How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
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 Social justice
You want your song to do more than sound good on a playlist. You want it to make someone open their eyes, text a friend, or stand up at...
How to Write Songs About Voice
You want a song that makes someone feel heard. Whether you mean the literal singing voice, the inner voice that nags you at 2 a.m., or ...
How to Write Songs About Expression
You want to write a song that actually feels like a person, not a press release for feelings. Songs about expression are the ones that ...
How to Write Songs About Celebration of life
You want to write a song that honors someone and makes people laugh and cry in the same chorus. A celebration of life song must hold te...
How to Write Songs About Stillness
Stillness makes people uncomfortable and obsessed at the same time. You want a song that honors quiet without sounding boring. You want...
How to Write Songs About Devotion
Devotion is the slow burn that makes people stick around longer than common sense would allow. Whether you are writing about romantic l...
How to Write Songs About Birds
Birds are tiny philosophers with wings and ridiculous attitudes. They are great at dramatic entrances. They will peck at your window at...
How to Write Songs About Honor
You want a song that honors something bigger than a mood. You want a lyric that carries weight without sounding preachy. You want melod...
How to Write Songs About Presence
Make your listener feel like they are in the room with you. Songs about presence are not essays about mindfulness. They are invitations...