How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Nature’s beauty
You want a song that smells like rain and tastes like warm dirt. You want lyrics that make listeners stop scrolling and remember the so...
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 Address
You want a song that makes a place feel like a person. You want the street number to ring like a bell. You want the listener to picture...
How to Write Songs About Silence
Silence is not empty. Silence is full of everything you were too scared to say. If you want to write a song that makes a room lean in, ...
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 Childhood
Want to turn that crooked backyard swing, your grandma's cereal bowl, or the mixtape you made on a boombox into a song that actually la...
How to Write Songs About Desire
You want your listener to feel a heat that makes them move, call, cry, and maybe text an ex at 2 a.m. Desire is the engine of countless...
How to Write Songs About Rebellion
You want a song that makes people jump, think, or throw a fist in the air. You want words that bruise and melodies that feel like permi...
How to Write Songs About Insects
You want to write a song about a bug and not sound like a preschool nature video. Good. That is an art. Insect songs can be hilarious, ...
How to Write Songs About Human rights
You want a song that wakes people up and does not sound like a PTA lecture. Good. Human rights songs work best when they are brave, cle...