Start with the moment you keep returning to. Write the person, place, season, memory, or sentence that still carries weight.

What to include

  • The person or chapter the song is about.
  • Three to five specific memories.
  • Words you wish had been said.
  • The mood, genre, or instruments you imagine.
  • Anything that should be avoided.

Decide what you want to write

Mark anything that must stay in your own words. Then decide whether you want suggestions, a writing partner, or help turning the whole story into lyrics and music.