How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Conflict
You want the listener to feel the room heat up and then decide whether to walk out or throw a glass. Conflict creates emotion. Conflict...
How to Write Songs About Optimism
You want a song that makes people stand up a little straighter and maybe text their ex that they are fine but also glowing. You want op...
How to Write Songs About Opponents
You want to write a song that calls someone out without sounding petty or boring. Maybe you have a rival who keeps stealing your spotli...
How to Write Songs About Setting
You want a place that feels like a character. You want listeners to smell the coffee, taste the summer air, and remember the streetligh...
How to Write Songs About Form
You want a song that is about form and uses form as the point. You want structure to be the theme instead of something boring that sits...
How to Write Songs About Truth
If you want a song that hits like sunlight through a motel window you need lyrics that feel true. Truth in a song is not the same as a ...
How to Write Songs About Inequality
You want your song to land like a truth bomb and not like a lecture from your uncle at Thanksgiving. Songs about inequality can move pe...
How to Write Songs About Unrequited love
You are not alone in the slow burn of wanting someone who will not want you back. Unrequited love is pain, comedy, poetry, and hit song...
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 Fitness
You want a song that makes people sweat, smile, and actually push for one more rep. Whether your target is gym playlists, running apps,...