2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:

After The Love Has Gone by Steven Holdsworth

Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
After the love has gone I wait
In the ashes of our final date
Memories linger in the air
But you’re not there, you’re not there

[Verse 2]
Once we danced under cloudless skies
Now there’s darkness where the laughter dies
Every touch now a distant dream
Lost in the sound of a silent scream

[Chorus]
Won’t you tell me where it all went wrong
Singing heartbreak in a summer song
Battles lost though we fought so long
Still I’m crying, after the love has gone

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Photographs of a time so sweet
But now the love is incomplete
Promises shattered like brittle glass
Memories that could never last

[Verse 3]
Empty nights and the stars all hide
In a hollow where the tears reside
Memories from the love we knew
But it’s a song that’s meant for two

[Chorus]
Won’t you tell me where it all went wrong
Singing heartbreak in a summer song
Battles lost though we fought so long
Still I’m crying, after the love has gone

[Fading Outro]
Won’t you tell me where it all went wrong

Singing heartbreak in a summer song

Won’t you tell me where it all went wrong

Won’t you tell me where it all went wrong

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Lyrics Competition Results

Emotional Impact:
9/ 20
Technical Skill:
12/ 20
Memorability:
5/ 20
Storytelling:
14/ 20
Imagery:
9/ 20
Total Score:
49/ 100
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