How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Peacekeepers
You want to write about people who keep the peace without turning them into cardboard heroes or a sob story playlist filler. Whether yo...
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...
How to Write Songs About Art
Art is loud and complicated and perfect for songwriting. You can write a song that celebrates a painting, argues with a sculpture, conf...
How to Write Songs About Order
You want a song about order that does not sound like a lecture or a janitor giving a TED talk. You want lines that are clever without b...
How to Write Songs About Support
You want a song that feels like a hand on a cold shoulder and a text that reads I got you at 3 a.m. Support songs are the ones people g...
How to Write Songs About Tolerance
You want a song that makes people feel less alone and more awake. You want a chorus that can be sung at a backyard cookout, a classroom...
How to Write Songs About Inspiration
Want to write a song that lifts someone out of bed, out of a bad mood, or out of self doubt? Songs about inspiration do exactly that. T...
How to Write Songs About Dispute
You want honest heat, not a lecture. You want a song that captures a fight with clarity and wit. You want the listener to feel both the...
How to Write Songs About Lies
Lies are delicious for songwriters. They come with built in drama, moral friction, and a built in reason for a chorus to explode. Lies ...
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...