rob, I usually write both together, but I have written songs with lyrics first or with music first. I would be more than happy to give it a shot if you would like to try some collaboration on an experimental basis. Alex, I would not mind trying to put some lyrics to your melodies, either. I can write melodies with no particular inspiration, and lyrics come pretty easy to me if I have something to say. Without a story to tell or a point to make, I draw a blank on lyrics. If someone tells me in prose what they want said, I can write and often have put their thoughts into lyric or poem form. You can email me at geniesings@hotmail.com if you want to talk to me about this. BTW, rob and alex, I sometimes have a similar problem as yours --not that I can't write music, but that my various song melodies have too much of a common style. Sometimes someone else's melodic input helps me break out of my own mold.
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