How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Resolution
You want a song that lands like a mic drop but also feels honest. You want the feeling of something closing or changing to hit the list...
How to Write Songs About Environmentalism
You want a song that makes people feel something and then do something. You want a chorus that lands in the heart and a verse that show...
How to Write Songs About Balance
You want a song that nails the feeling of walking a tightrope while texting your ex. Balance is the emotional and sonic sweet spot wher...
How to Write Songs About Leisure
You want a song that captures the smell of sunscreen, the exact angle of sunlight on a sofa, and the way your phone buzzes but you do n...
How to Write Songs About Literature
You love a book so much you want to make it sing. You are not alone. Writers fall in love with characters, phrases, images, and moments...
How to Write Songs About Recounting
So you want to write a song that tells a story. Not a vague mood piece. Not a lyric that sounds like an Instagram caption. You want to ...
How to Write Songs About Speech
You want to turn talking into music that sticks. You want the crackle of a voicemail to feel like a beat. You want an argument to sound...
How to Write Songs About Pessimism
Want to write a song that smells like rain on old promises? Good. Pessimism is rich territory. It is not the same as misery theater. Pe...
How to Write Songs About Film
Movies live in memory like songs. You remember the shot that made you cry and the chord that made your throat tighten. If you want to w...
How to Write Songs About Authority
Authority is messy, loud, and adorable when it trips on its own power. It is the teacher who says study but forgets their own homework....