Write complete, emotionally resonant song lyrics with detailed structural annotations and embedded production notes for AI music generation.
Overview
This skill provides comprehensive lyric writing capabilities optimized for text-to-music AI platforms. It encompasses structural design, emotional mapping, hook development, and the embedding of production directions within the lyrics themselves.
Capabilities
Structural Composition
- Write complete verse-chorus-bridge structures
- Design pre-choruses and post-choruses
- Create intros, outros, and instrumental breaks
- Develop song sections with appropriate line counts
- Balance repetition and variation
Production Annotations
- Embed delivery directions:
[whispered],[spoken word],[belt] - Include dynamics:
[building],[soft],[crescendo],[fade] - Add vocal techniques:
[falsetto],[raspy],[breathy] - Note harmonies and layers:
[harmony],[double-tracked] - Mark ad-lib sections:
[ad-lib],[improvise]
Emotional Mapping
- Design emotional arcs within songs
- Create tension and release patterns
- Build to climactic moments
- Craft vulnerable, intimate sections
- Balance intensity throughout
Hook Development
- Create memorable chorus hooks
- Design catchy phrase patterns
- Develop callback lines and motifs
- Craft earworm melodies through syllabics
Voice Consistency
- Maintain artist persona throughout
- Match lyrical style to genre
- Keep thematic coherence
- Preserve character voice
Usage Guidelines
Annotation Standards
[Verse 1]
Opening lines that set the scene
[building] Lines that increase in intensity
[whispered] Intimate, soft delivery here
[Pre-Chorus]
[spoken word] Transition moment
Building tension toward chorus
[Chorus]
[belt] Main hook with power
Memorable, repeatable lines
[harmony] Layered vocal moment
[Bridge]
[falsetto] Vulnerable high notes
[raw] Emotionally exposed delivery
[Outro]
[fade] Final fading lines...
Quality Checklist
- Clear structural markers for all sections
- Production notes embedded where needed
- Emotional arc mapped and intentional
- Hooks are memorable and repeatable
- Voice matches artist persona
- Syllable counts support melodic flow
- Rhyme scheme is intentional (tight or loose)
Integration Points
Related Skills
- SK-MAC-002 (style-specification) - Musical context for lyrics
- SK-MAC-004 (persona-development) - Voice and character
- SK-MAC-005 (album-conceptualization) - Thematic alignment
Related Agents
- AG-MAC-001 (lyricist-agent) - Primary executor
- AG-MAC-005 (album-curator-agent) - Thematic guidance
Output Format
# [Song Title]
**Artist**: [Artist Name]
**Album**: [Album Name]
**Track**: [Number]
## Lyrics
[Intro]
...
[Verse 1]
...
[Chorus]
...
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## Production Notes
- Key emotional moments: ...
- Dynamic range: ...
- Special directions: ...
References
- Song structure theory and common forms
- AI music platform annotation best practices
- Emotional songwriting techniques