{"id":6675,"date":"2019-08-16T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T17:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=6675"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T21:19:13","slug":"old-lyrics-songwriting-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/old-lyrics-songwriting-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a song that repurposes old lyrics | Songwriting Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>I&#8217;ve written a lot of duds in my day.<\/h2>\n<p>For whatever reason, the song doesn&#8217;t come out the way I had envisioned and you decide to scrap the entire thing. Sure, sometimes it&#8217;s great to start fresh! But in other instances, it can also be good to go back and pull some pieces from the wreckage that were actually pretty awesome, but just didn&#8217;t fit with that particular song.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/waltz-songwriting-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the last Songwriting Club prompt<\/a>, I wrote a waltz that wasn&#8217;t doing much for me. However, I noticed that I was singing the lyrics to myself over and over, so I decided to rework them in a new song.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, this week&#8217;s prompt is to reuse old lyrics from a song you had written off, and repurpose them in a new one!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I came up with:<\/p>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly9zcGxpY2UuY29tL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDgvaHVtYW4tcGFydC0yLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n<p>Digging these sounds?<a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/collections\/katiethegreatie\/hGB2kjAf-Ilfknl5MvhHrA1MiyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Check out this Collection<\/a> to get your hands on the samples that were used in the track. Although it\u2019s not a requirement, if you used a sound you found on <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Splice Sounds,<\/a> let us know! If you want to use Splice Sounds in your song but don\u2019t have an account, get your first month free with the code <strong>songwriting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling proud of your tune or you\u2019re looking for some feedback, upload it to <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Splice community<\/a>, SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, etc., and toss the link in the comments below. Before you share, just make sure you\u2019re following these guidelines:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Make sure your track aligns with the prompt<\/strong> \u2013 it should be something that you\u2019ve specifically written in response to this blog post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No promotional posts<\/strong> \u2013 no links to contests, social media pages, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comment on at least one other person\u2019s song before you go<\/strong> \u2013 even if it seems small to you, your praise or critique can make a transformative impact on someone else\u2019s craft.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give a quick summary of your goals for your song<\/strong> \u2013 asking for feedback on specific aspects (ex. the lyrics, chord progression, etc.) is also recommended!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to hear what you come up with!<\/p>\n<p>Check back in for <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\">your next prompt<\/a> on August 30th. 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