How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Longing
Longing is the music of wanting that never gets boring. It is the ache in your chest when you think about a late night text that never ...
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....
How to Write Songs About Growth
Growth songs are not motivational posters with melodies. Growth songs are honest travelogues from one version of you to another version...
How to Write Songs About Account
As a songwriter, you may be wondering what it means to write songs about accounts. Are you supposed to write about financial statements...
How to Write Songs About Recovery from addiction
You want the song to matter and to not blow it. You want lyrics that are honest without being exploitative. You want a chorus that hold...
How to Write Songs About Characters
Characters are cheat codes for songwriting. They give you choices, stakes, voice, and a built in arc. A great character makes listeners...
How to Write Songs About Union
You want a song that makes people feel joined up. Maybe you mean two lovers finally synced like wireless earbuds. Maybe you mean a neig...
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 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 Skepticism
Want to turn doubt into an anthem? Great. Skepticism is a songwriting gold mine. It gives you tension, narrator voice, and a reason for...