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{{w|Word painting}} is the musical technique of composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song's lyrics.

This page is a gallery of word painting lyrics for [[xenharmonic]] songs.

It also includes a section for songs that use other esoteric theory (e.g. [[xenrhythmic]], or using rare scales or [[timbre]]s).

It also includes a section for songs that use other esoteric theory (e.g. [https://xenrhythmic.fandom.com/wiki/The_Xenrhythm_Wikia xenrhythmic], or using rare scales or [[timbre]]s).

Add examples that occur in actual scores or recordings in the "real world examples" sections.

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=== Hypothetical ===

; "I ~~know~~ I'm ~~spiralling~~, ~~not going anywhere~~."

; "The time dies, I'm caught in a spiral."

; "More of the same, but it’s never the same."

; "The clock strikes, I'm caught in a spiral."

; "Pointing the blame, I keep on pointing the blame."

* Author: [[Budjarn Lambeth]] (2025)

* Context: Would be used while the chords or melody follow the nodes of a [[spiral chart]]

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=== Hypothetical ===

; "The world around me looks like home but I can't find my feet. The devil came to lock me in and threw away the key."

; "The world around me looks like home but I can't find my feet."

; "The devil came to lock me in and threw away the key."

; "A thousand miles of paradise is half a step ahead."

; "Pulled in six directions I stay locked in here instead."

* Author: [[Budjarn Lambeth]] (2025)

* Context: Would be used for a song or section tuned to the Locrian mode of a [[5L 2s]] scale.

* Explanation: "Looks like home" references the familar diatonic [[MOS]] shape, "can't find my feet" and "threw away the key" reference the way it is hard to maintain a tonal center in Locrian. "Lock me in" is a play on the word "Locrian".

=== Real world examples ===

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+{{Editable user page|Make any edits you wish.}}
 {{w|Word painting}} is the musical technique of composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song's lyrics.
 This page is a gallery of word painting lyrics for [[xenharmonic]] songs.
-It also includes a section for songs that use other esoteric theory (e.g. [[xenrhythmic]], or using rare scales or [[timbre]]s).
+It also includes a section for songs that use other esoteric theory (e.g. [https://xenrhythmic.fandom.com/wiki/The_Xenrhythm_Wikia xenrhythmic], or using rare scales or [[timbre]]s).
 Add examples that occur in actual scores or recordings in the "real world examples" sections.
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 === Hypothetical ===
-; "I know I'm spiralling, not going anywhere."
+; "The time dies, I'm caught in a spiral."
+; "More of the same, but it’s never the same."
+; "The clock strikes, I'm caught in a spiral."
+; "Pointing the blame, I keep on pointing the blame."
 * Author: [[Budjarn Lambeth]] (2025)
 * Context: Would be used while the chords or melody follow the nodes of a [[spiral chart]]
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 === Hypothetical ===
-; "The world around me looks like home but I can't find my feet. The devil came to lock me in and threw away the key."
+; "The world around me looks like home but I can't find my feet."
+; "The devil came to lock me in and threw away the key."
+; "A thousand miles of paradise is half a step ahead."
+; "Pulled in six directions I stay locked in here instead."
 * Author: [[Budjarn Lambeth]] (2025)
 * Context: Would be used for a song or section tuned to the Locrian mode of a [[5L 2s]] scale.
-* Explanation: "Looks like home" references the familar diatonic [[MOS]] shape, "can't find my feet" and "threw away the key" reference the way it is hard to maintain a tonal center in Locrian. "Lock me in" is a play on the word "Locrian".
 === Real world examples ===