How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Fairy tales
You want lyric magic that feels like childhood myth and late night drama at once. You want lines that smell of old books and of instant...
How to Write Lyrics About Advocacy
You want a song that means something and makes people move. You want lines that sting, a chorus people can chant at a rally, and a voic...
How to Write Lyrics About Heroes
You want a song that makes someone want to stand on a chair and cry while throwing their fist in the air. You want a chorus that can be...
How to Write Lyrics About Meter
Meter is the secret skeleton of every song. It is the invisible pulse that makes a line feel like it fits or like it fell asleep on the...
How to Write Lyrics About Opponents
You want to clap back with style not chaos. Whether you are writing a hard rap diss or a sly pop subliminal, the goal is to land clean ...
How to Write Lyrics About Rural life
You want songs that smell like diesel, sweat, and sweet tea without sounding cheesy. You want lines that make a listener from a town of...
How to Write Lyrics About Mood
You want your song to feel like a room. Not just a collection of lines and chords. You want the listener to enter a place that smells a...
How to Write Lyrics About Rest
You want to write a song that makes people want to close their eyes without dozing off during the chorus. You do not want to write a lu...
How to Write Lyrics About Allies
Want to write a song that thanks the person who stood in a doorway with you when the world screamed? Good. Songs about allies can feel ...
How to Write Lyrics About Fear
Fear is a song waiting to be written. It is loud, it is small, it smells like burnt toast at three a.m., and it makes your hands shake ...