r/SongwritingPrompts

Hey everyone,

I wanna write a 2024 Christmas song that’s got the festive energy of Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” and the soulful groove of Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile.” We’re talking heartwarming lyrics, an insanely catchy chorus, and a beat that makes you wanna dance under the Christmas lights. It’s modern pop with a sprinkle of classic Christmas magic, perfect for everything from cozy nights by the fire to lively holiday parties.

I'm doing this because there are no good new Christmas songs – it's all the old stuff, but nothing new. I’ve tried to collaborate with people, but they bring in stupid little kid and AI-sounding stuff that doesn’t make me go "woah." So, I want help to get something out there. Either collaborate with someone or help someone by giving my inspiration because I know what’s good or bad. And fyi all the videos on YouTube don’t really help it just watching someone make a song it shouldn’t be called how to make a Christmas song it should be making a Christmas song. So if you're up for this add me I wanna make something amazing!

Leave a comment with some details for song, and I’ll write up the whole song and reply back with the lyrics!

Yours to do whatever you’d like! Would just appreciate some credit for the work if you use at least 50% of the lyrics.

The more detailed specifics, the better.

And if you have a beat that you want it to go with just add the link to your comment so I can get the vibe and make it flow!

Hey everyone! I’m currently working on an EP and one of my vocalists backed out. Looking for a topliner for possibly a few tracks. Previous writing and recording experience preferred but not required. I’m willing to pay upfront or split royalties. DM if interested!

Hi everybody,

I've spent some time trying to make a tool for us songwriters to more easily find collaborators and talents to work with. I grew tired of endless posts asking people to collab without any context, any material or portfolio, so I built a platform where you post the project up front and other songwriters can pitch ideas to your project. I was hoping I could get some thoughts and feedback from you guys here. It's called tunefactory.io.

Let me know what works, what doesn't and if you find it helpful.

Cheers, have a great day!

Anyone who does trap/rap/hip hop and needs a full song done up or one I already have, send me a message and we will work it out🤞🏻

If you have a beat you want to use, need someone to write a song and need someone to record/mix it, that can be done no problem. No cheap quality recording equipment used ever for these either, I have a home studio and a space I go to when I want certain songs done proper. Which will be provided for your song too.

-Songs consist of an average 8-12 bars per verse. I can alter and add more bars and you just remove what you may not want.

-I will provide 2 Verses (16-24 bars total) and a Chorus (4-8 bars) Ad libs are done in every song also, but can be removed if you have your own vision. I can add a bridge or outro to the songs also if you prefer.

-Every song I have is already made up to go with certain free use beats from YouTube/BeatStars so I will provide the links or if you just want the lyrics that’s cool too. The beats are timed with each of the songs to be performed on beat at the intro and by the end of the song it will flow right into the end of the beat, most of them being about 2 and a half minutes.

I have this idea of mixing Bruno Mars and Christmas songs. Think "Die With a Smile," "When I Was Your Man," "24K Magic," and "That's What I Like" combined with "Last Christmas" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," but with completely new lyrics. The song would be about a kid not believing in Christmas, disguised as a love song, showing how they'd rather have you than Christmas. One line I had in mind was about spiking the eggnog.

I don't want someone to write the whole song for me, but I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments. If you like the idea and want to help out, add me. You can write some lines, but not the full song for me. Thanks!

https://open.spotify.com/track/4fnWo8vmObcgqhsfiEWEdq?si=FggJ7oAaQ5CwEhXoPQeXhA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4aT964Ag2zn1L2wHUVLF4O

Please give it a listen and provide feedback!

i've been in a creative funk lately. i love recording vocals and editing them but i haven't had the drive to write lyrics lately. i'm a female artist, usually i rap/sing but i'm trying to do some more hyperpop/deep house stuff. if you have lyrics lying around and have the opposite issue of not wanting to record or if you'd just like to work together for fun i'd love to collaborate. will 100% give you full credit for anything you write/contribute.

Im a fan of repetition and consistency. I know how necessary a bad song is to one’s overall growth. However, I notice that some records, even the “good” ones, start to feel stale. Repetitive motifs, and subject

At the same time, I know every song doesn’t have to be a dissertation. In fact most albums are about the same things from different angles.

