{"id":10336,"date":"2020-05-01T19:41:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T23:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=10336"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:09:08","slug":"dreams-inspire-songwriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/dreams-inspire-songwriting\/","title":{"rendered":"How dreams can inspire your songwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Illustration:<\/strong> Ellie Suh<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone (hopefully) goes to sleep, and sometimes we remember the dreams that we have during that time.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your dreams, however ridiculous, fanatical, nonsensical, or confusing, are rife with creative material that can be used in the songwriting process. There’s always some character\u2014most likely yourself\u2014and some action taking place, so you already have the main ingredients for a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, let’s break down how dream interpretation can be used as a new tool that adds to your creative process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Define the dream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Start with writing down what happened in your dream. Most of us don\u2019t remember our dreams when we wake up; that’s perfectly normal. I’ve personally been keeping a dream journal since I was a kid, and the years of waking up and jotting down my subconscious adventures trained my brain to remember fragments from my lucid dreams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, you don\u2019t need to remember much \u2013 just write what you can. Even an idea like \u201cI was running in the dark in my dream\u201d is more than enough to work with. Keep it pared down to a list of simple statements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s an example of a dream I had:<\/p>\n\n\n\n