Tag Archives: Deep Song Lyric Breakdown
Cat Stevens - Father and Son Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you ever wanted a masterclass in writing a conversation song that makes people ugly cry in their kitchens, this is it. Cat Stevens c...
Silvio Rodríguez - Ojalá Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Ojalá is one of those songs that sneaks into your soul and refuses to leave. If you write songs and want to learn how to deliver a quie...
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Want to steal the songwriting DNA of a folk classic without sounding like a tribute act at your cousin's wedding? Good. That is exactly...
John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Okay songwriter. You want to know why a three minute and forty second tune about two people failing spectacularly still makes grown hum...
Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Listen like a writer not a fan. Sharon Van Etten's Seventeen is one of those songs that hits the gut then quietly rewires the memory. I...
HAIM - The Steps Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you have ever wanted to rip apart a modern indie pop rock song and reassemble it into something that teaches you how to write better...
Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Short version You want to steal the power of Water No Get Enemy without sounding like a museum exhibit. You want the groove, the truth,...
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You love the song because it feels like a memory you do not remember making. Sufjan Stevens has a way of turning specific images into u...
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a love letter to nostalgia. This is a surgical dissection of a song that feels like a hug and also like someone pinched you...
Lucy Dacus - Night Shift Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is the guide you did not know you needed. If you want to learn how to write a breakup song that reads like a novel and hits like a...