How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Method
Method is sexy. Method is boring. Method is the thing you do at 3 a.m. to avoid calling your ex. Method is the ritual, the rule set, th...
How to Write Lyrics About Storytelling
You want songs that feel like movies in three minutes. You want a lyric that drops a scene, a character, and a sting in the same breath...
How to Write Lyrics About Growth
You want a lyric that proves you changed without sounding like a self help pamphlet. You want lines that sting and land, not ones that ...
How to Write Lyrics About Volunteering
You want a song that makes people want to roll up their sleeves rather than roll their eyes. You want a chorus that people sing while h...
How to Write Lyrics About Poetry
You want to write a song that is about poetry without sounding like a MFA student at a party where no one wants to talk about meter. Yo...
How to Write Lyrics About Insecurity
You want your listeners to feel seen when they hear your song. You want lines that crack open and do not sound like advice from a self ...
How to Write Lyrics About Report
Yes, you can write a killer song about a report. Reports sound boring on paper. They sound like someone who ate a spreadsheet for break...
How to Write Lyrics About Farewell
You want the goodbye to land like a punch and then like a hug. A farewell lyric can make a room go quiet. It can make a listener speak ...
How to Write Lyrics About Tradition
Tradition is not a dusty museum prop. Tradition is a living, breathing set of rhythms, rituals, recipes, jokes, prayers, curse words, a...
How to Write Lyrics About Pause
Pause is a tiny honest saboteur. It sits in all the places songs avoid talking about. It is the breath you hold when someone says we ne...