How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Trees
You could write a sad breakup song or a dumb party anthem. Or you could write a song about a tree and sound like you discovered the hum...
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 Harmony
You want a song that talks about harmony without sounding like a kindergarten music teacher or a yoga retreat brochure. You want lyrics...
How to Write Songs About Paradox
Paradox in songwriting is emotional cheat code. You tell two truths that seem to cancel each other and the listener leans in. Contradic...
How to Write Songs About Fear
Fear is a hit song waiting to happen. It is universal, visceral, and weirdly melodic if you let it be. This guide helps you take raw an...
How to Write Songs About Time
Time is the most relatable subject on the planet. Everyone has too much of it and not enough of it at the same time. Musicians write ab...
How to Write Songs About Leisure
You want a song that captures the smell of sunscreen, the exact angle of sunlight on a sofa, and the way your phone buzzes but you do n...
How to Write Songs About Randomness
Randomness is juicy. It is the pickpocket of meaning and the comedian of fate. Songs about randomness let you sing about the tiny cosmi...
How to Write Songs About Magic
You want a song that feels like a spell. You want lyrics that sparkle, melodies that lift the hair on the back of the neck, and a story...
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...