How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Impatience
You are boiling on the inside and your song needs to bottle that heat. Impatience is that jittery electric feeling when life moves like...
How to Write Lyrics About Chorus
You want a chorus that people know two seconds after they hear it. You want a line that becomes a text quote, a tattoo idea, and that o...
How to Write Lyrics About Resilience
You want lyrics that hit like a high five to the soul. Not a sad therapist high five. A real honest high five that says you survived th...
How to Write Lyrics About Nostalgia
You want a song that smells like your mom's kitchen at midnight. You want a chorus that sounds like the first time you heard laughter a...
How to Write Lyrics About Patience
Patience is not boring. Patience is dramatic waiting with better lighting. Whether your song is about waiting for love, waiting for you...
How to Write Lyrics About Asymmetry
You want songs that feel alive and slightly off center. Asymmetry in lyrics gives listeners the delicious itch of surprise. It is the s...
How to Write Lyrics About Narrative
You want your songs to feel like movies that fit in three minutes or less. You want characters that live, scenes that breathe, and an e...
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 Farewell
You want the goodbye to land like a punch and then like a hug. A farewell lyric can make a room go quiet. It can make a listener speak ...
How to Write Lyrics About Relationships
You want a relationship song that actually lands. You want lines that feel like a text you should not have sent but did anyway. You wan...