How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
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 Agreement
You want a song about agreement that does not sound like a pamphlet from the DMV. A song about agreement can be tender, hilarious, poli...
How to Write Songs About Destiny
Destiny sounds big. It smells like cinematic lighting and smells like smoke machines and it also looks like your ex on the subway at 2 ...
How to Write Songs About Creativity
You want a song that makes creative thinking sound sexy, messy, and honest. You want lyrics that name the fear and the thrill at once. ...
How to Write Songs About Tone
You want your song to feel like a mood in human form. You want a listener to hear the first chord and know whether they should cry, dan...
How to Write Songs About Movement
You want motion that the listener can feel in their chest and in their shoes. Whether movement is literal travel, a dance floor stomp, ...
How to Write Songs About Happiness
You want a happiness song that does not sound like a motivational poster read by a robot. You want a track that makes people smile in t...
How to Write Songs About Regret
Regret is the human superglue. It sticks to memory and refuses to let go. A song about regret can make listeners feel seen, make them w...
How to Write Songs About Pattern
Patterns are the boring stuff that secretly runs our lives. Commuting routes. Bad habits. The way your friend always texts at 2 a.m. Pa...
How to Write Songs About Volunteering
You want to make people feel the urge to help instead of rolling their eyes. You want a song that honors real people, real sweat, real ...