What is one to do

Hey everyone, I really want to write a song like a weezer song, mainly the album Pinkerton but something like the blue album would also be fine.

I can think of a name, verses, chorus, bridge.

I want it to be how I have friends but don’t feel like they’re really there for me. I feel lonely and empty. I mean I’m 14 like i shouldn’t feel like this but I do and I want to write a song about it.

Thanks to anyone that helps :)

I’m working on a song and could use some help! I have this chorus in mind:

"It’s not my world, it’s my paradise."

I’m aiming for a fun, upbeat vibe like Bruno Mars. If you have any ideas for verses, lyrics, or if you’d like to collaborate, I’d love to hear from you! Just drop a message. Let’s create something great together!

Looking to work with any music producers, I’m definitely more in tune with Trap/Rap/HipHop however i can usually create to any vibe as long as I have the beat.

Not looking for money, I want to put out content. In exchange for the cost of my studio time and for credit, I’ll get it recorded and mixed.

You can keep any money you make off the song, I just want to be able to do what I love without draining myself financially. I would like to post it to my YouTube but that’s it, again no revenue.

Fairly inexpensive for the time I spend in the studio for 2 hours in and mixed it’s about $250. So for the $250 you’ll get a complete song back you’d just have to get it mastered (I can provide that at cost it’s $150 per song I believe, unless you have a lot to do)

I have snippets of my work I can provide, they’re snippets from two Trap/Rap songs I made so if that’s what your aiming for you’ll hear the sound you’ll get back.

Want to do some collabs cuz my own voice just isn't cutting it for me.

Hey everyone! I’m working on an EP to release through my label and I’m in need of one more artist for some lyrics and vocals performed. Willing to split royalties or pay up front, up to you. Preferably someone who has recording experience before, and the genre is tropical house. DM or comment if interested!

Hey guys, I need help with this, I love the chorus, and the bridge, but I don’t feel like the verses flow very well at all, every and all criticism with be greatly appreciated on any aspect!

It’s called When the well runs dry.

If you can’t stand by your flesh and blood, Who will stay when the well runs dry? You… Drained me down, To my very core, Left me shivering beneath the weight of goodbye You… Spoke in gold, but shadows crept, I sensed them all along, before you left. You, left me behind, Left me for dead.

Don’t cry when the last goodbye calls, When I turn to walk away, And I, ohhh oh, Ride these tidal waves or change. You closed the door, It’s done; it’s plain. Let the rain wash away, These chains we’ve worn too long. We danced beneath those boundless skies, Dry… Oh how swiftly time flies. You’ll search for us, But you won’t find what’s gone, Lost in time.

You searched for us, In the echoes of yesterday. While I rebuilt, From the ground alone. Church bells toll, As the memories fade and break. You’ve changed, In a place where our laughter drowned. Once the birds sang, Of sweet dreams that flew so high, Dreams with no end in sight. Now you wonder empty streets, Chasing only shadows in the night.

Chorus x 2 (I don’t care anymore, No matter what you say)

I’m freed from the weight of your lies, Your heavy tale no longer binds me. As my kin rise with fire in their hearts, I’ve let go; I’ve moved on.

In the sound of silence, Where love once held its place What lived, what’s lost, What you left in the haze. The truth you dread is waiting, You’ll face it one day. What’s gone, lost in time, What’s gone, you won’t find. No longer bound, My heart is released. Maybe I should call it lost in time. It’s about my relationship with someone who was very close to me, but they were damaging and I left them and feel much better now. They kept on trying to get in touch but I loved it when they weren’t in my life. I struggle with chords and melody much more than I do with lyrics. But I don’t know if these lyrics are worthy of developing

Looking for input on a song whose genre is a rough one to get right. The riff came as I played it at this speed. My goal is to do a rough demo of an album worth of songs, then to actually produce them. This will probably turn into a somewhat slower waltz. I’m happy with the lyrics and melodies, but one never really knows about their own stuff.

https://youtu.be/HcgI3Qhenak

You now run down the tunnel’s road,

Fleeing from the “end” you were told--

Has light awaiting stopped hearts,

As you try returning to the path’s “start,”

How did it come to be? It can’t be already…

But it won’t be easy to obtain a remedy,

As a face appears to block your way:

A reaper set on stopping your days,

But who wears the smirking expression,

As they try to ensure your expiration…?

