Every Time We Meet • A Glimpse Inside My Songwriting Process

Here's my latest song, "Every Time We Meet".

A little background on how I write songs... I find inspiration, somewhere, anywhere, loved ones, nature, experiences, the list goes on and on. It's almost impossible to not fall in love, at some point throughout the day, with all the magic this classroom earth gives us.

From there, I usually sing what comes to mind while thinking on this topic, over some chords on the acoustic guitar. As I find the melody I really like, I write lyrics to fit the melody, and then sing it over and over and over:) Whether this is the chorus, verse or bridge, is still to be determined. Lately I've enjoyed the idea of just writing a cool cord progression with a chorus melody, no verses, no bridge.

Sometimes, in this case, the next step is to write another part that fits with the chord progression. For this song, I originally wrote the chorus: every time we meet, my heart slows down, first, and then decided the song needed some verses for context, and because there was more I wanted to say.

So, I tried several chords and came up with the verse, B to A chords, and worked out a melody that I really liked. Then I drafted the lyrics that fit with this melody.

The next step will be to write drum, bass and keys parts, which usually significantly alter the feel of the song, and quite likely what I'm playing on guitar. We'll see how it turns out as we start developing it with the band. Thanks for listening:)