Narrative Songwriting: How to write songs that tell a story

A songwriter is nothing but a storyteller, because every song tells a story. But some songs are specifically written in a narrative style. They flow just like a story. The first verse starts as an introduction, the second verse continues the story, the bridge shows a climax, and the chorus is kind of summarises the whole thing. We can call it narrative songwriting. It is a really interesting way to write songs, and it helps you improve your craft. The best modern day example of such songwriting is Alec Benjamin. In fact his latest album is called ‘Narrated For You’, because all the songs are written in this form. Do check out all the songs of that album so that you can understand the concept better. Now, let us dive a bit deeper into how we can do narrative songwriting.
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