How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Tradition
Tradition is not a museum exhibit. Tradition is a living, breathing vibe that shows up at family dinners, bar mitzvahs, wakes, harvest ...
How to Write Songs About Stars
So you want to write a song about stars. Good choice. Stars are emotionally generous. They give you wonder, yearning, loneliness, hope,...
How to Write Songs About Narrative
You want to tell a story that hits like a movie trailer in three minutes. You want characters the listener remembers, a scene that smel...
How to Write Songs About Allegory
You want a song that hits like a metaphor and lands like a revelation. You want listeners to smile when they finally get the twist yet ...
How to Write Songs About Attention
You want a song that feels like someone scrolling stopped in their tracks. You want listeners to tilt their head, rewind, and text thre...
How to Write Songs About Moon
You want that moon song that sounds cinematic on a rooftop and messy in a late night text thread. You want lyrics that make people look...
How to Write Songs About Deception
Deception makes for great drama and even better hooks. Lies, half truths, self tricking, and performance that hides an ache are the fue...
How to Write Songs About Redemption
Redemption songs hit different. They can make hair stand up. They can make an audience nod like they finally understood the plot of the...
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 Form
You want a song that is about form and uses form as the point. You want structure to be the theme instead of something boring that sits...