Since we are talking about songwriting, titles, and content, I have an observation I'd like to address. I used to belong to NSAI and went to the meetings. One night, we had a discussion of "why do you write". The answers were all something like; "Because I just have to say this", or, "I get these ideas an just have to write them", "Because I just have to". Not ONE answer included trying to talk to the public. Every answer was about what [I ] want. I'm not guiltless here either. But, until a writer starts trying to write for everyone else, the songs are probably not going to appeal to anyone else either.
The other writer's style that really gets on my nerves is the non specific, unclear, style. This is the style where the writer likes to use a lot of metaphors, and/or skirt around the message. When you point out that you're not sure what the song is about, the response is always something like, "That's the beauty of [my] song. I left it open to interpretation so you can interpret it however you like." When you get that answer, there is noting you can say to make them understand.
phil g.