How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Individuality
You want a song that smells like you. Not like a brand marketing you, not like a playlist algorithm, and not like a nostalgic throwback...
How to Write Songs About Perseverance
You want a song that makes people stand up in the kitchen, wipe cereal off their face, and keep going even though life just delivered a...
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 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 Faith
You want a song about faith that does not feel like a pamphlet or a sermon. You want the feeling in the chest to translate into lines p...
How to Write Songs About Motion
You want motion, not just a pretty song about motion. You want listeners to feel feet tapping, windows rolling down, stomachs dropping ...
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 Past vs. Future
Want to write a song that slaps and actually means something? Great. You are about to explore the easiest high concept in songwriting a...
How to Write Songs About Activity
Want to write songs about doing things that feel as electric as a skateboard wheel hitting pavement? Good. Activity songs are the secre...
How to Write Songs About Journey
You want a song that makes people want to pack a bag or text their ex or both. Journey songs are emotional road maps. They can be liter...