{"id":7075,"date":"2016-02-25T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=7075"},"modified":"2016-02-22T12:52:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T18:52:04","slug":"i-dont-have-an-accent-but-my-lyrics-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2016\/02\/25\/i-dont-have-an-accent-but-my-lyrics-do\/","title":{"rendered":"I Don’t Have an Accent, But My Lyrics Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tips-for-Writing-Lyrics-to-Your-First-Song\"<\/a>I don\u2019t get it. Why do I write song lyrics in a country accent? I don\u2019t sing with an accent, speak with one, or even think with one, but I write<\/em> with one. The words that I write on any sheet, I always read back to myself as if it\u2019s a country song. It\u2019s not like I only listen to country music. My iPhone contains many different artists and genres, like (admittedly) Justin Bieber\u2019s album<\/a>, Travis $cott, Jeremih, KISS, etc. Even if it were only country…in that sense, I would write in a British accent if I only listened to Ed Sheeran<\/a>. It\u2019s wild to me because I began loving country music only 14 months ago. I used to never listen to country music, so every lyric written was just in Lee\u2019s voice. Now when I write, it sounds like a man named “Buck” or “Levi” is singing through my brain onto the paper. I struggle to find my own voice in my own lyrics. I can\u2019t pinpoint why, and it drives me insane.<\/p>\n