When you imagine your ideal reaper,

Who'd stand there as death seems nearer:

Is it a skull underneath cloak and with scythe,

Is it an angel come to guide you into the sky,

Is it your own form glaring with hateful eyes?

Whether it’s yours or another’s, you can bet,

You’ll soon meet your personal face of death...

Whether survival’s instincts or otherwise,

You won’t let that face show a satisfied--

Smirk at denying you life’s continuation,

You refuse both paradise and damnation,

Or whatever limbo sits in between the two,

Despite the person, despite the face of whom--

Decrees you’re meant for the “light” or what else--

They think will result in the task of foiling yourself,

Whether human or beast, whether somehow in between,

Death is meant for all life, but this face can’t decree it your time! 

When you imagine your ideal reaper,

Who'd stand there as death seems nearer:

Is it a wolf of no howl but whistle to forewarn,

Is it Hell’s imp, collecting those deserving scorn,

Is it your face claiming, from life, you must be torn?

Whether it’s yours or another’s, you can bet,

You’ll soon meet your personal face of death...

Death was never intended a tool of evil,

An occurrence only nature was to instill,

Yet, some faces seek to bend it to their will:

No matter the age, the race, the sex and more,

No matter the family and whoever else to mourn,

No matter what’s offered to bribe or simply implored,

Some faces will find their grandest smile--

In those who “earned” themselves a shorter while,

Whether sadism or self-benefit is the chosen style--

To operate upon in their removal of your existence,

But you’d know for certain the act of this persistence--

When it’s indeed your face you fight in death’s resistance!

When your face stands as your identical reaper,

What’s the reason they’ve brought death nearer:

Is it your face because guilt became too great,

Is it your face from a deadly, accidental mistake, 

Is it your face by belief it’s best for others’ sake?

Sadly, you’re now faced with regret,

That yours was the face of death…

It’s your face that has seen your journey done,

It’s your face watching your pleas heard by none,

It’s your face who decided death was to come…

Hopefully it was for the best,

That yours was the face of death…

Author's Notes:

This was written in regards to a fanfiction of mine-- but let me be clear that NO, The Dreams and Nightmares We Share... isn't an allegory for trying to survive a suicide attempt or something. Sure, the antagonists are wearing our protagonists' faces, but that's just to warn other demons: "Hey, back off, they're OURS." The likes of Chessa, Simeon and Azariah, and Saniyah and Josue are actually ENTIRELY DIFFERENT BEINGS to: Claire, Seve and Alexis, and Sarah and Jimmy, for one thing. I mean, the most "complexity" and "deepness" to their dynamics would be: "Oh, hey, we may show some qualities of yourselves that are more negative or something..."

Like, come on, what's wrong with a simple story about just surviving some "limbo realm" where demons wanna possess your bodies, as you try to get back to your respective worlds and walk amongst the living once more? I don't need to make it have "super deep" allegories and symbolism, or whatever... But still, the idea of death taking on the form of many a face-- sometimes your own one, whether yourself or an actual doppelganger --seemed like an interesting song concept. It also helps that I got inspiration from listening to Death's Doorstep, a "Death" the wolf fan-song, over and over again. Go search it up.

I feel like this song needs to exist, but I have neither the talent nor the perspective to write it. It's a take on the above song, but from the POV of a daughter to the father who may not even realize that through his words/views/actions he has already broken the relationship between himself and his daughter whom he loves more than anything in the world.

This doesn't need to be a political or religious song, but it doesn't have to not be. It doesn't need to be from a straight/gay/cis/trans perspective. Just a girl, telling her dad that he has now become someone that she cannot bring herself to even be around.

You can stay as faithful to the source material as you like, but bonus points for taking a direct phrase and turning it in some way. (ie: "Daddy would they tear your little girl apart?" or "Daddy did I break your heart")

This idea doesn't personally relate to anyone in particular, it's just where my thoughts went while listening to the original.

I make no claim to any credit for songs written based on this prompt, I just want to hear/read it so it can get out of my head.

I’ll be the missing piece, fit into your puzzle

Change myself, so you don’t have to struggle

Twist and turn to find where I belong with you (BEAT)…. Hoping you finally see that I fit