Song procrastination

I’ve been a songwriter for years. I have an issue that’s really affecting my mental health. I can’t bring a song fully into fruition. I have literally like 60-70 tracks that are about 60%-90% complete but I can’t finish them ( be it production, lack of lyrics, not having a good structure) . I am really struggling with keeping myself interested with them. When I face a small rut in the song I immediately lose interest, close the session and open a new one and start creating something new from scratch. I am starting to think I might have some sort of undiagnosed ADHD. This is fucking up my head as I’m now 25 and have had plans to drop a solo EP since I was literally like 18, and the way things are going I will be an old man before I even think of releasing an album. I know I’m still relatively young but I thought I would have so much more achieved by now. People that I know must literally think I do absolutely no music when in reality I’ve been making so much but nothing that has been ready to release. A four track EP isn’t even that crazy of an achievement. I have released music in the past with a band and I had one solo release that was taken down. The reason this is affecting me so much is that I really want to share my music with the world as it’s a part of my most personal self. Maybe the problem could be due to the fact that I’m doing all of this on my own and could use outside ears when I have tunnel vision. Does anyone experience anything similar? I’m honestly very depressed over this subject and have a horrible feeling of helplessness. I honestly feel like I’m sabotaging myself and pissing valuable time up against the wall.

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five years later and I haven’t finished the five stages

Thought time would admit these changes

but I’m not fine I’m a fucking mess

Got no choice but to die alone I couldn't guess

maybe in a another world i would be married

Where I whould want sex like it’s Dairy

If I said yes maybe it could of been different

should of done it even though I had no interest

now i gotta watch Every one tie the knot

Snice they have something my botched brain don’t got

And I see them break the 6 month curse

but that’s something I can’t traverse

I don’t have it I must be defective

maybe it chould of Been corrected

If so maybe i whouldnt be dlying alone

But I guess we’ll never know

Hey guys,

I have taken about five to six creative writing courses in Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting...etc.

However, most of the classes I went in knowing little about writing came out knowing very little as well. As some people have said many classes are, "peer lead" these means most of the feedback is from other students, unfortunately most of them don't know much about writing either.

The Guiding Philosophy of most classes is, "Self-Expression." The writing course is form of therapy to share how you feel.This idea means that most of the students write what they want/feel and the instructor tends to give some 'pointers' for improving. However, rarely does the instructors talk about what makes writing good or bad. Even if the instructor might know what makes a good metaphor he or she won't even say it. And instead, tell the student of sharing their experiences. To me it the concept of craft is there but its not a priority.

Again, to me this is fine, but there's been many questions that I've had about writing, form, and craft. Which I wanted to understand yet I never got any answers from any of these courses. Hence, I was happy when I discovered the writing better lyrics course. The course approaches creative writing differently.

"Winter’s Goodbye"

Verse 1 Snow falls gently, but it’s colder with you,
We’re walking close, but I can feel the space too.
Your hand in mine, like the world’s standing still,
But inside me, something’s starting to chill.

The nights grow longer, and we talk all day,
I never thought I’d feel this way.
But love in winter’s like a fragile thing,
Built on warmth, but it can’t stay in the spring.

Chorus
We were falling in love in the winter’s light,
Chasing dreams through the cold, late nights.
But as the snow melts, so does my heart,
Frost on my lips, but you’re falling apart.
We were a flame that the frost couldn’t hold,
Now we’re just ashes in the winter’s cold.
Falling in love, but it's the last goodbye,
The snow keeps falling, but you’re leaving tonight.

Verse 2
Your eyes are distant, like you’re somewhere else,
I can feel it, but I don’t want to tell.
We made promises, but they were only for show,
And now it’s clear, we’re starting to let go.

The fire we had, it’s burning too slow,
We tried to fight, but we both know.
Winter’s too cold for hearts to stay warm,
And sometimes love can break in the storm.

Chorus We were falling in love in the winter’s light,
Chasing dreams through the cold, late nights.
But as the snow melts, so does my heart,
Frost on my lips, but you’re falling apart.
We were a flame that the frost couldn’t hold,
Now we’re just ashes in the winter’s cold.
Falling in love, but it's the last goodbye,
The snow keeps falling, but you’re leaving tonight.

Bridge I’ll remember the way we danced in the snow,
The warmth in your touch, but it’s starting to go.
I’ll hold on to what we had for a while,
But this winter’s over, and I’m left with pain I don't know if I can do this shit again

Chorus We were falling in love in the winter’s light,
Chasing dreams through the cold, late nights.
But as the snow melts, so does my heart,
Frost on my lips, but you’re falling apart.
We were a flame that the frost couldn’t touch Now we’re just ashes in the winter’s cold.
Falling in love, but it's the last goodbye,
The snow keeps falling, but you’re leaving tonight.

Outro
The snow keeps falling, but you’re leaving tonight.
Falling in love… just to say goodbye.

So I’ve written many songs but have only ever posted one on my Spotify. I always overthink everything and end up psyching myself out. So does anyone actually ever feel regret FOR posting their song out there for the world to hear?? Like are there even any cons?

I start song writing again and been compiling slot of written work. I won't brutal honest here people.

Every time we talk, it’s a loaded gun,
I try to speak my mind, but you come undone.
I walk on eggshells, hoping they won’t break,
One wrong word, and that’s all it takes.

You say you want honesty, a real connection,
But it feels like a trap, just a reflection.
Can’t have a thought that doesn’t align,
You twist my words every single time.

Why’s it always a fight when I don’t agree?
Why can’t you just let me be me?
You cut me down, say I’m crossing a line,
But it’s only a problem when it’s not your side.
Words like knives, slicing deep,
I’m losing faith in the love we keep.

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What's everyone's opinion about using ai to make demos or recordings of songs? Especially if the person lets people know it's ai?

Lets say a lyricist can't find anybody to record their song or to put music to it and they use a site like suno ai to make a recording or a demo? But the lyrics are 100 percent all theirs. Just the singing and the music is ai.

Thoughts?

Right now, I'm only doing it just for my own entertainment (I'm really enjoying listening to my own songs lol). But I don't know if I'd post the songs to my Instagram or anything like that because I don't want people thinking I'm using ai to write lyrics (because I don't) just because I'm using it to make the recording. Needless to say, I can't carry a tune or sing in key and I don't play a musical instrument.

https://youtu.be/Cb4-IBFDbzs?si=x7_CSRJf69BFRDkb

A man of many talents and the world shall know his worth,
A mind so deep and complex it’s too much for those on Earth,
So powerful his logic it just can’t be shown with words,
With every post we get to know his newest, dopest verse.

A doctor of psychology, a savant of the mind,
Comparing him to Socrates is massively unkind,
He teaches class at Oxford, how the crap's he got the time?
With all these prime, baller rhymes just slapping here online.

A wizard with our language and his themes cannot be matched,
Some people think songs should be ‘good,’ he sees another path,
He whips up words upon a whim and wacks them down on paper,
It’s said he’ll never reach his peak, he’s great and he’ll get greater.

One final verse to demonstrate just how much Kent’s a savage,
Did you know that English is the Doctor’s seventh language?
With magic lyrics we are blessed so smooth and soft like satin,
But want to really be impressed? Peruse his songs in Latin!