Page 19 - Song Maps - A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics - Simon Hawkins

A 3D lyric would work as follows:
Verse 1 - Idea 1 Chorus - Title Verse 2 - Idea 2 Chorus 2 - Title Bridge - Idea 3 Chorus 3 - Title
So the ideas presented in each section (other than the Chorus) are DIFFERENT. They move the listener through a journey, they "recolor the Chorus" each time it is heard and cast a new view on it. There is a movement forward that has been crafted into the lyric as it unfolds and develops the plot of the song, starting with Idea 1 and ending with Idea 3. It is a 3D picture with depth, a perspective that is so vivid that the payoff is almost as in your face as it is in the singer's mouth. If that's not too gross.
How Song Maps help
Song Maps help you design your lyric to make sure it is written in 3D by assigning ideas to each section to move and develop your plot as the song progresses. As you'll see later, if you make Song Maps part of your writing workflow you will add 3D sparkle to all of your songs. And you will never want to go back to writing in 2D.