How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Honor
You want a song that honors something bigger than a mood. You want a lyric that carries weight without sounding preachy. You want melod...
How to Write Songs About Dreams vs. Reality
You want a song that makes listeners wake up and say wait did I just dream that or was that real. Songs about dreams and the space betw...
How to Write Songs About Insecurity
Insecurity makes great material and terrible company. It is that jittery backstage light that shows every sweat stain. It is the voice ...
How to Write Songs About Literature
You love a book so much you want to make it sing. You are not alone. Writers fall in love with characters, phrases, images, and moments...
How to Write Songs About Atmosphere
You want listeners to step into a world when your song plays. Not just a catchy hook. Not a playlist filler. You want an audio room the...
How to Write Songs About Civil rights
You want a song that hits like a truth bomb and also does not make things worse. You want to honor people who fought and struggle for j...
How to Write Songs About Space
You want a song that makes someone feel weightless on the first listen. Maybe you want to flex with a Bowie style epic. Maybe you want ...
How to Write Songs About Motifs
Motifs are tiny musical or lyrical ideas that behave like clingy houseguests. They show up, they repeat, they make everything feel like...
How to Write Songs About Addiction
Trigger warning: This article contains frank discussion of substance use and self harm. If you are in crisis please reach out to local ...
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...