How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Breakups
Breakup songs are emotional currency. They are how we process rage, sadness, relief, and the stupid things we did at 2 a.m. They are al...
How to Write Lyrics About Idealism
You want a song that makes people believe something again. You want lines that feel brave without feeling naive. You want imagery that ...
How to Write Lyrics About Armistice
You want to write a song about armistice that matters. It should feel like history and a personal story at once. It should hold grief a...
How to Write Lyrics About Inequality
You want to write about injustice without sounding like a lecture from your high school civics teacher. Good. No one wants that. You wa...
How to Write Lyrics About Realism
You want lyrics that feel true to life and not like a movie script someone wrote after one espresso. You want lines that make listeners...
How to Write Lyrics About Recovery
You want to write recovery lyrics that feel true and not performative. You want lines that are raw but not self indulgent. You want a c...
How to Write Lyrics About Atmosphere
Want your lyrics to feel like a mood you can smell? You want people to close their eyes and be in the room you built with words. You wa...
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 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 Integrity
Integrity is not a sermon. Integrity is a scene you can smell. Songs about integrity do not have to sound like a lecture or a virtue po...