Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
I sit down with my friend and songwriting therapist Ross King to try and find out why I can't seem to write words for my songs after a decade of composing mostly instrumental music for production music libraries.
Ross has developed Tools (Not Rules), a course that will teach you how to finish more songs and become a more confident songwriter.
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I sit down with my friend and songwriting therapist Ross King to try and find out why I can't seem to write words for my songs after a decade of composing mostly instrumental music for production music libraries.
Ross has developed Tools (Not Rules), a course that will teach you how to finish more songs and become a more confident songwriter.
Click the link below for a 25% DISCOUNT!
rosskingmusic.com/meyer25
Watch more | Why I Make A Video Every Week
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwU2LiiGXcf9QgT9YwpCAErgcvjcTp2JB
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![Writing A Simple, Timeless & Human Track
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It can be weirdly demoralizing to hear a finished song that sounds perfect… and then sit down in your own room and think, “I could never do that.”
But the truth is: that song wasn’t finished before it started.
In this video, I’m writing a new track from scratch with Motel 6 “We’ll Leave the Light On For You” vibes — wide-open middle America, emotionally neutral, plainspoken… not happy or sad, just human.
I’m building the track using instruments I haven’t touched in a while (mandolin + dobro), chasing simplicity and feel, and treating the “imperfections” as part of the point. I also put Hunter Rogerson’s Hearth & Hollow Folk Accordion to a real test for the first time — and it sounds ridiculous in the best way.
And yes… I used Soft Drums (my quiet brush drum library) because this is exactly why I made it: gentle, not jazzy, and still felt when you mute it. Writing A Simple, Timeless & Human Track](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f288GfjyG9I/mqdefault.jpg)
