How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Composition
You want to write songs about writing songs. That sounds like opening your diary on loud. It also sounds like the exact kind of meta co...
How to Write Lyrics About Begin
You want a song that nails what it feels like to start something. Maybe it is the awkward first day, the delicious first kiss, the sobe...
How to Write Lyrics About Youth
You want lyrics that feel like a Polaroid thrown at the wall with a Sharpie note on it. You want lines that smack of high school hallwa...
How to Write Lyrics About Legends
You want to write a song about someone or something that feels larger than life. Maybe it is a town myth, a historical figure, a sports...
How to Write Lyrics About Enemies
You want to write about someone who wronged you and make it feel epic, funny, and shareable. You do not want to sound petty or reckless...
How to Write Lyrics About Ruins
You want songs that smell like old libraries and taste like burned pages. You want lines that make listeners reach for a cigarette or a...
How to Write Lyrics About Heartache
You want a lyric that feels like someone saw your chest and read the bruise out loud. You want lines that punch, slow, and then jab aga...
How to Write Lyrics About Recital
You want a lyric that makes someone feel the stage lights and their heartbeat at once. You want words that smell like backstage coffee ...
How to Write Lyrics About Society
You want to write songs about the world you live in without sounding like a lecture from your uncle at Thanksgiving. You want lines tha...
How to Write Lyrics About Innovation
You want a lyric that makes people feel brave about the future and human about the machine. You want lines that sound like they could b...