How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
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 Farewell
You want a farewell song that feels like a memory you can touch. A goodbye that is specific, salted, and weirdly beautiful. A chorus th...
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 Stop
You want the moment in the song where everything halts and the listener feels it in their bones. Whether your song is about stopping a ...
How to Write Songs About Theater
You want to write songs that live on a stage and hit the heart the moment the footlights find them. Theater songs do a very different j...
How to Write Songs About Serenity
You want a song that makes someone breathe differently. You want ears to unclench. You want a verse that feels like a blanket and a cho...
How to Write Songs About Ambition
You want a song that makes the listener want to stand up, quit the job they hate, and call their future self a name with respect. Songs...
How to Write Songs About Aging
Want to write a song about getting older without sounding preachy or like a Hallmark card on repeat? Good. This guide brutally explains...
How to Write Songs About Accord
You want a song that makes people feel less alone in making peace. You want lines that land like a hand on a shoulder. You want melodie...
How to Write Songs About Engagement
You want a song that makes someone drop the fork and stare at the person across the table. You want a line that makes a partner cry in ...