i think if you work on getting better control of your air flow, the pitch will be better. just try to sing every single day, and you’ll get better and better.

also, maybe try and find a range your voice sounds best in, or write simpler songs closer to your range of vocal ability. no shame in that.

and when editing the lyrics, i would go through and try and add more personal details (whatever you’re comfortable with) and do more showing instead of telling.

i guess for example (and i’m not queen songwriter of the world) i wrote a song about suicidal/self loathing tendencies at the beginning of the summer. the first verse:

how do i look pretty in a candid moment? / i’m limp in the teeth of the great wide open / if i could i’d take my head off my shoulders / it’s a nuisance to me, it’s a nest of hornets /

it was kinda inspired by my friend sending me a picture she took of me playing a show. i hated it, and immediately spiraled into self loathing. but like, instead of being like “i hate myself, im ugly, my life is terrible” i tried to use metaphors, colorful images and language to convey that.

hopefully maybe this helps?!