2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
The Spirt’s Challenge by Rick Poplawski
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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…
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…
Author
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.
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.
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Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
10/ 20
Technical Skill:
11/ 20
Memorability:
7/ 20
Storytelling:
9/ 20
Imagery:
8/ 20
Total Score:
45/ 100
Comments:
It’s a nice sentiment but I think there are too many verses saying the same thing in different ways.
Maybe try putting a different angle on some of them, perhaps explain that you’ve felt like this before or how people have helped you. Giving some examples and painting a picture of them will help people connect to the song, otherwise it’s a list of advice without any context.
Maybe try putting a different angle on some of them, perhaps explain that you’ve felt like this before or how people have helped you. Giving some examples and painting a picture of them will help people connect to the song, otherwise it’s a list of advice without any context.
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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.