Graduation
You saw the late nights and the almost-quitting that nobody in the stands saw. Say it before they throw the cap.
A graduation song for your graduate, classic or one of a kind
A graduation is the end of years of effort that only a few people saw up close. Write down what you saw, and we turn it into an original song with the graduate's name in the chorus.
Hear the second a name lands
Oh Xiomara, you finally made it through.
You wrote“Finished nursing school at night while working the morning shift at the bakery.”
The song singsYou worked the morning shift on Fifth Street, then studied through the quiet night-time hours.
From a real song made here: “Sweet Xiomara”, for Xiomara, from what her best friend typed.
The moment you give it
The ceremony was three hours of other people's names. In the car afterwards, still in the gown, they finally hear theirs, sung over the nights you watched them study through.
Commencement · Row K, seat 14
Class of this year
Parking lot, after the photos
Admit one graduate. Tassel turned.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Graduation songs people play every year
For the slideshow, the party or the drive home from the ceremony.
| Song | Artist | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) | Green Day | Looking back on the years |
| I Hope You Dance | Lee Ann Womack | A parent’s wish for what comes next |
| Unwritten | Natasha Bedingfield | The page that is still blank |
| The Climb | Miley Cyrus | The hard work it took |
| Don't Stop Believin' | Journey | A loud sing-along for the party |
| Graduation (Friends Forever) | Vitamin C | Saying goodbye to classmates |
| Forever Young | Rod Stewart | A blessing for the road |
A real graduation song
"Sweet Xiomara" was written for a friend who finished nursing school while working mornings at a bakery.
What you get for $12.99
You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.
- Free preview
- The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
- The song
- The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
- Lyrics
- Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
- Their link
- A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
- Photo video
- Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
- The name
- Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
- Re-record
- One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
- Name sung wrong?
- After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
- Languages
- Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
- Teaser
- Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
- For this song
- For a party or school slideshow: the photo video sets your photos to the song, or download the MP3 and use it under your own.
- Posting it? The 15-second cut fits an Instagram story and the 30-second cut a Reel, with the lyrics already on screen.
What to write about the graduate
- What they studied, and why they chose it.
- The hardest semester or class.
- Who they were on the first day.
- A job, shift or responsibility they juggled at the same time.
- Where they are going next.
High school, college or later in life
| Graduation | Angle that tends to work |
|---|---|
| High school | Growing up, friends, and leaving home soon |
| College | Independence, late nights, the friends who became family |
| Grad school or a degree later in life | Persistence, sacrifice and pride from the people who watched |
For example
Effort, a setback and the moment itself.
- She studied for the bar exam at the kitchen table after putting the twins to bed.
- He failed chemistry once and retook it with a tutor every Saturday.
- On Friday they walk across the stage as the first engineer in our family.
Style choices
R&B and upbeat pop suit a celebration, while a piano ballad works for a parent's proud reflection. Pick the voice that sounds like whoever the song is from.
Who the song is from
Whoever you are to them, say so in one of your lines.
Graduations often come with a move to a dorm, a new city or a first job. Text them the MP3 for the drive, so the song keeps them company on the way to whatever comes next.
- Parents: the first day of school against this day.
- Friends: the study nights, the snacks, the shared panic before finals.
- A partner: what they gave up, and how proud you are.
- Siblings: a little teasing and a lot of pride.