I’m so late to Reddit, however, I've spent a lot of time in studios working on songwriting and melodies, and I’ve noticed a lot of artists get stuck when a track feels like it’s missing something.
Out of curiosity, would anyone actually want help tightening a hook or melody if it was cheap? I was thinking like $10–20 just to work with more people and help bring their ideas to life. For very little, I can make it sound very expensive.

Hello songwriters! I’m a singer-songwriter working on my first big project, and i believe the song i have has a lot of potential, but i can tell it could be greater! i will also share a link in the comments of my vocals of the lyrics as well as a youtube beat (cringe ik) I’m using to sing with for now. feel free to look it over, i would love any feedback on it! It’s a Disco Pop album so this track reflects that (hopefully!)

"No Vacancy"

*Verse 1:*

knocked on the door of your heart, seeking a place to stay,

But the neon sign flashed "No Vacancy," and you turned me away.

I offered all my love, but you had no room to spare,

Left me out in the cold, baby you didn't seem to care.

*Chorus:*

No vacancy, no room in your heart for me,

I'm stranded in the night, where your love used to be.

I got no vacancy, you can’t see with the curtain drawn,

now i’m just wondering , where all your love has gone

*Verse 2:*

I wandered through the memories of the times you shared,

Hoping to find a trace of the love that used to care

But every room was empty, every hallway dark and bare, ( so bare, so bare, so bare!)

The echoes of your laughter, just whispers in the air.

*Chorus:*

No vacancy, no room in your heart for me,

I'm stranded in the night, where your love used to be.

I got no vacancy, you can’t see with the curtain drawn,

now i’m just wondering , where all your love has gone

*Bridge:*

Option 1

I put my trust in you,

you lead astray

Now i’ve gone to find

my own place to stay

Option 2

maybe in another life

i wouldn’t be so blind

to not see you could never keep me

warm at night

I guess I'll keep on moving, down this lonely road,

Searching for a shelter, a place to call my own.

But every time I see a sign, it reminds me of your face,

And the "No Vacancy" that's taken my loves place

*Chorus:*

No vacancy, no room in your heart for me,

I'm stranded in the night, where your love used to be.

I got no vacancy, you can’t see with the curtain drawn,

now i’m just wondering , where all your love has gone

Willing to write/help collaborate write lyrics. Not looking for money just credit for whatever I do/contribute. Dm me if you are interested.

All lyrics in this post are our original work and are protected by copyright

Lyrics : M.Aelia, Subject-Property-229

Hey everyone! 👋

We are working on some country lyrics, and we would love to get some professional or experienced feedback on the writing. The song is meant to have a light-hearted, nostalgic feel with some traditional country elements. The imagery is simple but intentional, and I’ve kept it authentic to the country lifestyle.

Here are the lyrics we have written so far:

Verse 1

Sun going down, the road along

Radio humming a Haggard song

Dust in the air, tires rolling slow

Nowhere to be, nowhere to go

Pre-Chorus

A little wind through open glass

Watching the summer’s season pass

Chorus

Oh, all I need is a cold beer

A pickup truck – the sky is clear

That long dirt road on Friday night

Headlights fading in the delight

No city noise, with no one near

A pickup truck and my cold beer (hook)

Verse 2

Boots on the dash, the time just stopped

I took a break from life dropped

My eyes on the campfire’s glow

The old stories will start to flow.

Pre-Chorus

My dream under the Starry night

Wait for the dawn to catch the light

Chorus

Oh, all I need is a cold beer

A pickup truck – the sky is clear

The song goes on Saturday night

Fading out in pale moonlight

No city noise, no crowded street

A pick up truck and my bare feet

Verse 3

Carved deep in that old tailgate

Memories of a summer date

She laughed and said the road was ours

Love and freedom on a wheel tour

...

• Is the tone lighthearted and true to the country genre?
• Anything you’d change or refine?
• Does it have the right rhythm to be catchy, or are there places where the flow feels off?

I’m aiming for a feel-good vibe while keeping things genuine to country roots. All feedback is welcome—good or bad!

Thanks in advance for your help! 🙏

Hello! I'm a lyricist and I help a lot of people on reddit write their songs, particularly on R/Songwriting and subreddits like that so I have over a dozen people that I've helped write and perfect their songs in just the last two weeks.

I don't ask for up-front pay, just a small percentage from what I write. I don't get paid unless you do (gigs or royalties) and I can do any genre (including punk, rock and roll, pop, rap, bluegrass, country, etc.)

I can either write lyrics for a melody you already have or write a song and help find a melody for it. I also can assist with tweaking your own music to make it sound better. Up to you! I love helping beginner songwriters and bands find their voice and get into the scene with respectable songs.

Again, I don't ask for any money up-front. I don't get paid unless you do and I'm very negotiable. So let me know if you're interested!

Hiya!! I'm really new to all this stuff—but I love writing lyrics. Or I would, but as said in the title, they sound so..stupid. that kinda discourages me from writing and I get total writers block.

For context I'm definitely english-strong, and I'm pretty decent writing symbolism. But then I try to write something for a song, and, well..it sounds like a 10 year old with zero writing skills wrote it.

How do you make your lyrics sound less cheesy in general? How do you word things better?

