Emily Henry original songs and their inspirations:
| Song Title |
Inspiration | Additional Details |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | About the eponymous Alice in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland | Lyrics |
| A Little Bit Longer | It's a song about making out; specifically, this display of affection was beside an ATM outside of a bank. | |
| All I Want Is You | ||
| Angelfall | Written as a teenager | |
| Bad for Me | Maybe about a guy, but probably about a beer. | |
| Birds Without Wings | Inspired by Benton Fraser of the tv show Due South, also inspired by a school project to write in as many book titles as possible | |
| Blue | Written for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's variant of Loki; specifically, the variant starring in the eponymous Disney+ series Loki | |
| Bright Eyed Child | A lullaby written about baby Augustus Caesar | |
| Bringing It With You | Written about Will Graham and Hannibal Lector from the television series Hannibal | |
| Build Me a Boat | ||
| Bullfighter | A song-writing-assignment gone Wikipedia-drain-circling, the songs is purportedly about Mussolini (yes, that Mussolini) admiring and crushing over Augustus Caesar and bull-fighting in the amphitheater. | |
| Daisy Chain | Written in tribute to Daniel Jackson from Stargate SG-1, though specifically regarding a particular fanfic featuring the character. | |
| Dance With Me | Based on the romance in The Great Greene Heist by Vatican Johnson | |
| Dark Water | Half about Will Graham, and half about the play Venus in Fur | |
| Down to Me | Inspired by Supernatural's Season 3 in which protagonist Dean is chased by hell hounds. | |
| Eleven | Based on the 2001 movie Ocean's Eleven and the found family nature of the crew. | |
| Family | Inspired by the television series Community, and another found-family tribute. | |
| Glass Rose | Carries vibes from Beauty & the Beast and the image of a princess trapped in glass and uses part of a melody from the score of A Knight's Tale. Written while walking around a Home Depot. | |
| Golem | About a character in the television series Spooks | |
| Goodbye | ||
| Hail Mary | ||
| Hands | Based on the episodes of the television series Spooks which star Richard Armitage | |
| High Wire | Inspired by the Canadian television series Due South, with the guitar riff borrowed from Dimitri Martin. | |
| History | Inspired by the character Zuko from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and his arc that sees him at odds with his father's orders. | |
| Holes | Little bit Veronica Mars, little bit of a real-life relationship had by The Talent. | |
| Homes | About studying abroad in the city of Bath in the United Kingdom | |
| How It Feels | Inspired by the TV show: "Our Flag Means Death" on HBO Max | |
| I Can't Take You Back | ||
| I Could Be More For You | This is inspired by the Marvel movie: Iron Man 2, from the perspective of Tony Stark, talking about his relationship with Pepper Potts | |
| I Don't Need You | ||
| I Know Why | ||
| In My Eyes | A song about trust and feeling safe and falling in love with a werewolf (aka Teen Wolf season 1). Favorite line about clawmarks in the door frame. Remember all those fun fan theories about werewolf eye color?? | |
| In the Waiting | Inspired by the Chinese Drama: "The Untamed". Emily has written a 3500+ word primer about the show and placed it unlisted on her website, which is a totally normal response to the show. | |
| I See the Light | ||
| June | A song about mourning the dreams of what could have been. | |
| Just Once | ||
| Las Vegas (a capella version) | ||
| Little One | A gentle lullaby for those coming out to themselves late in life. | |
| Look How Far You've Come | Partially inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and also a song for anyone who is going through a hard time. | |
| Love Lines | ||
| Lydia | A song about Lydia Bennet from Pride and Prejudice, specifically the version of her from "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries". | |
| Mixed Fruits | ||
| Not Made for Goodbyes | ||
| No Way Out | About the Brothers from "The Untamed" | |
| Ooh | This is about making out | |
| Paris | ||
| Reach Out | Inspired by the podcast: "The Adventure Zone - Balance Campaign" by The McElroys | |
| Runaround | ||
| Running After You | A song about Martha Jones from Doctor Who, and her relationship with the Tenth Doctor. | |
| Same Old Thing | A Rapunzel song, and an accidental Pandemic Mood. | |
| Separate | ||
| Shine | A bespoke song, written with help from Sean, for his wife Eyre; to celebrate their wedding anniversary | |
| Shut the Door | a rare song not inspired by a specific media or story or life event. Written for the vibes as part of the year of song writing project. | |
| Sisyphus | ||
| Slippage | ||
| Something Better | Inspired a friend of a friend to break up with her boyfriend. | |
| Stoplight | ||
| Strong | ||
| Sway | ||
| Taken Away | POV of John Sheppard from tv show Stargate Atlantis. | |
| Take You At Your Word | ||
| Thank Me Later | A song about the very specific daydream of running into your fave celebrity in an airport/train station/coffee shop, hitting it off, and convincing them that being with you is much better than their current (clearly inferior) relationship. | |
| Thank You | ||
| The First Time | ||
| The Merchant | Inspired by "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare | |
| The No Song | About kicking boys to the curb! | written by teen Emily, grown Emily usually refuses to play it, so hearing it on stream is a very special occasion! (you can get your own copy via patreon!) |
| The Snow Queen | ||
| The Sound | Inspired by "A Hope Divided" by Alyssa Cole, Book 2 in The Loyal League series. | |
| The Wine Is Dark | Inspired by the novel "The Vintner's Luck" by Elizabeth Knox. | |
| Two | A response to receiving a text from an ex after many years, this is a rare personally-inspired song. | |
| Two Steps Back | ||
| Unexpected | ||
| Valentine | ||
| Wake Up | A song about Norman Bates from the movie "Psycho". | |
| Weather (All In) | This was written and performed for her best friend Piper, during her wedding | |
| Why Waste Time | ||
| Yes And | ||
| You and I | ||
| Your Side | This is about Merle from "The Adventure Zone" (TAZ) Podcast by the McElroys | |
| Falling for Fiction | Co-written with AubrynMusic | |
| Voyagers | Written together with Twitch chat | |
| Loki |