How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Deserts
You want desert lyrics that feel sunburned and true. You want lines that taste like grit in the teeth and breath that sounds hot and sm...
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...
How to Write Lyrics About Past vs. Future
You want a song that feels like time in music. One ear hears yesterday and the other hears tomorrow. You want imagery that makes the pa...
How to Write Lyrics About Empowerment
You want lyrics that make people stand taller in their kitchen at three a.m. You want lines that get texted to a friend, posted to a st...
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 ...
How to Write Lyrics About Pessimism
You want lines that sting and make people laugh at themselves while they cry a little. Pessimism in lyrics can read as clever, resigned...
How to Write Lyrics About Bridge
If the chorus is the billboard and the verse is the backstory, the bridge is the plot twist with a tattoo and a better haircut. It is t...
How to Write Lyrics About Dispute
Arguments make great songs. They are raw, charged, and full of obvious detail. They give you verbs, objects, and a clear emotional prom...
How to Write Lyrics About Position
Position is one of those tiny words with a giant emotional footprint. You can sing about where a body is in a room, where someone sits ...
How to Write Lyrics About Nonconformity
You want songs that punch through the noise. You want lines that make people nod, laugh, and maybe spit coffee on their boss. Nonconfor...