How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Battle
You want a song that feels like armor and a torch at the same time. Whether you are writing about literal combat or the kind of fight t...
How to Write Songs About Lies
Lies are delicious for songwriters. They come with built in drama, moral friction, and a built in reason for a chorus to explode. Lies ...
How to Write Songs About Foes
You want a song that feels like a mic drop. You want lines that sting, a melody that sinks into the cortex, and a chorus that people re...
How to Write Songs About Resilience
You want a song that does more than sound good. You want a song that sits in someone during a long night, that appears in their head on...
How to Write Songs About Distance
Distance is a songwriting goldmine. It is the empty chair at the table. It is the unread message. It is the airport at midnight and the...
How to Write Songs About Devotion
Devotion is the slow burn that makes people stick around longer than common sense would allow. Whether you are writing about romantic l...
How to Write Songs About Allies
You want to write a song that honors someone who stands up for others. You want it to feel authentic. You want it to avoid sounding lik...
How to Write Songs About Interaction
You want a song that sounds like two people in a room, a crowd yelling back, or the notification tone that ruined your insomnia. Songs ...
How to Write Songs About Monologue
You want a song that feels like someone talking to you in the dark. You want a lyric that reads like a private diary entry flipped into...
How to Write Songs About First love
First love is messy, intoxicating, naive, and unforgettable. It is the first time a heart takes a bruise and calls it meaning. It smell...