Songwriting Advice
How to Write Lyrics About Financial Struggles
Money sucks. Songs do not. If you have ever cried into instant noodles because rent came due, you already own the raw material for a so...
How to Write a Song About Mourning
You want a song that honors what was lost and also feels true to you. You want language that does not sound like the same obituary ever...
How to Write Lyrics About Naivety
Naivety is not a weakness on the page. Naivety is a lens. It can make a song feel tender, tragic, hilarious, or wildly unreliable. This...
How to Write Lyrics About Influencer Culture
You want a song that nails the weirdness of social media and makes people laugh, cringe, and sing along. You want lines that sound like...
How To Make Lyrics
You want lines that hit like a text from your ex at two a m. You want words that people sing in the shower and quote on their bio. Lyri...
How to Write Neon Pop Lyrics
You want lyrics that look like a mood board and sound like your best selfie. Neon pop is loud visually and sticky melodically. It is th...
How to Write a Song About Overcoming Adversity
You want a song that knocks someone off their feet and then hands them the mop and a victory lap playlist. Songs about overcoming adver...
How to Write Japanoise Songs
Japanoise is loud, proud, and unapologetically messy. If you imagine music as a polite dinner party, Japanoise is the friend who smashe...
How to Write Cha-Cha-Chá Songs
You want a cha cha chá that makes hips betray common sense. You want the band to lock like a Swiss watch with maracas, güiro, and violi...
Afro-Punk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that punch guitars, rattle speakers, and hold space for truth. You want rhythms that make the body move and lyrics that ...