2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:

The Girl Who Loved the Guy, with a Broken Heart by Gary Reed

Lyrics

As they sit hand in hand, he’s a thousand miles away
Thinking about the one he lost, the one who’s gone away
She squeezed a bit tighter, he looks into your eyes
A smile comes to his face and begins to realized

Chorus
She’s the girl who loves the guy with a broken heart
She’s the girl who saw him falling, falling apart
She lifts him up, to heal each part
She’s the girl who loved the guy with a broken heart

No reason, no rhyme why she came his way
He was empty, lost, broken in so many ways
The dark and dreary had filled each day
Little did he know what waited in the haze

She calls to him with sweet whispered breath
To sooth his mind, to feel his depth
To bring new life from the ashes of death
She heals and comforts, he begins to rest

Chorus

So lost, so frail, afraid to live
How can he take her love with nothing to give
Will his broken heart ever love and give again
She stands strong next to him, the healing begins

Through fire and rage of the crushing storm
She holds him up and prays he’s strong
The demons run ragged, the fight rages on
And at the speed of darkness, there is a light at dawn

Chorus

For the unlikely girl who came one day
She gave the love that took his pain away
She opened the door locked from within
She nourished his soul for a new love to begin

Chorus

Author

Bio

Audiences, both large and small, are given a truly wonderful experience with Gary Reed’s fascinating right- and left-hand fingering of the guitar strings blending musical elements with this one instrument. With his fingerstyle technique, Reed’s guitar base notes are used to glue together the component sounds as they support the melody and harmony while also providing a rhythmic element to the music. The addition of Gary Reed’s vocals and intuitive sense for groove and composition add to the artistry, the performance genius.

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Lyrics Competition Results

Emotional Impact:
11/ 20
Technical Skill:
10/ 20
Memorability:
7/ 20
Storytelling:
15/ 20
Imagery:
7/ 20
Total Score:
50/ 100
Commended

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