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  • Case Study: HAVEN.’s “I Run”
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    Case Study: HAVEN.’s “I Run”

    shibes December 5, 2025December 29, 2025

    When AI Suspicion Derails a Breakout Hit In October 2025, a dance/EDM track called “I Run” by HAVEN. exploded on TikTok. A short teaser posted around October 10 went…

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  • Writing Lyrics

    What Is Third Person Point Of View?

    shibes February 22, 2024December 30, 2025

    Third person point of view, or omniscient, is the most distance the speaker/singer can have from the action with exception of going to the moon. The speaker is simply…

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  • How Melody And Lyrics Work Together
    Creating Music & Melodies | Writing Lyrics

    How Melody And Lyrics Work Together

    shibes March 8, 2024December 30, 2025

    Melody and lyrics play a key part in: (1) differentiating your song, (2) communicating your message, and (3) creating a compelling, memorable moment for a listener.  So how can…

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  • Kacey Musgraves ‘Merry Go Round’
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    Kacey Musgraves ‘Merry Go Round’

    shibes February 24, 2024December 30, 2025

    Kacey Musgraves, along with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, uses the play on words in ‘Merry Go Round’ bring the images and the story of “a life” from a…

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    Writing Lyrics: Allusion Exercise

    shibes February 19, 2024February 23, 2024

    Find the Allusions Around You One of the best ways to pull a new technique or concept into your songwriting is do a lyric allusion exercise. For this one,…

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  • How To Write A Song

    FREE 5 Step Songwriting System eBook

    shibes February 18, 2024December 30, 2025

    Who doesn’t want an easy system for writing songs? With the free 5 step songwriting system, you’ll be able to use right now. Today. To write your next song….

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