Page 87 - Song Maps - A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics - Simon Hawkins

Man,"Kisses for Me", which leaves the twist until the very last line) then obviously the Map reflects that. Commercial examples of using the Twist
Great examples of Twist include:
Country
"God's Will" by Martina McBride–a brilliant lyric written around a title that was begging to be written. V1 introduces the little boy with a smile on his face and braces on his legs ("God's Will" meaning 1). The Chorus sets up the title so sweetly ("searching for...God's Will"). V2 continues to develop the story, ending in little Will's prayers for everybody except for himself. V3 really nails the phrase twist, with the singer saying she found God's Will ("God's Will" meaning 2) on a note little Will had written: "Me and God love you." Sweet, touching and effective.
"Men and Mascara" by Julie Roberts–I love this song because it's not only clever, but the AABA song form and short Verses make it get right to the point. After some brilliantly thought-out images ("empty bottle of wine on the hardwood floor") and metaphors ("black rivers running down her face") the twist is repeated at the end of each Verse in the refrain: "men and mascara ALWAYS RUN." Fantastic.
Pop
"It's a Beautiful Day" by Michael Bublé–great example of a plot twist. V1 starts off telling us how he's been dumped by his girlfriend, then, just before the Chorus hits us with the twist in the plot: he's happy about it! ("When you said goodbye my whole world shines.") V2 goes on–elements of Tension/Response here–to tell us what his newfound freedom is like before the Outro summing up the whole idea ("Any day that you're gone away it's a beautiful day"). Not what we might have thought from either the title or the beginning of V1. But that's what happens in the Twist.
CCM
"Satisfied" by Ronnie Freeman–a beautiful song written with my friend and co-writer Tony Wood. V1 sets up the reasons for the singer to be satisfied ("each breath I breathe," "color the skies," "provide for my needs" etc.). The Chorus is half response, half declaration before twisting the title of the song along with a lovely double setup rhyme ("plea," "be") and prayer ("that You're satisfied with me"). Fabulous writing.
Southern Gospel
"Under Cross Examination" by Brian Free and Assurance–a song that totally commits to the Judgment Day metaphor and uses every Verse to support it until the very last line, "I rest my case." Brilliant. Here, writers Steve Marshall, Ed Stivers and Marty Funderburk delivered a work of SoGo genius.
Worship
"Above All" by Lenny Leblanc sung by Randy Travis, Michael W Smith, and others. Lovely writing for so many reasons, a classic worship song that gives us a beautiful phrase twist at the end of the Chorus. V1 and V2 sung as a double first Verse set the title up firmly to mean one thing–that God is above all things. The Chorus, which includes the lovely simile "Like a rose trampled on the ground" then nails the twist at the end: "you thought of me... ABOVE ALL." Big cheer for spectacular crafting from one of my favorite worship writers.
Musical
"For Good" from the musical Wicked–some of the best crafting of lyrics can be found in musicals because they have to move the plot forward. This is a lovely use of a phrase twist to nail a song's title as well as it