21 Steps to a Written Lyric - Writing Song Lyrics Guide

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Including the Place in Song Lyrics Like Taylor Swift

A collection of all the ways she mentioned the place in her 11 studio albums / 167 songs

Download the FREE PDF cheat sheet on all the expressions of locations from all 167 songs on Taylor Swift’s 11 studio albums — sorted for you by the different categories.

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Do you wonder how songwriters like Taylor Swift include the place in their song lyrics?

21 Steps to a Written Lyric - Writing Song Lyrics Guide

You have a couple of options when it comes to including the answer to where your lyrics’ narrative takes place.


Without including the place, your song's avatars (characters) are just floating in an empty space, and the audience cannot picture them. If we can't picture them, everything happening might seem abstract and loose.


To help you include the place in your lyrics, I've gone through all of Taylor Swift's 11 studio albums and pulled out the way she includes the place in her song lyrics.


Use it as an inspiration as to how you can include the place in your lyrics as well.

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At the Story Grid (the most comprehensive methodology on the craft of storytelling) and as a Story Grid Certified Editor since 2019, I evaluate the power of a story based on different criteria.


After analyzing over 800 song lyrics, I want to share with you the most important elements that every song lyric needs to tell a captivating story.


Use this checklist to evaluate the power of your lyrics and discover how you can level up your songwriting!

21 Steps to a Written Lyric - Writing Song Lyrics Guide

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