Writing With Images: John Mayer
& Sara Bareilles

Learn how pro songwriters use imagery in their lyrics.

Using images in your lyrics  is a quick and powerful way to connect with listeners. Let’s take a look at a couple of strong image-based song lyrics. To find them, we need look no further than today’s successful singer-songwriters. This style relies heavily on the use of images to express personal experiences and emotions.

Song #1 “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Writer: John Mayer

Read the lyric here.

Watch on YouTube.

Images in the song

THE TITLE IMAGE: The title of this song is an intensely powerful visual image. Who can resist picturing this couple and the destruction happening around them?