Write a song that uses the chord progression of a famous song, but in reverse order.

Write a song that explores an archetypal character (a recurring figure that transcends culture and time, surfacing in myths, fairy tales, films, and songs - find examples here.

Write a song inspired by one of the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, or sloth.

Take inspiration from another song. Find a seed song that makes you feel something you’d like to capture in your own song. Listen to the seed song until you can pull out some of the elements that create the feeling—musical elements, lyrics, instrumental hooks, pacing of the lyrics, kinds of chords. Borrow a couple of those elements to write your own song.