How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Creation
You want a song that feels like light flipping on in a dark room. Creation is huge and loud and full of metaphor and also full of clich...
How to Write Lyrics About Account
You want a song about account that sounds human not like a bank statement or a boring financial blog. Whether you mean a bank account, ...
How to Write Lyrics About Innocence
Innocence is not naive like a vacuum sealed in plastic. Innocence is a fragile muscle that flexes when we see something for the first t...
How to Write Lyrics About Wind
You want your song about wind to feel like a weather app notification that actually means something. Wind is cheap to mention and expen...
How to Write Lyrics About Song
You want to write a song that sings about songs. You want lines that wink at the listener without sounding smug. You want a chorus that...
How to Write Lyrics About Friendship
Friendship songs are the social glue of playlists. They make people think about inside jokes, late night drives, the friend who always ...
How to Write Lyrics About Volunteering
You want a song that makes people want to roll up their sleeves rather than roll their eyes. You want a chorus that people sing while h...
How to Write Lyrics About Process
You want a song that tracks movement. You want the listener to feel change not just hear it. Process songs are about steps taken, mista...
How to Write Lyrics About Debate
You want to turn arguing into art. Whether you mean a literal political debate, a messy text fight with an ex, a rap battle where teeth...
How to Write Lyrics About Regret
Regret is the emotional duct tape of songwriting. It holds a story together and also makes you wince every time you move. If you want l...