As You Can Imagine

Hey, I like the challenge they threw at you as an exercise to write a song, and hopefully think beyond the box.  I personally think the term "as you can imagine" is very common and will be written by most of the people as the first meaning they are used to hearing it; or saying it.

A lot of writers will try to use a common term (or cliche) and say it different for a different effect or new catchy phrase.  I understand you can't do that because they want you to use that specific term.  So what if you wrote it to mean something all together different.

Instead of the dad saying "as you can imagine" so the listener thinks he is speaking to them.

He is speaking to his little girl and referring to her imagination when he says "as you can imagine".  Meaning her always pretending and imagining her future.

Of course you would have to re-write your verses so she is still a little girl and imagining the day she will drive, date a boy, and get married.  That wouldn't be difficult to do; it would just depend if you wanted to mess with it or not.  Of course the other determining factor would be if you liked the direction I suggested.  If not; that is fine.  

I messed around with your chorus a little to show you how my idea could work.  You are welcome to use it for free, name your 1st born after me;  or tell me to butt out.  Ha!!!

As you can imagine  


Anyway, can you see how the entire meaning of the phrase has changed???   

Doesn't make it good but it makes it different.  Ha!!!

OD

A couple of other points I would like to bring to your attention for future (worthless) information.  When you are not writing with an artist that will be performing the song, it is best to make it 3rd person (not 1st person) so the artist sings and narrates the story in 3rd person which will remove him/her from being the character in the song.  Most artist's may not connect or relate to the character in the song but they may not mind telling the story in the 3rd person.  

Also; the hook, in this case "As You Can Imagine" is almost always the last line of the chorus.  It can be used as the first line and repeated in the last line; but the hook is almost always the last line (and usually the title of the song).

Good luck with it.  

OD