The 15 Worst Lyrical Cliches

A couple of months ago a young songwriter sent me some songs to critique. His performance was great, the arrangement and production was cutting edge, and the song had a great melody. The only problem was that his lyrics were so "moon, June, swoon, bloom" that I almost felt embarrassed for him. This was a guy that definitely needed a co-writer or a big life lesson to deepen his lyric content a bit.

That's why this post from Songtrust is so appropriate. It's sort of tongue and cheek, but it's actually really right on. There are so many things in this world to write about, so stay away from these 15 cliches!

1. Message to all my haters

2. Cold as ice

3. Love is blind

4. Lost without you

5. I saw her walking down the street

6. It’s now or never

7. Believe in love

8. Dreams can come true

9. Keep it real

10. I run this town

11. The party never ends (or ‘the party don’t stop’)

12. Cuts like a knife

13. Don’t know what to do

14. With or without you

15. I’m down on my knees

Don't you feel better now that you got that out of the way. Good, remember, you've been warned!

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