Hi there! Fair warning, if you choose to read on, it is recommended that you have a familiarity with music, music theory, music production, or are just curious about how I completed this song in a few hours. Firstly, I don't remember just how long it took me to complete this song, but it is likely the quickest I have ever completed a song. Of course, I decided to revisit it a few times to tweak some things and add a few things here and there. But, without further ado, let me tell you that the answer is probably going to be supremely unsatisfying because, chances are, you already know it!
The "Minor Chord Progression", or “the minor progression”, or the “i-VI-III-VII progression”, or the "Pop Chord Progression". Why might you know it? Watch this video to find out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I
Essentially, that's all I did. That's it. I set up the chord progression first then built up the song from there. Literally. That's why this song is the way that it is because, well, you can hear my train of thought. It started with the chords and everything else grew from there. After I had the main framework of the song, I added a few things here and there, gave it a strange intro because I didn’t know what to do, and then I called it a song. Truly, the simplest formula to making a song. Now if you want to make a GOOD song, that requires a bit of trying. But, let’s face it, if you're listening to my music, you're clearly not here for good music.
The lyrics were an afterthought. Remember how I said I finished this song super quickly? I didn't even have a title for it. I just had it saved as, like, "The Formula" or something stupid like that. I don't remember which one came first – the lyrics or the title – but adding the lyrics was simpler than I thought, for me, anyway. The lyrics aren’t much... Actually, I think the title probably came first. In following the familiar formula of pop music writing, the lyrics are based on my love life. When I was younger, I had someone I loved dearly and anyone might have said that we were together because of how close we were, but sadly, no. We were just... very good friends (with benefits). It still saddens me sometimes. We tried dating for a bit... but it was complicated. The lyrics express that loosely, but most importantly, you'll notice that I never actually say the word "together", because, in the end, we never were...
Lyrics: (Doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo)
(In another world...) We could have been... (In another time...) We should have been... (In another place...) We would have been... (In the past...) We were... (In another world...) We could have been... (In another time...) We should have been... (In another place...) We would have been... (In the past...) We were...
(In another world...) We could have been... (In another time...) We should have been... (In another place...) We would have been... (In the past...) We were... We were.
