Hug Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, ONIKACRAZY said: Question (first time participant here): Do we have to make a cover for every challenge? You can, but it's not required and does nothing to help or hinder your score.
ughgabriel Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, ONIKACRAZY said: Question (first time participant here): Do we have to make a cover for every challenge? You don't have to. But you can do it if you want to! It won't give you any extra points or anything though
Hug Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 1 minute ago, ughgabriel said: Yas my top 3 congrats @Hug you were my #1 too Nocturnal and Artificial Paradise are shook, you guys better serve! Thank you Shook to finally have a #1
Cupid Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 I did not expect #3 since I kinda rushed the verses. Congrats Hug!
ONIKACRAZY Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Can we send unfinished drafts to judges for feedback? (lol sorry for being annoying, it's just this challenge kind've embodies the critique I got last round)
Hug Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, ONIKACRAZY said: Can we send unfinished drafts to judges for feedback? (lol sorry for being annoying, it's just this challenge kind've embodies the critique I got last round) No, they'll take it as your completed version and will only give you feedback after the deadline. You can send to other contestants for advice, though. Even though it's a "competition", I do believe people only want to see each other succeed.
ONIKACRAZY Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Hug said: No, they'll take it as your completed version and will only give you feedback after the deadline. You can send to other contestants for advice, though. Even though it's a "competition", I do believe people only want to see each other succeed. oh ok, I just kind've need advice on how to incorporate imagery into a song. My song-writing has always been based around having a catchy chorus and easy-to-learn lyrics, so this is all new territory for me.
Hug Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Just now, ONIKACRAZY said: oh ok, I just kind've need advice on how to incorporate imagery into a song. My song-writing has always been based around having a catchy chorus and easy-to-learn lyrics, so this is all new territory for me. I think it's easiest to just decide what you want your song to be about, and then find a way to convey it. For instance, you could have a song about knowing you're at the end of a relationship, and it's only a matter of time before you break up, and you could compare that to the signs that a big storm is coming. You could focus your whole song around the image of like...gray skies, heavy winds, sounds of thunder, the streets growing quiet, and compare that to how you haven't been happy in a while, you've been fighting more and generally feel more distant towards a person you once loved. That's just an example, of course! It's just finding finding that idea and how you want to express it.
UFO Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Top 6???????? why does this devil number insist on following me everywhere but wow, I can't remember the last time one of my songs peaked this high thank you for the positive response! I really expected to flop
ONIKACRAZY Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, Corsola said: Also just keep in mind that imagery is all about painting an image in the reader's head. So it's a lot of talking about the atmosphere your song is set in 14 minutes ago, Hug said: I think it's easiest to just decide what you want your song to be about, and then find a way to convey it. For instance, you could have a song about knowing you're at the end of a relationship, and it's only a matter of time before you break up, and you could compare that to the signs that a big storm is coming. You could focus your whole song around the image of like...gray skies, heavy winds, sounds of thunder, the streets growing quiet, and compare that to how you haven't been happy in a while, you've been fighting more and generally feel more distant towards a person you once loved. That's just an example, of course! It's just finding finding that idea and how you want to express it. Thank you for these! I have an idea which I really want to follow through with, but it's hard to represent with imagery that relates directly to it, if that makes any sense?
Hug Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, UFO said: Top 6???????? why does this devil number insist on following me everywhere but wow, I can't remember the last time one of my songs peaked this high thank you for the positive response! I really expected to flop Choose Fire and write a song about Satan this week sis.
