How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
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 Tolerance
You want a song that makes people feel less alone and more awake. You want a chorus that can be sung at a backyard cookout, a classroom...
How to Write Songs About Duty
Duty is not glamorous. Duty shows up at 6 a.m. with coffee and a flannel shirt. You can make it holy. You can make it tragic. You can m...
How to Write Songs About Design
You want a song that makes designers cry at a conference and non designers laugh in a coffee shop. You want lyrics that hit the sweet s...
How to Write Songs About Philanthropy
You want a song that makes people want to open their wallets and hug a stranger. You want words that land without sounding like a chari...
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 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 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 Doubt
Doubt is the ugly sweater of emotion. It is uncomfortable, it bleeds through your outfit, and yet it is one of the best things you can ...
How to Write Songs About Escape
You want a song that makes people pack their bags without actually leaving the room. You want lyrics that hit like a key sliding into a...