BTS Writing Process: The Only Thing You Love (Patreon)

Betcha didn't think there was more for this song, but you were WRONG! 🥳

There is so much that goes into writing a song that doesn't get recorded as a voice memo or a video or any kind. And it's arguably the most interesting part 💁‍♀️

It's the parts that I'm extra uncertain about and haven't landed on anything solid yet. All the deliberation over this line or that. Especially when I haven't solidified the melody yet!

As you well know by now, when I first started writing this song, all I had was the last line of the chorus. So putting pieces together was a very interesting and difficult time in this particular case.

In the past couple years, more of my song-writing has started happening when I'm out and about and don't have my song writing book, so more of it ends up in my phone's notepad. Also, sometimes I put it in the notepad so I don't worry about "wasting space" in the song writing notebook...which is silly and completely misses the point of the book, but...whatever, who asked you 😅🙈

ANYWAY... that means it's actually easier to share with you here 💁‍♀️

Fun Fact: The third paragraph here is actually the first thing I wrote after the last line of the chorus - and it didn't even make it into the song. I am glad that's where I started though, because it really helped me set the tone for what I wanted the song to say. Truly one of those ✨trust the process✨ situations. And also, you know, "remember it's okay to cut out parts that don't work for the song" 😅

Also, as I mentioned previously, I did in fact do a Google search for the poisonous flowers, and originally had chosen something else entirely! But I figured lily of the valley was more well known, and honestly it ended up being easier to work into the song.

ALSO, the verses and the majority of the chorus didn't have a melody until they were completely done! 🤯

Anyway... Not every line is a keeper, but they all serve a purpose in producing the final product!