After doing more research, it does seem like intelligence tends to be linked with depression- fascinating, but not ultimately helpful. I agree that darkness can be a source of inspiration (I always find people who write about happy subjects are suspect anyway ;)
I have some fragments bouncing around- hopefully it’ll be a complete poem before the school year starts. I’m trying not to pressure the muse 🤷🏻♀️
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I basically gave up most of my songwriting because it always came from that dark place and I didn't want to go there anymore. I think it was a good compromise for me. I still get inspiration to write, but a lot of that is parody material, not that that's a bad thing. At least that doesn't require the dive into the darkness...
The “dive into the darkness” is a good way to put it. I think at the end of the day we have to balance our mental health with the need for material.
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