How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Beat
So you have a beat and a little panic in your chest. Good. That is the creative engine. Whether the beat is two minutes of lo fi coffee...
How to Write Lyrics About Monologue
You want the kind of lyric that makes a listener whisper the line to a stranger on the subway. You want an interior voice that reads li...
How to Write Lyrics About Learning
Learning is messy, funny, embarrassing, and often the best fuel for a song. Whether you are writing about learning a new chord, learnin...
How to Write Lyrics About Control
Control is the human condition served with a ridiculous topping of ego. Some people want it. Some people lose it. Most of us pretend to...
How to Write Lyrics About Motion
Motion is a storytelling cheat code. A moving thing makes a picture. A moving person carries desire. Motion gives your lyric a spine an...
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 Awareness
You want a lyric that wakes people up without lecturing them. You want honesty that lands like a hand on the shoulder rather than a meg...
How to Write Lyrics About Unmaking
Unmaking is a mood and a ritual. It is the slow ruin of a thing you once loved and the tiny brave acts that follow. It can be a breakup...
How to Write Lyrics About Anxiety
You want to put anxiety into words without sounding like a therapy brochure or a sad diary entry. You want lines that land like gut pun...
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 ...