He went on to explain that, if you have said everything you need to say in your song, you don’t need a lyrical bridge. There’s no need to say the same thing again. If there is more to say, or if you need to throw in some surprise element that brings the song home, then write a bridge. As I looked at my song, I realized that I had said everything that needed to be said. It was a nice, tight package. So, we added an interesting musical solo section instead. I use the “Don’t build a bridge…” line a lot. Last week, I threw it out in a co-write because my co-writer kept insisting that we needed a bridge and I thought we had said everything there was to say. When I said it, she said “It can’t be that simple.” As we continued to look at the song, she realized that there was nothing new to say and it really IS that simple. I discovered that she thought we needed a bridge because the song was not very long. But the thing is that Adding something that you’ve already said just to make a song longer is not going to make the song better. That’s like adding more flour to make your cake bigger. It’s not going to turn out well. So, if there’s something left unsaid that adds to the song, build a bridge. If there’s no river to cross, leave well enough along. Maybe a nice solo is just what you need!
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