Free tool · Random song ideas

Random song idea generator

Press the button for a song idea. You get one at a time, from 100 ideas in our song ideas guide. Write for ten minutes and keep the best line.

How to use it

Do not wait for a good idea. Take the first one, set a ten minute timer and write about it without stopping. You are looking for one line you want to keep. If an idea does nothing for you, press the button again.

Turn an idea into a song

Once you have a line, find the title, pick a structure and write the chorus around it. See how to write a song and songwriting prompts.

Common questions

Where do the ideas come from?

They are the 100 song ideas in our song ideas guide, written by songdrafts. These are our own ideas.

Do the ideas repeat?

Not until you have seen all 100. Then the list is shuffled again.

How do I use an idea?

Set a ten minute timer, write whatever comes, and keep the best line. See the song ideas guide for how to turn an idea into a song.

Is anything saved or sent anywhere?

No. It works in your browser only.

Keeping a song? songdrafts keeps the key, tempo and lyrics on every song, next to every take of it.