How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Rain
Rain is free drama that falls from the sky. It arrives with sound, smell, texture and mood. It gives songwriters a ready made scene ful...
How to Write Lyrics About Judgment
Judgment makes great fuel for a song. It is sharp, honest, and often funny when you are brave enough to look at the mirror and the grou...
How to Write Lyrics About Recounting
You want to turn memories into songs people actually remember. You want the listener to feel like they are eavesdropping on the best ve...
How to Write Lyrics About Recovery from addiction
This is not another twee anthem about getting clean like breakfast cereal solves your problems. If you are writing about recovery you a...
How to Write Lyrics About Bridge
If the chorus is the billboard and the verse is the backstory, the bridge is the plot twist with a tattoo and a better haircut. It is t...
How to Write Lyrics About Rhythm
You want your lyrics to move like a drum kit on caffeine. You want lines that feel like they bounce, push, pull, and land with the same...
How to Write Lyrics About Opponents
You want to clap back with style not chaos. Whether you are writing a hard rap diss or a sly pop subliminal, the goal is to land clean ...
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 Heroes
You want a song that makes someone want to stand on a chair and cry while throwing their fist in the air. You want a chorus that can be...
How to Write Lyrics About Start
You need a beginning that feels like an event. Whether you are writing about the first drink after a long dry spell, the moment you mov...