How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Human spirit
You want a song that makes people feel less alone and more alive. You want lyrics that hit like a warm fist in the chest. You want melo...
How to Write Songs About Authenticity
Authenticity is the thing listeners say they want and then immediately judge you for when you try too hard. Welcome to the paradox. You...
How to Write Songs About Recovery from illness
You want to tell the truth without sounding like a medical pamphlet. You want a song that holds the ache and the weird small victories....
How to Write Songs About Solitude
You want a song that makes listeners feel seen while they are alone, stuck on their couch, or pretending they are fine. Songs about sol...
How to Write Songs About Voice
You want a song that makes someone feel heard. Whether you mean the literal singing voice, the inner voice that nags you at 2 a.m., or ...
How to Write Songs About Asymmetry
You want a song that sounds like life when life is off balance. You want lines that tighten like a screw about to give and a melody tha...
How to Write Songs About Review
You got a bad review and it stings like someone switched your coffee for black tea. You got a glowing review and now your ego needs a s...
How to Write Songs About Inspiration
Want to write a song that lifts someone out of bed, out of a bad mood, or out of self doubt? Songs about inspiration do exactly that. T...
How to Write Songs About Forests
You want a song that makes a listener smell pine without actually lighting a candle. You want lyrics that feel like a hike at midnight....
How to Write Songs About Weather
Weather is dramatic without trying. It moves without consent. It shows up at weddings and funerals. It ruins first dates, makes lovers ...