How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Authority
Authority is messy, loud, and adorable when it trips on its own power. It is the teacher who says study but forgets their own homework....
How to Write Songs About Metaphor
Metaphor is the secret weapon every songwriter should steal and never admit to using in public. A great metaphor turns a feeling into a...
How to Write Songs About Silence
Silence is not empty. Silence is full of everything you were too scared to say. If you want to write a song that makes a room lean in, ...
How to Write Songs About Mystery
You want a song that smells like fog, late night texts from unknown numbers, and a little danger wrapped in velvet. You want listeners ...
How to Write Songs About Villains
You want a song that makes people cheer for the bad guy or at least feel deliciously guilty for vibing with them. Songs about villains ...
How to Write Songs About Deconstruction
You want to write about falling apart without sounding like a dull seminar. You want the lyric to feel honest, not performative. You wa...
How to Write Songs About Future
You want a future song that feels prophetic without sounding like a tired sci fi trope. You want listeners to tuck the chorus into a pl...
How to Write Songs About Competition
Want to write a song that slaps so hard your rival will consider changing careers? Good. Competition songs are a deliciously selfish ar...
How to Write Songs About Happiness
You want a happiness song that does not sound like a motivational poster read by a robot. You want a track that makes people smile in t...
How to Write Songs About Culture
You want to write songs about culture that feel true and not performative. You want lines that make people nod, cry, laugh, and maybe a...