{"id":604,"date":"2018-04-16T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyricwell.com\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2024-11-16T20:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T01:56:27","slug":"write-songs-that-build-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/write-songs-that-build-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Write Songs That Build Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Political events over the past year+ in the U.S. have brought to light some vast differences in the way people think. Music has been a guiding force in politics and it still can be. The question is, should it be used to build walls or bridges?<\/p>\n<h2>The Great Divide<\/h2>\n<p>The great divide between you and me, it&#8217;s not as big as we think it is. The same thing goes for you and the person you hate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tyaEQEmt5ls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you have more in common than not<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you tell yourself how different we are, or how similar? The story you tell yourself changes the story you tell in your music.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sethgodin.typepad.com\/seths_blog\/2018\/03\/everyone-has-an-accent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyone has an accent<\/a>, even you.<\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of bridges crossing the few gaps between us. You can highlight the gaps, or you can show us a bridge. We might even walk across it and show you more empathy.<\/p>\n<p>There are times when it&#8217;s necessary to build a wall, but it&#8217;s probably less often than you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political events over the past year+ in the U.S. have brought to light some vast differences in the way people think. 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