Recording before writing lyrics?

Brooks:

Hey Mike,
Have you guys been recording the tracks before you write the lyrics at all?

The reason I ask is because I noticed that a lot of the singing corresponds with the music, phrasing wise.

So, if you record the music before you even construct the lyrics, you would have to write the lyrics with the musical phrasing in mind, which could be difficult, to keep the message alive while forcing it all to work together.

Hope you had a clue to what I am trying to say

Thanks man... now get back to work!!

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Hi Brooks,
Yes that is the way our music is always written and recorded....
When the 4 of us write and record the music, we write it with the arrangement and placement of the lyrics already worked out. (and usually JP or myself will already have some melodies and possible lyrics mapped out)

We then record the whole song and the lyrics and vocals come later in the process...

In the case of the music for SFAM, the entire album was written, recorded and finished before we even started the lyrics...

MP