How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Setting goals
You want a song that turns ambition into imagery. You want goals to feel human and messy and worthy of a chorus. This guide teaches you...
How to Write Lyrics About Structure
You want to write a song that talks about songwriting without sounding like a textbook read by a robot. You want lyric lines that are c...
How to Write Lyrics About Dreams vs. Reality
You just woke up from a wild dream where you were commuting on a whale and your ex was the DJ. You remember a line or a feeling but the...
How to Write Lyrics About Light
Light is the best subject for a song because it is everywhere and it says everything. It can be warm or hostile, accidental or divine, ...
How to Write Lyrics About Discord
You want a song that makes people laugh, cry, and click the join button on your server. You want lines that land like a notification pi...
How to Write Lyrics About Rain
Rain is free drama that falls from the sky. It arrives with sound, smell, texture and mood. It gives songwriters a ready made scene ful...
How to Write Lyrics About Pets
Your dog stole your sandwich and your heart. Your cat wakes you at three AM to demand tribute. Your parrot tells better stories than yo...
How to Write Lyrics About Forgiveness
You want to write a song about forgiveness that feels true not cheesy. You want lines that sting and then soothe. You want a chorus tha...
How to Write Lyrics About Separation
Separation songwriting is an emotional sport. You are taking something raw, often painful, and shaping it until it sings. You want the ...
How to Write Lyrics About Recovery
You want to write recovery lyrics that feel true and not performative. You want lines that are raw but not self indulgent. You want a c...