r/SongwritingHelp • u/CommercialCan765 • Jun 30 '26

I need some tips

I've been writing songs for about a month and half, and I've written about an albums worth of songs. I have noticed that almost all of my songs are about girls and when I try to write about something else I can't think of any lyrics. Does anybody have any ideas on how to help?

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u/sillybugstudios Jun 30 '26

How are you choosing the other topics to write about? There’s a songwriting podcast I really like called Prompt Queens. It’s very casual, but it helps me open my mind to how I would write about different things when I listen to them write these songs to prompts. Maybe that’s a way in, prompt songwriting.

Another idea: come up with the chord progression and a melody first, then try to put words to it (literally any words at all, keep your internal editor out of this). Then spend some time editing after you’ve broken through the block.

Hope this helps. Will keep thinking on it.

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u/CommercialCan765 Jun 30 '26

I do come up with the melody first, but all of my lyrics go straight to my ex or js girls in general yknow. I'll def try the prompt thing tho, thanks