How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Continuation
You want a song that feels like tomorrow without pretending yesterday did not happen. A song about continuation is not a promise. It is...
How to Write Songs About Symmetry
You want a song that feels inevitable and a little creepy in the best way. Symmetry is a tool that makes music feel tidy and mysterious...
How to Write Songs About Recovery
You want a song that holds truth without being a lecture. You want lines that make people nod and cry and laugh because they recognize ...
How to Write Songs About Disassembly
You want a song that makes dismantling feel like a ritual and not a trip to the hardware store. You want the listener to feel sparks, l...
How to Write Songs About Action
You want the listener to feel like the camera is in their chest. You want kinetic verbs, percussion that hits like footsteps, melodies ...
How to Write Songs About Realization
You want a song that feels like someone switched the lights on in your chest. A realization is that cinematic first breath when you see...
How to Write Songs About Balance
You want a song that nails the feeling of walking a tightrope while texting your ex. Balance is the emotional and sonic sweet spot wher...
How to Write Songs About Construction
You want a song that sounds like a job site and a diary at the same time. You want imagery that clicks like a nail gun and a chorus tha...
How to Write Songs About Technology
Technology is everywhere and it is dramatic. It ghosts lovers, rewrites identities, steals time, and promises miracles while asking for...
How to Write Songs About Heartache
Heartache songs are emotional land mines that also sell out small venues. They make strangers cry on public transit and make your ex wo...