2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
Bastards by Ron
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Lyrics
Word is they’re saying you’re shattered,
how can you shake hands with such fools?
They even want to re-program your memory,
they’re sharpening their tools
I’m coming to honor you.. that’s right!
this time you’re leaving with me
We’re gonna face up to the dark mysteries
they’ve kept you too frightened to see
You’re stronger than all of them
all they can hold is a grudge
They want you believing it’s scary
that way maybe you won’t even budge
CHORUS
I’ve come to realize they don’t see the world that you feel
They’ve had you believing so long..
there’s either a right or a wrong
when for us in-between’s often real
I’ve got your back and they know it
Your secrets are safe here with me
They’ve got hearts hard as stone, can you feel that?
covered eyes, too angry to see
Put on your coat of corduroy ..hurry!
you’re going with me to your dreams
Don’t leave them with tracks they can follow,
let them remember your screams
Don’t cry on this telephone
I’m gonna hold you I’ll soon keep you warm
I was hoping you’d spend less time in worry
you’re never going back to that harm
CHORUS
You’ll come to realize they don’t see the world that you feel
They’ve battered your trust for so long, you never feel right, always wrong
before we’re done those bastards will kneel…they’ll kneel….. they’ll kneel!
how can you shake hands with such fools?
They even want to re-program your memory,
they’re sharpening their tools
I’m coming to honor you.. that’s right!
this time you’re leaving with me
We’re gonna face up to the dark mysteries
they’ve kept you too frightened to see
You’re stronger than all of them
all they can hold is a grudge
They want you believing it’s scary
that way maybe you won’t even budge
CHORUS
I’ve come to realize they don’t see the world that you feel
They’ve had you believing so long..
there’s either a right or a wrong
when for us in-between’s often real
I’ve got your back and they know it
Your secrets are safe here with me
They’ve got hearts hard as stone, can you feel that?
covered eyes, too angry to see
Put on your coat of corduroy ..hurry!
you’re going with me to your dreams
Don’t leave them with tracks they can follow,
let them remember your screams
Don’t cry on this telephone
I’m gonna hold you I’ll soon keep you warm
I was hoping you’d spend less time in worry
you’re never going back to that harm
CHORUS
You’ll come to realize they don’t see the world that you feel
They’ve battered your trust for so long, you never feel right, always wrong
before we’re done those bastards will kneel…they’ll kneel….. they’ll kneel!
Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
11/ 20
Technical Skill:
13/ 20
Memorability:
10/ 20
Storytelling:
8/ 20
Imagery:
12/ 20
Total Score:
54/ 100
Commended
Comments:
Lovely imagery and clever twists on phrases like “all they can hold is a grudge.”
I’m not entirely clear who the narrator is and who they are singing to. I’d make sure that was clear so the audience can fully connect with the story.
I’m not entirely clear who the narrator is and who they are singing to. I’d make sure that was clear so the audience can fully connect with the story.
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