How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Fairy tales
You want lyric magic that feels like childhood myth and late night drama at once. You want lines that smell of old books and of instant...
How to Write Lyrics About Belief
You want lyrics that make people feel less alone in what they believe in. Whether you are writing about faith, self belief, political c...
How to Write Lyrics About Wholeness
Wholeness is not a trophy you win. It is a messy, confusing, occasionally glorious apartment you learn to live in. If your songs want t...
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 Destruction
You want a lyric that smells like ash and still hums with humanity. Whether you mean a city falling apart, a relationship burning up, o...
How to Write Lyrics About Chronicle
You want a song that reads like a small book and hits like a memory punch. You want lines that make listeners feel like they are flippi...
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 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 Description
Want your songs to paint movies inside a listener brain? You want lines that make people nod and text their friends the hook the second...
How to Write Lyrics About Intelligence
Want to rap about smarts without sounding like a TED talk or a smug encyclopedia? Good. Intelligence is a juicy topic for songwriting. ...