Stick the landing - Songwriting exercise
It's easy to write a chorus that feels exciting in the moment but doesn't really go anywhere.
Writing toward a fixed landing line forces you to think about resolution, which helps make a chorus stick after the song is over.
Use your own ending line if you want, but make sure you write towards it to make it land.
Example
Ender line: "you left the light on" You said you'd catch me when I fall Some nights I wasn't sure at all Now I'm sure that I was wrong. Because you left the light on
Try it yourself
Try it yourself in the "Stick the landing" exercise below.
Remember, there aren't really any wrong answers — the point is to get practice with the technique.
Stick the landing
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