How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Lecture
Lecture songs are a goldmine. Whether you mean the snooze fest in Room 204 or the classic relationship scolding, lectures give you conf...
How to Write Songs About Tradition vs. Change
You want a song that tugs at the family altar and then kicks open the window. You want listeners to feel the warmth of a ritual and the...
How to Write Songs About Metaphor
Metaphor is the secret weapon every songwriter should steal and never admit to using in public. A great metaphor turns a feeling into a...
How to Write Songs About Comrades
You want a song that honors the messy beauty of friendship. You want the listener to feel like they are standing in a cramped van at th...
How to Write Songs About Innocence
You want a song that feels like a childhood memory and punches like an honest adult confession. Songs about innocence are a tricky spec...
How to Write Songs About Begin
You want that fresh start feeling to live inside a song. Maybe you are writing about the very first day after a breakup, the risky firs...
How to Write Songs About Free will
You want a song that wrestles with destiny and makes people feel seen on the subway. You want philosophy that does not sound like a lec...
How to Write Songs About Modernity
You want a song that nails the weirdness of now. You want language that sounds like someone scrolling at 2 a.m. and finally saying the ...
How to Write Songs About Separation
You want a song that feels like it was sneaking out of your diary at 2 a.m. You want lines that sting and lines that make listeners lau...
How to Write Songs About Accord
You want a song that makes people feel less alone in making peace. You want lines that land like a hand on a shoulder. You want melodie...