How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
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 Independence
You want a song that makes you feel unchained and worthy of a fist pump. You want lyrics that read like a text you would send at two a....
How to Write Songs About Symmetry
You want a song that feels inevitable and a little creepy in the best way. Symmetry is a tool that makes music feel tidy and mysterious...
How to Write Songs About Procrastination
You keep opening a blank document and closing it to scroll social media. You have ideas, melodies, a notebook with half a chorus and a ...
How to Write Songs About Intimacy
You want a song that feels like a private text from a lover you still want to keep. You want lines that make people blush and nod at th...
How to Write Songs About Structure
Structure is sexy when you know how to sell it. You can write a song about a building, a friendship, social systems, or the architectur...
How to Write Songs About Serenity
You want a song that makes someone breathe differently. You want ears to unclench. You want a verse that feels like a blanket and a cho...
How to Write Songs About Motion
You want motion, not just a pretty song about motion. You want listeners to feel feet tapping, windows rolling down, stomachs dropping ...
How to Write Songs About Impatience
Impatience is a full time emotion. It shows up in line queues, in DMs that are left on read, in buffering wheels, and in relationships ...
How to Write Songs About Triumph
You want a song that makes people stand up, fist pump, and feel seen. You want the moment when the drums hit and the lyric lands to fee...