I have been in the middle of writing lyrics to a dubhop song for like 2 weeks now - an impossibly long time. The "block" is holding up many of my other efforts, which are actually much more important.
The song is about drugs. Two verses. One verse talking about the "id" of drugs (dirty sex, misogyny, fighting) and one verse referring to the "superego" of drugs, as it were (acuity of awareness, repressed feeling confrontation, Free Love Syndrome).
The id verse came very quickly, because it is like all other rap verses. The superego verse is the holdup. Why?
I'm beginning to think it is because I have closed my mind off to positive thoughts, which has implications far beyond this song, reaching into my entire perspective on life. I hope that I am wrong.
I am also rejecting certain thoughts that don't "sound right" over a hard, thumping beat...but like, why am I trying to make the concept of "hugging your enemies" hardcore? Why can't I just write what is the truth?
Am I misinterpreting the lesson here? I'm sure I'll get mostly trolls here, but if this story resonates with anyone, that's why I took the 4 minutes to write it out. Peace out