I normally get hit with inspiration after watching documentaries. Like yes, this factual recounting of this horrific event is interesting but how was it for the folks that actually experienced it, y'know? I think it's really interesting to think about where they were, and how they were feeling, and what they were doing at the time. It makes my mind go into overdrive and suddenly I have ALL OF THE IDEAS and not enough time to sort them all out. I also watch a lot of documentaries so it makes it a bit difficult but hey, you can't control where inspiration strikes, right?
I'm also quite prone to hearing one specific line from a song, thinking it'd make a good title and from there an idea will just bloom into something totally uncontrollable. I think that's why I start so many stories and don't finish them, I'm too busy getting inspiration from other songs