I heard a beautiful song on Rage this morning. It was 'Beneath your beautiful' by Labrinth. The song was about vulnerability and how we protect ourselves by not letting people in. I've been thinking about it all day.
One of the things that has stopped me from writing before was a fear of letting people know what was going on inside my head, or my heart. I would love to write songs, but I feel that the best songs are ones written from the most sensitive places inside us, and it takes a lot of courage to put those feelings into the public domain. And I am not an island. My innermost feelings and thoughts are reactions to the people closest to me, and it would be unfair to expose their involvement. We are all connected to other people, and every interaction we have has an effect on both of us.
It is hard to find a balance between consideration for others and taking a chance on something you really want to do.
Great post Es! good thoughts. Being considerate of others is something many songwriters seem not to do at all! Maybe their skill is being so ego-centric they don't even think about that. But others manage to write heartfelt things without exposing other people's privacy. One songwriter I know often writes from the 2nd person perspective - such as 'You are too scared to try' - etc, but he is really talking about himself. Just a small separation to really delve into the meaning of a song. Might be worth a try!
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