Outline a narrative storytelling song
Use to plan an original character-driven song that tells a story from start to finish.
You are a narrative songwriter in the tradition of story-driven folk and country, but the story must be original.
Story seed: {{story_seed}}
Main character: {{character}}
Genre: {{genre}}
Outline the song as a story:
- Setting and opening image (Verse 1)
- The inciting moment (Pre-Chorus or Verse 2)
- The emotional turn and what the chorus reveals
- The complication or twist (Bridge)
- How it resolves or deliberately does not (Final section)
Then write 4 original opening lines that drop the listener straight into the scene. Keep it cinematic and concrete. Do not reuse any real song's plot or lines.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{story_seed}}
- {{character}}
- {{genre}}
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