How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions
How to Write Lyrics About Imagery
Imagery is the difference between a lyric you hum and a lyric that haunts you. You want listeners to see the room, smell the rain, tast...
How to Write Lyrics About Optimism
You want hope that does not sound like a fortune cookie. You want optimism that feels human not preachy. You want lines people remember...
How to Write Lyrics About Old vs. New
You want a lyric that smells like cedar boxes and fresh plastic at the same time. You want listeners to feel the ache of what was and t...
How to Write Lyrics About Angle
You want a line that lands like a camera turn. You want an angle that makes a listener tilt their head and say I did not think about it...
How to Write Lyrics About Theater
You want a song that smells like old velvet, spilled coffee, and a five minute standing ovation. You want lyrics that do more than name...
How to Write Lyrics About Narration
So you want to write lyrics about narration. Nice. That means you are ready to write songs that tell stories with a voice that matters....
How to Write Lyrics About Separation
Separation songwriting is an emotional sport. You are taking something raw, often painful, and shaping it until it sings. You want the ...
How to Write Lyrics About Plan
You want lyrics that make a plan feel cinematic. Whether the plan is petty, heroic, messy, or life changing you want listeners to feel ...
How to Write Lyrics About Trust
Trust is the thing that either turns a song into a warm hug or a mugging in the parking lot of feelings. If you write about trust badly...
How to Write Lyrics About Relationships
You want a relationship song that actually lands. You want lines that feel like a text you should not have sent but did anyway. You wan...