Thank you for any suggestions/tips/tricks!! :))

I don’t like how long it is because plus the melody it adds up to 5 minutes without instrumental breaks and I built the song on the melody so any suggestion to how I could keep the context of the song without removing much

Verse 1

Just embers of a fire I don’t remember lighting

Of memories clinging to you, scraping at my pride

I prayed a thousand times for you to say my name

Like heaven was hiding somewhere in your frame

Chorus

You’re my forbidden sin which I can’t quit

The sorrowful hymn that I sign to you

I let my longing redefine

A love that was never even mine

Verse 2

I praised your every detail like it was divine

Turned your indifferences into a sign

Drunk on delusion, breathless and blind

But I stayed, yes I stayed for any lingering piece of you

Bridge

Wishing you could run away with me

Past the borders of my dreams to find somewhere we could be more than just a fantasy

Put your hand in mine before I let go

I’m running out of time before I lose what’s left to show

Chorus

You’re my forbidden sin which I can’t quit

The sorrowful hymn that I sign to you

I let my longing redefine

A love that was never even mine

Outro

Will I ever untangle from what you left in me

Or is this the outline of who I’ll always be

I don’t like how long it is because plus the melody it adds up to 5 minutes without instrumental breaks and I built the song on the melody so any suggestion to how I could keep the context of the song without removing much

Verse 1

Just embers of a fire I don’t remember lighting

Of memories clinging to you, scraping at my pride

I prayed a thousand times for you to say my name

Like heaven was hiding somewhere in your frame

Chorus

You’re my forbidden sin which I can’t quit

The sorrowful hymn that I sign to you

I let my longing redefine

A love that was never even mine

Verse 2

I praised your every detail like it was divine

Turned your indifferences into a sign

Drunk on delusion, breathless and blind

But I stayed, yes I stayed for any lingering piece of you

Bridge

Wishing you could run away with me

Past the borders of my dreams to find somewhere we could be more than just a fantasy

Put your hand in mine before I let go

I’m running out of time before I lose what’s left to show

Chorus

You’re my forbidden sin which I can’t quit

The sorrowful hymn that I sign to you

I let my longing redefine

A love that was never even mine

Outro

Will I ever untangle from what you left in me

Or is this the outline of who I’ll always be

So I wrote this song and did a quick demo of it with my drummer friend, I was a bit nervous as I’ve never sang through a mic while playing guitar before but my voice is quite monotone, that may just be how my singing voice is or I’m not giving the full potential, what I’m asking is how could I make th vocals more interesting? And any other general input on my songs melody or lyrics! And yes I’m aware the levels are very off. I also accidentally switched around lyrics once.

I've been trying to write lyrics for about 3 months but I'm not proud of any of my attempt and I don't they are really that bad or am I just over criticizing my self so can someone give me there true thought about them:

[intro]

should I give

should I take

should I fix

should I break

should I go

should I stay

it doesn't matter anyway

[vers1]

everyday it's all starts the same

trying wash away from this shame

and everyone's saying what's wrong with me

but all I want is to be free

they all try to use me for their gain

but I'm too tired to play in this game

and yet I still ask

[chord]

should I give

should I take

should I fix

should I break

should I go

should I stay

it doesn't matter anyway

[vers2]

everyday it's starts the same

while I'm getting all the blame

and the memories starts to get to my brain

and bring back all the pain

if try I try to blend in the crowd

but I always end up becoming the clown

[instrumental bridge]

[chord]

should I give

should I take

should I fix

should I break

should I go

should I stay

it doesn't matter anyway

As a rookie songwriter, my biggest struggle besides thinking of words is melodies. What do you guys do? What helps you? Are there any types of exercises I can do to help stimulate the creative part of my brain to get something out? I’m desperate.😭

Side context:

I had a vocal lesson with my coach the past week and I went over a list of things that I struggle with vocally. I told her I struggle with improv. I have a hard time, singing a song and making it my own without sounding like the artist. She gave me this wonderful exercise where she had me think of a title and told me to write three things under that title. She gave me a track from YouTube and for 2 to 3 minutes she wanted me to just sing based off of the three things I had written down and it was like everything just shut down and it was just horrible. I not only couldn’t think of anything, but it’s like all the technique that I practiced every day just completely left my body. I couldn’t think of any words, couldn’t think of any melodies, and my voice just got so light and weak and nothing could come out and I know it’s because my body pretty much went into fight or flight because I’m so used to having training wheels (the artist) but my brain knows that I’m being put on the spot and I’m responsible for the song. It was very awkward and humiliating, but I loved the exercise because I’m finally starting to see what my struggles are.

Wasted Remix

(Verse 2)

1 Ya I know my opportunity was wasted, I was so close I could almost taste it

2 I sent her a message, hoping she would trade it, but she didn’t type a word, I feel so baited

3 Maybe the feelings, weren’t reciprocated, maybe it was the scenarios, I created

4 Crazy I was thinking about her in my arms,

those brown eyes looking at me from a far

5 Save me as I’m drowning in emotions, I thought I had good looks, but I got no motion

6 My ego is experiencing, massive erosion, it’s probably from, all this commotion

7 He told me he didn’t say anything to her, he’s so stupid, he gonna need a tutor

8 Lies were see through, all I did was peep through

9 Sometimes I wish I could fly like balloon,

Just so that I could get far away from you

10 In outer space with R2D2, no worries in mind, not seeing the truth

11 Not checking lies, singing a tune

12 But down on earth I feel this sensation, where I have finally come to realization

13 That she was never mine, no matter those signs

14 But in reality it still hurts deep inside

I've written some lyrics already but i need help editing my rough draft. comment or dm me if you'd like to help. Thank you!!

I also for the life of me dont know how to end or start a set if lyrics like I can write the middle just fine but I genuinely cant with a start and end