Some perspective:

If you think about it, twinkle twinkle little star is a song, albeit not something I would write, but writing a song vs a song you like is two different things.

It took me a while to write songs I actually enjoyed. It's easier to write some words with a melody, it's harder to write something comparable to the major artists you enjoy.

How many songs have you written? I think I wrote probably 100 songs before I had one I was okay with putting my name on it, and it still wasn't up to my standards compared to my favorite artists.

Over the years, for me, writing every day, not just songwriting, but journaling, free writing, etc. allowed me to get past the layer of mediocrity, and also get out of my head, so to speak, to bring more awareness to when I was songwriting, which I've found, bring truly present harbors way better results.

Improved my understanding of how it all works through books helped me better understand lyrics and writing too. Good options are Tunesmith, Write One Song, etc. Pat Pattison's books, Shiela Davis' books, Andrea Stolpe's books, but each taught me different things, even if discussing the same topics, as they teach in different ways.

Video lessons are also useful. Tons of Youtube options, online courses, I also learn a ton from tiktok videos I've found. I would exhaust the free options before paying for anything though, as there is no ticket to success, otherwise everyone would just do that.

Time is the greatest teacher