Once I come up with the concept, the rest of the song just comes.
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I just try to get inside the song and imagine what comes next.
You have to have that organizational principle behind the song.
You know, when I hear music, I just hear the whole thing.
I suppose when you do it correctly, a good introduction and a good outro makes the song feel like it's coming out of something and then evolving into something.
Really, music is what I'm interested in, and the lyric part of it came from just having to have something to sing.
So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.
I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.
It's the music that brings us together.
All of our songs take these really big creative turns and twists throughout the process, so sometimes songs will start out as a melody or some musical chord progressions.
I'm not the type of guy to go so deep with the concept songs, but there's deep thought in everything. Maybe it's not just a repetitive hook telling you what the song is about - you have to use your brain a little bit.