How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Heartbreak
You want a song that makes people feel seen and possibly ugly cry at 2 a.m. You want lines that land like a punch and a melody that fee...
How to Write Songs About Old vs. New
You want a song that feels like a Polaroid shoved into a smartphone camera roll. You want the listener to feel the weight of what used ...
How to Write Songs About Isolation
Isolation is the raw material of modern music. It is the small apartment with one light on at three in the morning. It is the group cha...
How to Write Songs About Well-being
You want a song that helps people breathe better, laugh at their mess, or feel less alone when the brain decides to be dramatic. You wa...
How to Write Songs About Happiness
You want a happiness song that does not sound like a motivational poster read by a robot. You want a track that makes people smile in t...
How to Write Songs About Division
You want a song that makes people shout yes or throw their phone across the room. You want a song that captures the crack where things ...
How to Write Songs About Tolerance
You want a song that makes people feel less alone and more awake. You want a chorus that can be sung at a backyard cookout, a classroom...
How to Write Songs About Naivety
If you want to write a song that sounds like someone who still believes in fairy tales but is writing in a bar bathroom at 2 a.m., this...
How to Write Songs About Recital
You want a song that nails the sweaty palms and bright lights and makes someone remember the time they forgot a page of sheet music. So...
How to Write Songs About Past vs. Future
Want to write a song that slaps and actually means something? Great. You are about to explore the easiest high concept in songwriting a...