UFO Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 TWO STRANGERS Spoiler VERSE Our shadows walked together, holding hands You’d look into my eyes, my spirit danced You’d be there even after the sun set You’d make all my night terrors disappear But one night I woke up and I was scared This repeated every night you weren’t there I now hold myself to feel less alone So be lonely with me, take my heart back home PRE CHORUS You led me blindfolded into a wonderland You showed me a small glimpse, but made me blind again And somehow everything feels more vivid in the dark CHORUS Two strangers, two silhouettes One familiar picture It follows me everywhere Two strangers that look like us But it’s so blurry, you’re out of focus VERSE My shadow returned back into the shade With my vision gone, my hands searched for yours No signs of sun anywhere, one black sky The night-time stared at my eyes, so swollen Frozen, my spirit never moved again Staying dormant in my mind’s delusion That first day we met I wore a blue dress Now it’s all I wear, now it’s all I can wear PRE CHORUS Somehow everything hurts more vividly in the dark CHORUS Two strangers, two silhouettes One familiar picture It follows me everywhere Two strangers that look like us But it’s so blurry, you’re out of focus BRIDGE Like a bird you sang beautifully Now you’re the cold silence My heart beats, restlessly Like a bird you took off with the wind My eyes twitch, from weeping My heart feels, differently But I won’t change what you mean to me Even if I’m not the one you need CHORUS Two strangers, two silhouettes One familiar picture You follow me everywhere Two strangers that look like us But it’s so blurry, you’re out of focus I still wait here for the sun to rise I don’t want your shadow to say goodnight
UFO Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, Hug said: Choose Fire and write a song about Satan this week sis. Hmmmmm I'll consider it! I haven't written a song about the good sis Lucifer in forever
ONIKACRAZY Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Lovesick [Verse 1] One, two It’s rising up in me A twisted confession This is not the feeling I wanted to be Showcasing right now (right now) Three, four Just a few more minutes Till it’s not the floor I’ve got no idea what’s in it Now go, before This all falls out now (right now) (Heavy Breathing) [Hook] I’m lovesick Need some medication Cause I’m lovesick Give me a diagnosis I feel so sick I need a doctor right now Now (x2) [Verse 2] Five, six Do you know what it’s like? To feel lovesick? I’m sure it’s been a little while Please find me a seat Cause I’m feeling faint right now (right now) Seven, eight I’ve got to start a countdown Please don’t celebrate Because when it all spills I won’t rebound Cause my prescription’s running out (out) (Heavy breathing) [Hook] I’m lovesick Need some medication Cause I’m lovesick Give me a diagnosis I feel so sick I need a doctor right now Now (x2) [Bridge] Crashing to the floor Please don’t ask me for more I cannot take it all It’s all building up in me My throat it burns so much Me is who I don’t trust My face must look so flushed It’s all because of my disease [Chorus] I’m lovesick Need some medication Cause I’m lovesick Give me a diagnosis I feel so sick I need a doctor right now Now (x2) (Help me)
UFO Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 all 18 types?????? SCREAMING ok. let me figure out what I want to write first and THEN experiment with different kinds of imagery cause y'all know I'm indecisive af when it comes to these types of challenges
fountain Posted May 24, 2017 Author Posted May 24, 2017 1 minute ago, UFO said: all 18 types?????? SCREAMING I'm leaving no room to complain bitch!
UFO Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, keshaspearsxo said: I'm leaving no room to complain bitch! 1 minute ago, Corsola said: You're welcome (well it wasn't just me but I posted a lot about it) Mess i actually love that all the types are included, more variety it's just so overwhelming like... which one do I choose? whew! ok let me not rush with this challenge. I remember I think I did this round last season and I wrote so many different songs ok let me think of a good concept first and stick to it. giving me "I want blue wallpaper for my house but I don't know which shade of blue I should pick" teas
fountain Posted May 24, 2017 Author Posted May 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Corsola said: You're welcome (well it wasn't just me but I posted a lot about it) Also makes it seem less dumb repeating to me since the selection is wider. Thing is people like this challenge a lot anyway, plus it's so #open too. You can really write any song. So I would've done it anyway but I thought this was an obvious nice touch
ONIKACRAZY Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 I just finished part of the first draft for my song and it can fit into like 10 different Pokemon types
mxtthewdelrey Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 7 hours ago, keshaspearsxo said: @mxtthewdelrey - The cover is beautiful. It's my own photography so thank you very much and I loved the positive review, it meant a lot! I will try to be a bit less enigmatic in my songs and see how it works out
Buyonce1814 Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Wow I'm top 10 Thanks so much judges. I'm feeling very emotional from recent events so I'm going to pour my soul into this next song.
Buyonce1814 Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Also here's my Round 1 entry: Revisitation The Cover: The Song: Walking through the hands of time Revisiting a former life I’m not that kid I used to hate to be. Nostalgia has me satisfied All those times I wanted to die Melancholic clouds are fleeing, I'm free. Life gave me wings then stole the sky Crippled by day, sodomised by night Uncertain and wholly dissatisfied. Ensnared in a coffin, buried alive An endless tunnel with no end light Still, barren, swallowed and mummified Though hope had flailed like ancient scribes And diffidence rose with Nazi vibes My soul was a victim of my demise. But now I rise from the tombs Like the wolves look towards the moon Like a seedling grows new petals at spring. And the clouds scatter and dissipate. Hate deflates and disintegrates My soul and life again entwined in bloom No more tripping over pensive tombstones No more wars with ghosts of the past No more fretting over raging hormones The sun illuminates the grave at last And I awaken.
FCKNAmbrosia Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Kinda thinking about writing a diss song for this challenge
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