Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write a Song About Ancient Civilizations
You want a song that feels epic and also relatable enough to go viral on your playlist. Maybe you want to write about pyramids, gods, l...
Pop Songwriting Template
You want a song that lands on first listen and haunts days later. You want a chorus people text to friends. You want verses that add di...
Mbalax Songwriting Advice
You want a Mbalax song that makes bodies move and minds remember the line they just sang out loud at 2 a.m. Good. You are in the right ...
How to Write Urban Contemporary Gospel Songs
You want gospel songs that hit the soul and the playlist. You want a hook that people hum at the barber shop and a lyric that pastors c...
How to Write Free Tekno Lyrics
You want vocals that make a sound system sweat. You want phrases people can scream at three in the morning while the LED fog eats their...
Gothic Metal Songwriting Advice
You want songs that sound like a cathedral burned down and then rebuilt as a club that only ghosts can get into. You want riffs that sm...
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...
How to Write Lyrics About Electronic Music
You love electronic music and you want lyrics that feel like they belong on the track. You want words that ride the groove, survive hea...
How to Write Lyrics About Surrender
Surrender is messy and poetic at the same time. It can be the slow unclenching after a long fight. It can be the quiet handwave that si...
How to Write Lyrics About Skydiving
You want a lyric that feels like stepping out of a plane. You want listeners to taste wind in their mouths, to feel their stomachs drop...