Songwriting Advice
How to Write Lyrics People Tattoo on Their Bodies
You want a line that someone will run to a tattoo artist and say I want this forever. You want words that survive relationships, bad jo...
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 Lyrics About Fashion Trends
You want a lyric that smells like a runway but hits like a hook. You want clothing and culture to feel alive on the mic. You want liste...
How to Write Songs About Setting goals
You want a song that turns ambition into an earworm. You want lyrics that make a listener feel grit, hope, and that delicious panic at ...
How to Write Lyrics About Friendship
Friendship songs are the secret sauce of the playlist your best friend plays when they want to cry and then laugh into the same pillow....
How to Write Western/Cowboy Music Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like saddle leather and coffee at dawn. You want lines that make people picture a wide sky without naming th...
How to Write Viennese Waltz Lyrics
Want your words to swirl around the ballroom like a satin skirt pulled by fate? A Viennese waltz needs lyrics that breathe with the mus...
How to Write Son Cubano Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people clap, shout, and stomp their feet before the trumpet even comes in. Son Cubano is old school, street s...
How to Write Bhangra Lyrics
You want the crowd to lose its mind the second the chorus drops. You want the line everyone shouts back. You want verses that smell lik...
How to Write Drumfunk Lyrics
Drumfunk lyrics are not about filling space. They are about riding rhythm the way a pro skateboarder rides a rail. You need to be percu...