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Make your lyric easy to sing

Make your lyric easy to sing

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Make your lyric easy to sing

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- Make sure your lyric is easy to sing. The major difference between lyrics and poetry is that someone will sing your lyrics. The perfect word to tell your story might not sound good or be easy to sing. The word moist comes to mind. A lyric that isn't easy to sing most likely doesn't feel good to listen to either. The average listener won't be able to tell you why. They just won't like it or feel comfortable with it. So, choose words that not only communicate your message, but sing well. The song example I've chosen is Justin Bieber singing What Do You Mean? Listen to the words in the hook. What do you mean? Long, easy vowel sounds. Oooo oooo eeee. It sings really well.

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