Prompt
A song from about refusing to write a song, often repeating the phrase "I am not writing a song today" and "so that's why I'm not going to write a song"
Sound
Singer-songwriter, acoustic guitar, minimalist, introspective folk
Lyrics
Verse 1
Got your message about making art
But my pencil's broken, and my mind won't start
Been staring at paper since yesterday
And that's why I'm not writing a song today
The coffee's cold, and the rain won't stop
My inspiration hit rock bottom, then it dropped
Chorus
I am not writing a song today (ooh-ooh)
Got better things to do anyway (ooh-ooh)
Could be cleaning out my garage instead
So I'm not writing a song today
Verse 2
The neighbors are loud with their lawn machine
My guitar strings need changing, if you know what I mean
The cat keeps walking across my desk
And that's precisely why I must protest
Against this whole creative exercise
Would rather count the clouds up in the skies
Chorus
I am not writing a song today (ooh-ooh)
Got better things to do anyway (ooh-ooh)
Could be reorganizing my bread
So I'm not writing a song today
Bridge
Wait a minute...
What are these words coming out?
What's this melody about?
Oh no, oh no, oh no...
Verse 3
You won't trick me into artistry
Won't fall for this productivity
My resistance is a work of art
And these words aren't coming from my heart
(They're not, they're not)
Just random sounds that disagree
With any notion of poetry
Chorus
I am not writing a song today (ooh-ooh)
Got better things to do anyway (ooh-ooh)
Could be watching paint dry instead
So I'm not writing a song... anyway
Got your message about making art
But my pencil's broken, and my mind won't start
Been staring at paper since yesterday
And that's why I'm not writing a song today
The coffee's cold, and the rain won't stop
My inspiration hit rock bottom, then it dropped
Chorus
I am not writing a song today (ooh-ooh)
Got better things to do anyway (ooh-ooh)
Could be cleaning out my garage instead
So I'm not writing a song today
Verse 2
The neighbors are loud with their lawn machine
My guitar strings need changing, if you know what I mean
The cat keeps walking across my desk
And that's precisely why I must protest
Against this whole creative exercise
Would rather count the clouds up in the skies
Chorus
I am not writing a song today (ooh-ooh)
Got better things to do anyway (ooh-ooh)
Could be reorganizing my bread
So I'm not writing a song today
Bridge
Wait a minute...
What are these words coming out?
What's this melody about?
Oh no, oh no, oh no...
Verse 3
You won't trick me into artistry
Won't fall for this productivity
My resistance is a work of art
And these words aren't coming from my heart
(They're not, they're not)
Just random sounds that disagree
With any notion of poetry
Chorus
I am not writing a song today (ooh-ooh)
Got better things to do anyway (ooh-ooh)
Could be watching paint dry instead
So I'm not writing a song... anyway