How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Duty
Duty is not a nice word. Duty is an obligation with attitude. It can feel noble, boring, crushing, heroic, petty, or quietly catastroph...
How to Write Lyrics About Harmony
You want a song about harmony that does not read like a Pinterest quote with a guitar. You want words that feel honest, images that do ...
How to Write Lyrics About Belief
You want lyrics that make people feel less alone in what they believe in. Whether you are writing about faith, self belief, political c...
How to Write Lyrics About Action
You want your lyrics to feel like a movie that fits inside a chorus. You want the listener to see hands, doors, rain, and that dramatic...
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 Joy
Joy is not a smile you paste on. It is a world you invite the listener into. If your lyric sounds like an emoji caption, it will land l...
How to Write Lyrics About Fantasy
You want to lure listeners into another world and make them feel like they lived there for three minutes and thirty seconds. Fantasy ly...
How to Write Lyrics About Villains
You want a song about a villain that people sing on the tram and whisper about in group chats. You want danger, charisma, and a line th...
How to Write Lyrics About Clarification
You want to say it clear without sounding like a lecture. You want a line that feels like an accusation and a confession at the same ti...
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, ...