How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Achieving goals
You want a song that makes people feel like they can climb a mountain in sneakers and a hoodie. You want lines that land like a fist pu...
How to Write Lyrics About Human rights
You want to write a song that hits like a truth bomb but does not sound like a pamphlet read by a robot. You want language that people ...
How to Write Lyrics About Devotion
You want devotion that sounds true and not like a sappy Hallmark commercial written by a robot. You want lyrics that land in the chest,...
How to Write Lyrics About Light
Light is the best subject for a song because it is everywhere and it says everything. It can be warm or hostile, accidental or divine, ...
How to Write Lyrics About Rhyme
Rhyme is not a party trick. Rhyme is a tiny engine that powers memory, emotion, and rhythm. Use it poorly and your listener will scroll...
How to Write Lyrics About Pessimism
You want lines that sting and make people laugh at themselves while they cry a little. Pessimism in lyrics can read as clever, resigned...
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 Report
Yes, you can write a killer song about a report. Reports sound boring on paper. They sound like someone who ate a spreadsheet for break...
How to Write Lyrics About Learning
Learning is messy, funny, embarrassing, and often the best fuel for a song. Whether you are writing about learning a new chord, learnin...
How to Write Lyrics About Disconnection
You want a lyric that pins the weird ache of being near people and far from meaning. You want lines that make a listener nod and whispe...