#22 - How to Show a Change between your Song's Beginning and Ending

✅ Join my free community for songwriters who want to leverage the power of storytelling to write great songs that grow their fanbase & career. ⁠lyricmastery.com/hub#022 - The Most Important Element of a Story that Works – How to Show a Change between Beginning and Ending.Honestly, you’re about to learn about one of the most important aspects that decide if you have a story or if it’s just a sequence of events where nothing happens at all. You might already know what I mean: Stories are about change. In each episode, I’m saying, “Stories are about change. Stories are about change.”But what does “Change” actually mean? How can we end differently than we started? How can we show how our plot progresses? And how can we keep listeners engaged?Well, in today’s bite-sized episode, you’ll discover how you can use that crucial element of storytelling for writing more captivating lyrics.Are you ready?Let’s get started.Episode Overview:[00:01:29] Recap of what we've learned so far[00:02:27] Change in Stories[00:03:37] What is a plot?[00:06:20] Beginning - CHANGE - Ending[00:09:21] Story Example: The Lion King[00:12:10] Song Examples that Show Change[00:12:18] “I’m A Believer” by The Monkees[00:13:01] “Love Again” by Dua Lipa[00:14:21] “Good Riddance / Time of Your Life” by Green Day[00:15:05] “I’d Do Anything for Love” by Meat Loaf[00:16:23] “You Asked for This” by Halsey[00:17:19] “To Be Loved” by Adele[00:18:32] Summary and OutroLinks mentioned in this episode: Song Exploder: https://songexploder.net/dua-lipa “I’m A Believer” – The Monkees – © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group “Love Again” – Dua Lipa – © Silver Fox Music Limited, Tap Music Publishing Ltd., Best Coffee In Town, Tomboy Music Limited “Good Riddance / Time of your Life” – Green Day – © W.b.m. Music Corp., Green Daze Music “I’d do Anything for Love” – Meat Loaf – © Edward B Marks Music Company, Marks Edward B. Music Corp., Edward B. Marks Music Co. “You Asked for This” – Halsey – © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing “To Be Loved” – Adele – © Universal Music Publishing Group