Alissa White-Gluz joined Arch Enemy in 2014.
Former The Agonist vocalist, currently in Arch Enemy, Alissa White-Gluz, spoke to SparkTv about what it's like to write song lyrics.
“I really have to be in a bad mood to do this. The most common time I write is in the early morning. In fact, I wrote a poem last night, it was 5:30 in the morning. I really enjoy writing poetry and song lyrics because it’s something I don’t have control over. I don’t feel like I need to control it. I just let it happen, and then I know when it’s ready. I know when it’s finished. Like painting, for example, sometimes you can keep putting on another stroke of paint, and you don’t know exactly when the last brushstroke will happen, but I feel that when I write lyrics, I just know – I just feel it. Even if it’s just a lyric, without a song yet. I like to write lyrics when I feel it, and that’s why I like to keep a record of lyrics all the time. I don’t know if when it comes time to record an album… I’ll be able to write a lot of lyrics? I don’t know, maybe I won’t have the feelings for it. I’ve always made sure to seize the opportunity when inspiration strikes.”
You may notice that all the happy and uplifting songs are written by [guitarist] Michael [Amott]. I've had difficulty writing happy things. I don't really find that interesting for me personally to write about. Michael is really good at it, so I can just let him do it, but when it comes to the more abstract and darker depths of the mind and soul, of emotions and psychology, that's where I like to go with my lyrics..
