How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Truce
You want a truce song that actually sounds human. You want a chorus that can be shouted in a car or texted at 2 a.m. You want verses th...
How to Write Lyrics About Leisure
Leisure is an idea that feels soft until you try to write about it. You want a lyric that makes someone put their phone down, breathe o...
How to Write Lyrics About Mountains
You want mountains that hit like a chorus. You want imagery that smells like pine, feels like sun on your face, and hits emotional alti...
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 Doubt
Doubt is a gold mine for writers who are brave enough to admit they do not have all the answers. It is messy and petty and deeply human...
How to Write Lyrics About Meter
Meter is the secret skeleton of every song. It is the invisible pulse that makes a line feel like it fits or like it fell asleep on the...
How to Write Lyrics About Passion
Passion is loud, weird, beautiful, and sometimes a little embarrassing. You want lyrics that make a listener feel like they are standin...
How to Write Lyrics About Juxtaposition
You want tension that feels smart and emotional at the same time. You want lines that make a listener laugh and wince in the same breat...
How to Write Lyrics About Storytelling
You want songs that feel like movies in three minutes. You want a lyric that drops a scene, a character, and a sting in the same breath...
How to Write Lyrics About Family
Family is messy. Family is sacred. Family is that one sweater in the back of the closet that smells like your childhood and also like b...