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- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Song lyrics: "Ruth and Sam", a 30th anniversary song
Verse 1
Summer of '96, the county fair, Sam threw rings and missed them every time. Ruth just laughed and tossed one from her chair, Won the goldfish for a single dime. He said, "Well, I guess I owe you a dance," She said, "Only if you lead me right." Neither one of them stood a chance: They were dancing till the end of night.
Chorus
Thirty years and you're still turning Like the wheel above that fair, Thirty years, the lights still burning, Ruth and Sam, you're always there.
Verse 2
Then a rented house with a leaking roof, And a crib you painted in the hall, Three kids running round as living proof That a goldfish really started it all. Late shifts, school runs, birthday cakes, Saturday pancakes, Sunday rain, Whatever life would give or take, You found each other's hand again.
Chorus
Thirty years and you're still turning Like the wheel above that fair, Thirty years, the lights still burning, Ruth and Sam, you're always there.
Bridge
And if the music ever slows, If the lights go dim someday, We know just how the story goes: He'll take her hand and lead the way.
Verse 3
Tonight the garden lights are glowing, The grandkids chasing round the tree. Dad blames his tears on wind that's blowing, And Mom just winks across at me.
Final chorus (×2)
Thirty years and you're still turning Like the wheel above that fair, Thirty years, the lights still burning, Ruth and Sam, you're always there.
Performance note: the chorus works as a sing-along; the last line can be repeated slowly a cappella to finish.
Client: Emily, ordering a song for her parents' 30th wedding anniversary party. Details she shared: they met at a county fair in 1996, Ruth won a goldfish at the ring toss after Sam missed every throw, they have three kids, Sam always cries at family events and blames the wind.
Genre: warm country-pop, mid-tempo, about 100 BPM. Structure: verse – chorus – verse – chorus – bridge – verse – chorus ×2.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
In a musical every song has a job in the story: the 'I want' song shows what the hero longs for, a duet turns a relationship, a comic number releases tension, and the character must be a little different by the end of the song than at the start. We write lyrics for your scene from the book or synopsis, in the character's own voice, with true rhymes, singable vowels on long notes and a hook that pays off in the last chorus. Each song comes with a short note on where it sits in the story and what changes in it.
What is included
- What you getOriginal musical theatre lyrics on the order page, marked by section and singer, with a scene note for each song.
- Song with a job'I want', duet, comic or eleven o'clock number
- Character's voiceWords only this character would sing
- Craft rhymesTrue rhymes and singable long vowels
- Change in the songThe character ends somewhere new
- Scene noteWhere it sits and what it sets up
How it works
- 1BriefYou share the story, scene and singer
- 2WritingWe write lyrics that move the story
- 3DeliveryYou pass them to your composer
What we need from you
The story or synopsis, the scene and what happens right before and after the song, who sings and what they want, the style (golden age, pop, rock, comic opera), the composer's structure or tempo if music exists, and the language.
We will ask you:
- What is the story, and where does this song fall in it?
- Who sings, and what do they want in this moment?
- Is there music already?
- What style should the score have?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicSong sketch$12 | StandardFull song$25 | PremiumTwo songs$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Songs | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Length | up to 16 lines | up to 48 lines | up to 48 lines each |
| Scene notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Can you fit lyrics to existing music?
Yes, if you describe the bar structure or send a link to a demo with the melody. We match syllables to the notes you describe.
Do you write the book or dialogue too?
Not in this order. Short spoken lead-ins into the song can be included.
Can it be a parody of a famous show tune?
We write original lyrics. Parody of a protected song for public performance has rights issues, so check them first.