How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Interdependence
You want a song that makes people feel seen for needing help while still feeling powerful. Interdependence is not charity and it is not...
How to Write Lyrics About Tradition vs. Change
You want a song that feels true and provocative. You want to hold an old ritual in one hand and a smartphone in the other. You want a l...
How to Write Lyrics About Activism
You want to write songs that do more than play on a playlist. You want lyrics that make people march, sign a petition, share a post, hu...
How to Write Lyrics About Rights
You want to write about rights and not sound like a pamphlet read aloud by a caffeinated law student. You want lines that make people f...
How to Write Lyrics About Laziness
You want a lyric that makes people laugh and also nod because they have been exactly where the song lives. Laziness is not a moral fail...
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 Guidance
You want lyrics that point, soothe, push, or roast the idea of guidance without sounding like a fortune cookie. Guidance in songs can m...
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 Flowers
You want a flower lyric that smells like truth not like a Hallmark card. Flowers are everywhere in songs. They can be gorgeous, gross, ...
How to Write Lyrics About Monologue
You want the kind of lyric that makes a listener whisper the line to a stranger on the subway. You want an interior voice that reads li...