How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Peace
You want a song about peace that does not sound like a pamphlet from 1972. You want lines that land like a warm blanket not like a lect...
How to Write Lyrics About Duty
Duty is not a nice word. Duty is an obligation with attitude. It can feel noble, boring, crushing, heroic, petty, or quietly catastroph...
How to Write Lyrics About Adversaries
You want to roast someone with art not start a legal thriller. You want lines that sting and a chorus that people sing in the shower wh...
How to Write Lyrics About Creation
You want a song that feels like light flipping on in a dark room. Creation is huge and loud and full of metaphor and also full of clich...
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 Realization
You want that gut punch moment in your song to feel true. You want the listener to tilt their head, check their phone, and text a frien...
How to Write Lyrics About Intimacy
You want your song to feel like a private text someone reads in a dim room and then presses replay until the battery dies. Intimacy in ...
How to Write Lyrics About Compassion
You want a song that makes people feel seen and less alone without sounding like a fortune cookie or a sermon. Compassion is tricky to ...
How to Write Lyrics About Universe
You want cosmic lyrics that feel profound and not like a horoscope from a sugar coated fortune cookie. You want stars that actually mea...
How to Write Lyrics About Philanthropy
You want to write a song that moves wallets and souls without sounding like a charity ad read by a robot. You want people to cry in the...