2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:

The Spirt’s Challenge by Rick Poplawski

Lyrics

Learn to be thankful
This world can be cruel
Accept and be grateful
And live your own rule

Sometimes you’ll suffer
And sometimes you’ll cry
But the days will grow brighter
No clouds in the sky

Stand strong with your feelings
Don’t keep them inside
No good in that dark place
That’s no place to hide

Be sad when you want to
But remember to share
Don’t carry that burden
There are those who care

You don’t have to worry
You don’t have to cry
Just look around you
We’ll help you get by

When you live in your silence
And can’t find your way out
When you’re deaf to the ringing
And you just want to shout

When you take on the hurt
Of those that you love
When you need to let go
With no help from above

Just take a step back
Search your mind and you’ll see
That there’s always a way
To set yourself free

Be sad when yo want to
But remember to share
Don’t carry that burden
There are those who care

You don’t have to worry
You don’t have to cry
Just look around you
We’ll help you get by

Sometimes you’ll suffer
And sometimes you’ll cry
But the days will grow brighter
No clouds in the sky

It’s never that easy
To be free and clear
We all think our own thoughts
A few that we fear

The light and the dark
The good and the bad
The days when we’re happy
The times when we’re sad

But we all lead the same path
We come and we go
For some it’s just too quick
And other’s too slow

So

Learn to be thankful
This world can be cruel
Accept and be grateful
And live your own rule

You don’t have to worry
And you don’t have to cry
Just look around
And we’ll help you get by

Sometimes you’ll suffer
And sometimes you’ll cry

Yeah

Sometimes you’ll suffer
And sometimes you’ll cry

But don’t hide in that dark place
We’ll help you get by

We’ll help you get by

We’ll help you get by

Don’t hide in that dark place

We’ll always help you get by…

Bio

Started writing lyrics in Oct 2024

I have been using AI to create over 100 songs to date and whilst this can be time consuming, I love every aspect of producing vocals and music to my lyrics and it has given me a purpose in life.

Co-author(s)

Lyrics Competition Results

Emotional Impact:
10/ 20
Technical Skill:
11/ 20
Memorability:
7/ 20
Storytelling:
9/ 20
Imagery:
8/ 20
Total Score:
45/ 100

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  1. Many thanks.
    I disagree with the comments made, but as these lyrics have already been put to song, my acceptance to the outcome of that puts me in a more understanding position as to how the words are received.
    Lyrics are great obviously, but without a music and a voice, they can easily lose the intended meaning.

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