Posts by Toni Mercia
Black Metal Songwriting Advice
You want songs that feel like cold wind under a blood moon. You want riffs that scrape the back of the listener's skull. You want vocal...
How to Write Lyrics About Followership
You want a lyric that captures loyalty, crowd energy, obsession, or the weird power play of followers and leaders. Maybe you want a sta...
Tips To Write Song Lyrics
If your lyrics read like a Hallmark card left in a laundromat, we need to talk. You want lines that make people smile without groaning....
How to Write Alternative Dance Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people jump, sway, scream, and remember a line long after the bass drops. Alternative dance lives where indie...
How to Write Noise Music Lyrics
Want your lyrics to be a wrecking ball or a haunted fax machine? Noise music throws the rulebook into a bonfire and listens to the embe...
How to Write a Song About End Of The World
You want a song that feels like the sky is both collapsing and opening up at the same time. You want lyrics that are cinematic but huma...
How to Write Ojapiano Lyrics
Ojapiano is the vibe. You bring the words. If you want lyrics that sit on a chilled log drum while the crowd claps their phones like ch...
How to Write Lyrics About Presentation
You want a song about showing up and being seen that actually lands. Whether you are writing about the terror of handing in a slideshow...
How to Write Electronic Body Music (Ebm) Lyrics
Welcome to the sweatbox. Electronic Body Music, or EBM, is the sound of taut synths, chest-thumping beats, and human voices turned into...
How to Write Lyrics About Activity
You want motion that sings. You want lines that make a listener see a skateboard kickflip, feel a kettle boil, or smell a barbecue with...