How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
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 Rejection
You got ghosted. You did the safe thing and leaned in. The universe handed you a No and a blank text bubble. Now you want to write that...
How to Write Songs About Culture
You want to write songs about culture that feel true and not performative. You want lines that make people nod, cry, laugh, and maybe a...
How to Write Songs About Structure
Structure is sexy when you know how to sell it. You can write a song about a building, a friendship, social systems, or the architectur...
How to Write Songs About Leisure
You want a song that captures the smell of sunscreen, the exact angle of sunlight on a sofa, and the way your phone buzzes but you do n...
How to Write Songs About Knowledge
You want a song that makes people think and feel at the same time. You want listeners to hum the chorus and later tell a friend about t...
How to Write Songs About Destiny
Destiny sounds big. It smells like cinematic lighting and smells like smoke machines and it also looks like your ex on the subway at 2 ...
How to Write Songs About Allegory
You want a song that hits like a metaphor and lands like a revelation. You want listeners to smile when they finally get the twist yet ...
How to Write Songs About Integrity
You want a song that feels honest enough to make your listener tuck their phone away and actually listen. Songs about integrity are a t...
How to Write Songs About Evaluation
Writing a song about being judged or judging yourself does not have to feel like listening to someone read their annual review aloud. Y...