fitting that I finally attempt to create my own small part of it.
