Two Horses

Several weeks ago, an old friend of Scott's from his childhood got back in touch with him. Long story short, we are now a trio of a composer, a poet, and a lyricist who can pick a melodic line out of anything. Scott's always composed, and I've written, but we needed that bridge, somehow. So the last few weeks have been a creative rush -- I've got so many things, "regular" poems and song lyrics, up in the air that I hardly know where north is. I'm just dipping my toe in this lyrics pond ... it seems to demand a slightly different emphasis than I would usually employ ... a little more tell, little less show. I've been immersing myself in lyricists I admire -- Adam Duritz & Natalie Merchant, among others, but I'm still trying to figure out the balance. Anybody else out there do some songsmithing on the side?