How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Disagreement
You want an argument the audience can feel without needing subtitles. You want a song that smells like a kitchen argument at 2 a.m. and...
How to Write Songs About Mentorship
Mentorship is messy, touching, hilarious, and worth a song. You want a track that honors a teacher, a road dog, a bitter wise friend, o...
How to Write Songs About Lyric
So you want to write a song about a lyric. Good. That means you are ready to go meta and make music about music. You are not just chasi...
How to Write Songs About Travel
You want tracks that smell like jet fuel and cheap coffee even when played at home. You want verses that put a backpack on the listener...
How to Write Songs About Death
You want a song about death that lands like a hand on the shoulder and not like a bad eulogy. You want lyrics that are honest without b...
How to Write Songs About Communication
Communication is the drama engine of modern life. Text threads end relationships. Voicemails keep secrets. A read receipt can feel like...
How to Write Songs About Awareness
You want your song to make people wake up, feel something, and still bop along in the car. Songs about awareness are tricky. If you get...
How to Write Songs About Rebellion
You want a song that makes people jump, think, or throw a fist in the air. You want words that bruise and melodies that feel like permi...
How to Write Songs About Stop
You want the moment in the song where everything halts and the listener feels it in their bones. Whether your song is about stopping a ...
How to Write Songs About Innocence
You want a song that feels like a childhood memory and punches like an honest adult confession. Songs about innocence are a tricky spec...