How to Write Songs About Life Situations
How to Write a Song About Utopian Dreams
You want a song that makes people imagine a better world and sing along at the same time. Utopian songs can be aspirational, dangerousl...
How to Write a Song About Integrity
Integrity is not a song topic that screams for autotune and fireworks. It is the quiet spine behind choices and promises. A great integ...
How to Write a Song About A Cappella
You want a song about a cappella that actually sounds like a living breathing choir of friends, not a sleepy church practice tape. Mayb...
How to Write a Song About Battling Illness
You want to tell the truth without turning the room into a tissue commercial. You want listeners to feel seen and not squirm at every l...
How to Write a Song About Instruments And Gear
Yes you can write a love song to a guitar and no this will not ruin your street cred. Songs about instruments and gear are secretly bri...
How to Write a Song About Taboo Subjects
You want to sing about the messy, forbidden, and electrifying parts of life without sounding like a walking cautionary tale. You want g...
How to Write a Song About Alternate Realities
You want to write a song that takes listeners into a different world and makes them stay there. Not a bland sci fi postcard. Not a vagu...
How to Write a Song About Losing A Competition
You lost. It sucks. Now write about it so the audience cries or nods hard enough to buy your next single. Losing a competition gives yo...
How to Write a Song About Companionship
You want to write a song that makes someone feel less alone. You want lyrics that land like a hand on the shoulder. You want melodies t...
How to Write a Song About Retirement
Retirement songs do not have to be sleepy elevator music. They can be hilarious, brutal, tender, celebratory, or wickedly honest. They ...