How do you write a song when you have nothing to write about?

Find something that makes you feel something. Use your inspiration to come up with a theme. Write down everything you can think of related to your topic. Write about the temperature in your room.

Write about your desire to leave your state. Write about the plot of your favorite movie. Write about the death of a famous person. Write about what you would do if you had ideas.

Burroughs created the cutout technique to help him write. And often, when I start writing a song that way, some theme or idea comes up organically, and then I can quickly go back to the previous verses to make them match. Here's another interesting idea for writing more personal song lyrics, it's called the scaling technique. And if you've ever felt lonely before or you've had such a close connection, you can write about what that was like.

One of my recent songs was about how it felt to be in love with someone I barely knew existed, which happened maybe 5 years ago. If you can't seem to find a song because the lyrics are never good or coherent enough, try writing lyrics that don't make sense or that are even gibberish. If you want to write thousands of songs throughout your life, it can be useful to mix fiction with reality, since a normal life, including mine, may not be like an Indiana Jones adventure. That's why making sure you have the right sounds is always important when writing the music you want to write.

If you're looking for a piece of equipment or a new studio toy that you want, tell yourself that you have to write 5 songs before you even think about buying it.