Jeff Caylor believes there's something magical about songwriting.

"You simply put the notes and words together and then the song takes on its own meaning apart from you. Sometimes I imagine all these little s.o.s.’s can have a positive effect on someone else," says Caylor.

"You get all honest and transparent. You cry for help in a song. You write words that beg for someone to come and save you. And then, if everything goes right, in the end, the song ends up saving someone else."

Jeff Cayl...