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Try changing your perspective
Look at a song as a story...
I like that more organic approach to it... some people can just lay down a bridge... add a verse.. maybe a chorus last... many people like to always start with a chorus...
With me... I like the start to finish approach.... I feel like a song has to make sense... And so My main goal is to get each part to flow into the next in terms of emphasizing your point... I ask myself what I wanna say in the beginning... do I want to compound my point throughout the song... maybe my mood even changes after the first chorus... always ask what you're trying to say with the song.. and then how does each part fit into that.... Even try creating an outline that might go like this:
For Verse 1 Singer starts bitter and cynical.... Previous circumstances have the singer jaded...
as the verse goes on, intensity builds....
by the chorus the singer is angry... controlled... but angry nonetheless
By end of chorus singer realizes anger wont help so starts second verse more controlled... gains more composure... matures somewhat... understand the situation better... by the second chorus the singer accepts the situation as unchangeable and inevitable... the bridge comes and the singer feels a resurgence of the anger... but comes to terms with everything... including the anger.....
Now thats not any real song... but you get the idea.... If your song is a story.. or you're making a point or you're portraying an emotion.. then decide how it should progress... and then let it musically transistion from part to part in a manner that emphasizes your point as well... i.e. fastervocal cadence to show excitement... syncopated vocal rythms can help show frustration.... etc....
Try creating a back story for the people in your song... if its a woman singing to a man... what happened leading up to this moment.. did they just meet? or have they been together for a while.... Is it from your point of view? By defining characters... you can get a more realistic feel for what that person would say... as opposed to just random lines that rhyme....
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