Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Bridge
If the chorus is the billboard and the verse is the backstory, the bridge is the plot twist with a tattoo and a better haircut. It is t...
How to Write Sufi Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like prayer and a punch at the same time. You want words that can make someone cry on a rooftop and then slam...
How to Write Gospel Music Lyrics
You want words that make people stand up, cry, laugh, and sing along in a single chorus. Gospel music lives at the intersection of test...
How to Write Lyrics About Healing
You want a song that does more than sound nice. You want a lyric that stitches meaning back into someone who felt ripped. You want word...
How to Write Pop Soul Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people feel something while still sounding like a song they can hum in the shower. Pop Soul lives between the...
Lyric Editing Checklist: Clarity Imagery Cadence for Songwriters
You wrote something messy that felt true at 3 AM. Now make it sing at 3 PM. This guide is an angry friend with a red pen. It will show ...
Electro House Songwriting Advice
You want your track to hit like a fist to the chest and also haunt the listener when they try to sleep. Electro house is the genre that...
How to Write Blog House Songs
Want a song that bloggers rave about and friends play on repeat at late nights? Blog house occupies that sweet spot between indie heart...
How to Write Highlife Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people sway, grin, clap, and sing along at the exact moment the maracas hit. You want lines that smell like j...
Power Metal Songwriting Advice
You want songs that feel like castles collapsing into fireworks. You want riffs that gallop like a cavalry charge. You want choruses th...