How To Write A Protest Song (Like Jesse Welles, Bob Dylan)

Today I'm and discuss writing techniques you can implement to make your very own protest anthemWatch The Official Music Video for "American Spirit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spKk5PPgicI&list=RDspKk5PPgicI&start_radio=1Stream "American Spirit" and "The Great Divide" EP here: https://linktr.ee/RyanBieberSupport current + future projects by buying on Bandcamp: https://ryanbieber.bandcamp.com/?from=menubarGet Tickets to the Release Show in Los Angeles on Nov 4: https://new.hotelcafe.com/event/ryan-bieber-presents-the-great-divide-ep-release-show/TIMESTAMPSIntro - 00:00Know What You Want to Say -01:42Don’t Preach - 03:18Use Metaphors - 04:57Make it Anthemic - 05:45Say More With Less - 6:24Make It Personal To You - 07:31Have A Story Arc - 08:50Recap 10:53Stay Up to Date on SocialsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/biebs_shreds/?hl=enTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@biebs_shreds?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcSubscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSaZ_0qRj8Z0zO2ZdTYd5MA?sub_confirmation=1"American Spirit" Lyrics:They sell American spiritBlow the smoke straight in our eyesIt's easier to believe it than choke on the lieOnly when you stop to clear it do you see past the disguiseBy then you're addictedCan't quit it if you triedSo it goes on and onOh oh ohOn and onOh oh oh ohWhen work becomes religionAnd you pray 9-5There's not much time for thinkingJust trying to surviveIts not your own volitionIt's this way by designBecome the product of ambition but reap none of the prizeSo it goes on and onOh oh ohOn and onOh oh ohOn and onOh oh ohOn and onOh oh ohThey're preaching it's the end of times all over the newsDon't believe the great divide they just wanna split the roomThe truth is their terrified of what we might doIf we all united and then decided we're done with their rulesWe won't go on and onOh oh ohWe won't go on and onOh oh ohWe won't go on and onOh oh ohWe won't go on and onOh oh ohWe won't go onWritten, Recorded and Produced by Ryan BieberMastered by Colin Costa-Walsh https://www.instagram.com/costacmusic/American Spirit from The Great Divide EP*Released 10/24/25