Journal
Notes from taking the records apart.
What I find when I stop listening and start counting: where the lines break, what the second verse is for, why one word does the work of a chorus.
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Seed post
What Guy Clark's verses taught me about structure
He builds a song the way he built guitars: you can see every joint, and the joints are the point.
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Draft
The difference between a line and a lyric
Post — pending
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Draft
Writing the second verse, where most songs die
Post — pending