How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Cynicism
You want to write about being fed up without sounding like a broken record or a walking meme. Cynicism in music can be a deliciously sh...
How to Write Songs About Dance
You want a song that makes people hit the floor and keep swiping the playlist. You want a lyric that either makes a dancer feel seen or...
How to Write Songs About Choice
Choice is dramatic music waiting to happen. Every time a character picks a thing they accept more than an action. They accept a life. T...
How to Write Songs About Relationships
You want a song that makes someone text their ex at 2 a.m. Or maybe you want a song that saves you from texting your ex at 2 a.m. Relat...
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 Critique
You got told your song was amateur hour and you want to write a song about that insult. Or you felt your last chorus was called out by ...
How to Write Songs About Art
Art is loud and complicated and perfect for songwriting. You can write a song that celebrates a painting, argues with a sculpture, conf...
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...
How to Write Songs About Calmness
You want a song that acts like a soft pillow for the nervous brain. You want something that slows the heartbeat without being boring. Y...
How to Write Songs About Anxiety
You want to write about anxiety without sounding like a self help pamphlet with a chorus. You want songs that land like a bruise and th...