How to write a QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE song

Writing a QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Song | One Man Bands Episode 6

Hello one and all! We're heading back to the Stone Age for a deep dive into the writing habits of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE! We're specifically focusing on Songs For The Deaf this week but I may come back and try another album in the future!

If you want to skip straight to the song it is at 22:40

On Monday I covered the QOTSA track GO WITH THE FLOW which you can watch here -    • QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - GO WITH THE...  

The video with Eric Valentine on the Songs For The Deaf recording process -    • Eric Valentine's Electric Guitars — Q...  

Josh Homme showing off his crazy blues scale -    • Видео  

Following up the Ghost song was a tall order but I'm so over the moon with how this song came out, QOTSA are all the inspiration one needs for a big tune!

BITE DOWN - LYRICS

T-t-t-take me back to terrible things
'Cos deprecation is fly and your insults give me wings
I've learned to shout loud and whisper much louder
I don't need aligning stars all teaching me how to kick out
Shake it up
Kick out
Shake it up

Hold your finger
Think much deeper

A balding Rapunzel
A piece of the puzzle
Told to pipe down
Pipe down and walk away
Asleep in the rubble
Alive to cause trouble
So honey bite down
Bite down and rearrange

A self-anointed preacher
Your life is a frame that's prettier than the picture
Kick out
Change it up
Kick out
Change it up

Hold your finger
Think much deeper

A balding Rapunzel
A piece of the puzzle
Told to pipe down
Pipe down and walk away
Asleep in the rubble
Alive to cause trouble
So honey bite down
Bite down and rearrange

Try to frame your limitations well
Your tongue needs to be tied
You'll never know 'til you try

Are you a piece of the puzzle?

Try to frame your limitations well
Your tongue needs to be tied
You'll never know 'til you try

Are you a piece of the puzzle?

A balding Rapunzel
A piece of the puzzle
So baby bite down
Bite down and walk away


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