Let’s discuss how punchlines should be handled.
When Punchlines Should Be Simple, Complex, and Layered
Punchlines should match the rhythm of the song’s beat. Same as with syllables, and how development works with learning words. The goal should be to match your existing materials. Whatever work is being offset should eventually get matched with your lyrics in this case.
Matching the rhythm of a song with your lyrics
Matching the rhythm of a song with your lyrics determines the punchlines that end up making the cut with the songs made. It might not be the most popular answer, but some regions have overtly simpler ways to speak. That influences how simple and even complex we perceive lyrics to be.
Personal Thoughts
If you think about how there’s beat switches and different nuances in the song you’re working with, there’s opportunity in that. It’s giving you a chance to explore new flows. You’re gonna find that most of what is shared knowledge wise is merely an opinion when discussing how intelligent it sounds or not. That same notion should be applied to deciding simple, complex, and layered punchlines. You can’t get in your own way when composing because you’re not 100% sure that your audience is tuned in to where you’re at intellectually. That should be why you’re choosing to share eventually. That’s me sharing my line of thought artistically.
