Songwriting rhymes for decay
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Perfect rhymes for decay
Near rhymes for decay
Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.
- take
- make
- ain't
- face
- made
- same
- place
- break
- pain
- name
- wait
- change
- babe
- came
- days
- wake
- late
- hate
- game
- gave
- rain
- makes
- save
- afraid
- taste
- straight
- blame
- ways
- space
- shake
- takes
- awake
- waste
- faith
- shame
- safe
- fake
- changed
- brain
- chase
- fade
- insane
- played
- train
- mistakes
- weight
- strange
- mistake
- fame
- flame
- they'll
- great
- wave
- replace
- champagne
- state
- explain
- games
- case
- paid
- stayed
- always
- stage
- they've
- paint
- plane
- chain
- slave
- escape
- veins
- laid
- fate
- raise
- trade
- saved
- breaks
- flames
- waves
- saint
- embrace
- race
- brave
- grave
- grace
- plate
- shape
- phase
- they'd
- nails
- raised
- trace
- erase
- vain
- lane
- page
- sail
- aim
- plays
- pace
- tastes
Want to know what rhymes with decay?
Words pair up with other words to make poetic sense within your song
You'll need this if you're writing a love song, or maybe a party anthem or an motivational track
Whatever it is you need a rhyme for, we've got it covered.
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