How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Disorder
You want to write a song that captures the chaos, the confusion, the raw brilliance or the quiet wreckage of disorder. Maybe you mean a...
How to Write Songs About Melody
You want songs that people hum in the shower and text to their ex later for no good reason. You want melody that grabs attention on bar...
How to Write Songs About Forbidden love
Forbidden love is the candy you are not allowed to eat in public. It tastes dangerous, it blooms in secret, and it makes listeners sink...
How to Write Songs About Sadness
You want a song that feels true and not whiny. You want lyrics that land like a punch and melodies that make listeners feel seen. Sad s...
How to Write Songs About Collaboration
Collaboration is messy and magical. You will laugh. You will argue about a single syllable as if it is a national emergency. You will m...
How to Write Songs About Inaction
You want to write a song that makes doing nothing feel like a plot twist. Songs about inaction are quietly violent. They trap a listene...
How to Write Songs About Gardens
You want a song that smells like wet soil and makes people feel like they remember a summer they almost forgot. Gardens are emotional g...
How to Write Songs About Distance
Distance is a songwriting goldmine. It is the empty chair at the table. It is the unread message. It is the airport at midnight and the...
How to Write Songs About Construction
You want a song that sounds like a job site and a diary at the same time. You want imagery that clicks like a nail gun and a chorus tha...
How to Write Songs About Conflict
You want the listener to feel the room heat up and then decide whether to walk out or throw a glass. Conflict creates emotion. Conflict...