The hardest thing about writing lyrics is...

...not trying to rip off whoever you're listening to a lot.

Or so I think.

I do my own little acoustic thing, which goes by the name of This Means War, mainly because I enjoy playing acoustic guitar and singing songs. People probably don't like it, but thats their problem.

I like to write my own songs too, but sometimes, I can't help but think i'm almost forcing the lyrics, under pressure of lack of good songs. So I decide to listen to bands when I write, to draw 'inspiration' almost. But when I do this, it almost feels like i'm ripping off the bands i'm listening to? I listened to a lot of Latterman, RVIVR and Spraynard, and wrote two very posi songs, and now i've been listening to Joy Division and The Smiths, all I wanna do is write a song about how lonely I feel. If I could listen to bands without feeling like I rip them off, then I would. I probably don't, but it feels that way.

Either way, i'm gonna listen to Latterman and write posi songs to cheer myself up.

So many beautiful people let themselves feel unfulfilled if they don't fit some pre-conceived notion of beauty.
If you let your heart tell you who you need to be you'll find a beautiful person in the mirror everyday.
And no magazine can ever give you that.
So take those expectations and throw them in the back and live life as your wish.
Stepping away from all of this.
If you let your heart tell you who you need to be you'll find a beautiful person in the mirror everyday.