How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Reality
Write lyrics that feel like a friend telling a story, not like a motivational poster with autotune. If your songs are supposed to refle...
How to Write Lyrics About Injustice
You want a lyric that packs a punch and does not sound like a lecture. You want lines people repeat at a rally and whisper at 2 a.m. Yo...
How to Write Lyrics About Rivers
Rivers are perfect songwriting candy. They are water and motion and memory and the messy history of everything that ever floated past. ...
How to Write Lyrics About Opinion
You have an opinion. Now make it sing. Whether your view is petty, righteous, ridiculous, or brilliant, a lyric can carry it into a cho...
How to Write Lyrics About Magic
You want to write a song about magic that does not sound like a middle school Dungeons and Dragons fanfic read aloud by a fortune cooki...
How to Write Lyrics About Rhyme
Rhyme is not a party trick. Rhyme is a tiny engine that powers memory, emotion, and rhythm. Use it poorly and your listener will scroll...
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 Faith
You want a song that says something true about faith without sounding like a sermon, a sales pitch, or a Pinterest quote that fell into...
How to Write Lyrics About Desire
You want the ache to feel real on the first listen. Desire in lyrics is a flashlight that reveals tiny, intimate details and hides the ...
How to Write Lyrics About Confidence
You want lyrics that hit like a mic drop and also land like a friend saying you got this. Confidence songs can be huge stadium anthems ...