FAWM: "I Want To Write A Song"

I Want To Write A Song

2025 by @tcelliott

Liner Notes

#singersongwriter #acousticonetake #acoustic #fawm #meta

There's a forum thread going on about being stuck and frustrated and all the things creative people deal with. This is kind of a response to that thread sort of. You can read it here: https://write.fawm.org/forums/3192

Lyrics

I want to write a song But all my ideas suck I'm so tired of feeling lonely Of feeling stuck I'm getting mad at my brain I cuss at myself in vain Tryin' to write a song

I want to write a song But all my ideas suck I'm so tired of being frustrated Of feeling stuck I feel like grabbing a drink And writing the first thing I think Just to write a song

I want to write a song But all my ideas suck I'm tired of feeling defeated Of feeling stuck No use in getting upset Just keep going is my best bet To write a song

Well, look here I guess I wrote a song It goes to show You just can't do it wrong The page that started white Has been filled up tonight I wrote a song I wrote a song!

Comments

@namjunerobot 2025

Very relatable and love that you turned it on its head and wrote a great song! Very clever :)

@b3nut 2025

Can't we all relate to this one?!?! Love your fun take on our shared universal struggle. 😉 I really like how it goes to the V at the end of each verse on the line "To write a song"...and then having it resolve at the end. Nice!

@pattie 2025

So good to see you again this year TC! Absolutely love your style!! Your guitar work is so inspiring to me and these lyrics really hit home! Great job! :)

@johncrossman 2025

I too would like to write a song. Can you tell me how? In 5 words or less? Very relatable and the last stanza has such nice closure, well done.

@coolparadisoMod 2025

Yup I think I heard Alex using this idea a few times, it’s a great idea write about writing write about being stucjpk and you’ve gone one further! About thinking the songs suck! Great breaker idea.

@beckymusic 2025

Writing a song about not being able to write a song and you write a great song!

@steveodell 2025

a very relatable song , nice job TC

@aeye 2025

This is how you do it in fawm! Cupcake songs, songs about writing songs, anything is fair game! (It’s a good song too!)

@thedutchwidows 2025

That's great - love the inspiration and a lovely response! Got a really nice lilting melody and the guitar sounds super! Top marks!

@gruvmachine 2025

Nice Bro! I didn't look at the lyrics, just hit play... almost spit out my coffee.

@headfirstonlyMod 2025

Sage advice. I love the fact that you pulled a complete song out of your reaction to a forum thread. This is the sort of thing I love about FAWM: the mindset that develops of "Well, I'm gonna write a song about that RIGHT NOW!" This is the way.

And it's a cracker, too.