How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Order
You want a song about order that does not sound like a lecture or a janitor giving a TED talk. You want lines that are clever without b...
How to Write Songs About Vulnerability
You want people to feel seen when they listen. You want a lyric that opens a door and lets someone walk in and say yes that is me. Vuln...
How to Write Songs About Imagination
You want a song that smells like daydreams and tastes like the future. You want lyrics that take a listener out of the subway and into ...
How to Write Songs About Reunion
Reunion songs are emotional grenades wrapped in glitter. They can make people cry on the highway, dance in a kitchen, or awkwardly hug ...
How to Write Songs About Symbols
Symbols are the cheat codes of songwriting. A single image can carry a whole mood, a backstory, and a culture sized crater of meaning. ...
How to Write Songs About Atmosphere
You want listeners to step into a world when your song plays. Not just a catchy hook. Not a playlist filler. You want an audio room the...
How to Write Songs About Darkness
You want a song that feels like walking into a room and finding the light switched off on purpose. You want the listener to feel the ch...
How to Write Songs About Song
You want to write a song about song that actually feels like a song and not a journal entry read aloud at three a.m. A song about song ...
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 Ruins
You want your song to smell like dust and taste like the last cigarette in an abandoned theater. You want listeners to feel the cold st...