How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Healing
You want a song that does more than sound nice. You want a lyric that stitches meaning back into someone who felt ripped. You want word...
How to Write Lyrics About Urban life
You want lyrics that smell like subway air and feel like a neon bruise. You want lines that make someone nod, laugh, and maybe text the...
How to Write Lyrics About Change
You want a song about change that does not sound like a motivational poster read by a robot. You want lines that make people nod like t...
How to Write Lyrics About Foolishness
You want a song that makes people laugh and then feel something gnaw at the back of their throat. You want lines that read like a drunk...
How to Write Lyrics About Literature
You love books and you want songs that sound like they read your diary. Good news. Literature is an unlimited buffet of emotion, detail...
How to Write Lyrics About Begin
You want a song that nails what it feels like to start something. Maybe it is the awkward first day, the delicious first kiss, the sobe...
How to Write Lyrics About Deception
Deception is the perfect songwriting subject. It is messy, juicy, and dramatic. It lets you play with truth and lies, with what is said...
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 Engagement
You want a song that makes someone say yes before the ring comes out. You want lines that feel like a private joke only the two of you ...
How to Write Lyrics About Forests
Forests are big, weird, and excellent metaphors. They are also full of sensory details that make lyrics feel real without sounding like...