I generally gravitate to the music first before the lyrics. But as a writer, I still marvel at well-spun verses and choruses. This month, I’m joining the music Twitter community in #SeptSongLyricChallenge

Day 16

Penned by George Harrison, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is one of my favorite Beatles songs. Melodic, but strewn with unexpected chord progressions and a descending bass line. Harrison is on the Hammond organ and Lennon is joined by Eric Clapton on guitar, which adds a muscular sound to the original studio track. But the greatest thing about the song are the words. A song of universal love, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is ridden with words that seem to exude misery and hope simultaneously. Lyrically, it is one of The Beatles’ finest. It’s a shame Harrison didn’t contribute more to their catalog.

“I don't know how you were diverted. You were perverted too. I don't know how you were inverted. No one alerted you.”