How to turn your lyrics into a song with AI

What you need

• Your lyrics (a rough draft is fine)
• A TaloMusic plan; each attempt costs 10 credits and returns 2 versions
• About 15 minutes

Step 1: Start with the raw draft

Our example starts as a paragraph in a notes app: "we packed the car at six the coffee went cold and the radio played that song again, we took the long way home because nobody wanted the day to end." It has a feeling and a few images, but no shape yet.

Step 2: Break it into sung lines

Split the text into short lines of 6 to 10 syllables. Read each line out loud; if you need a breath in the middle, split it again.

"Packed the car at six a.m. / Coffee cold, the radio on / Playing that same song again / Singing every word we know."

Step 3: Find the chorus

The chorus is the line you'd want people to remember. In our draft it's "we took the long way home". Make it the first chorus line, repeat it, and add one or two lines that say how it feels:

"We're taking the long way home / Windows down and nowhere to go / We're taking the long way home / Don't want this day to let go."

Step 4: Tag the sections

Add [Verse], [Chorus] and [Bridge] tags on their own lines, and write the chorus out in full every time it should be sung. A simple structure is: Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus.

Step 5: Choose the style

Our lyrics are nostalgic and warm, with a sing-along chorus, so we choose Indie pop, mood Warm, female voice. In the description field we add: "jangly guitars, soft drums, hopeful sing-along chorus".

Step 6: Generate and compare

Generate once. You get two versions with different melodies.

Listen to the chorus of each first: it decides whether the song works. In our test the first version had a stronger chorus and the second a better verse.

Step 7: Fix what isn't working

• A line is rushed: remove a word or two ("Coffee cold, the radio on" became "Cold coffee, radio on").
• The chorus doesn't lift: shorten it, or add a [Pre-Chorus] line before it.
• A word is mispronounced: spell it as it sounds.
• The energy is wrong: change one mood word or name a tempo.

Generate again with the edits. Two or three rounds is normal.

Step 8: Download and share

Download the version you like. Downloads are unlimited and never use credits. On a paid plan you can use it in videos and releases.

Checklist

1. Lines are 6–10 syllables
2. Chorus repeats word for word
3. Sections tagged
4. Genre and mood match the lyrics
5. Listened to the chorus of both versions
6. Fixed rushed lines and regenerated

Common mistakes

• Writing "repeat chorus" instead of writing the chorus out again; the AI sings only what is written.
• Long, prose-like lines that force the singer to rush.
• A chorus that is longer than the verses; keep it short and repeatable.
• Asking for a famous artist's voice; describe the voice instead ("warm, husky female vocal").
• Changing everything between attempts; change one thing at a time so you know what helped.