How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Competition
Want to write a song that slaps so hard your rival will consider changing careers? Good. Competition songs are a deliciously selfish ar...
How to Write Songs About Detail
Details are the difference between a forgettable line and a lyric that tattooed itself on a listener. If you want people to sing your s...
How to Write Songs About Explanation
You are trying to explain yourself in a song. Maybe you want to say sorry without sounding weak. Maybe you want to justify a bad choice...
How to Write Songs About Survival
You want a song that sounds like a pulse check from the edge of the map. You want lines that make listeners feel seen even if they have...
How to Write Songs About Identity crisis
You are not the only one who has googled themselves at 2 a.m. Identity crises are the secret fuel of great music. They make people paus...
How to Write Songs About Recovery from illness
You want to tell the truth without sounding like a medical pamphlet. You want a song that holds the ache and the weird small victories....
How to Write Songs About Realism
You want your song to feel true enough to bruise. You want listeners to point at the lyrics and say that is literally me or that is som...
How to Write Songs About Verse
Yes you read that title and laughed a little. You might be thinking write songs about verses which sounds like a meta art project or yo...
How to Write Songs About Order
You want a song about order that does not sound like a lecture or a janitor giving a TED talk. You want lines that are clever without b...
How to Write Songs About Fear
Fear is a hit song waiting to happen. It is universal, visceral, and weirdly melodic if you let it be. This guide helps you take raw an...