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TOP 10 REVIEWS
The following songs are my top 10 songs of round 1, with scores between 9 and 10. The order is NOT a rank, it only replicates the order of the hints in page 362. Bare in mind that there are a lot of songs in the 8-9 range in my scores, so not being in my top 10 doesn't mean I didn't stan for your song
 1. Break A StringPositive : Out of all the songs, this is the one that produced the most effortlessly awesome lines. I can't even begin to quote them. You nailed the chorus  The whole song is relatable and perfectly executed (good word choices, flawless rhyming and great flow). I also loved the second verse (minus the "violins" line), although I'd rather it was labelled as a pre-chorus.
Negative : the "violins" line 
2. Stilness
Positive : You nailed it! Incredible rhyming, amazing word choices and imagery, flawless rhythm. My jaw was on the floor while reading the verse, the song is many levels above and beyond round 1
Negative : I would have loved the chorus to be a little longer so that it can make as much of an impact as the verse did, but that's a detail
3.Collide
Positive : This was by far the easiest song to read. The flow was so excellent, the rhyming was solid, the pace was consistent, the words were very well chosen for the topic, just everything came together beautifully. This song is on a very high level. It sounds like one of those songs that are quality and radio friendly at the same time, which is kinda hard to achieve tbh.
Negative : Buy Shotgun on iTunes
4. Silver
Positive : I'm just absolutely DONE at the literal perfection of your parallels. The silver - gold concept is the most genius thing I read in this round and it elevates the whole song much higher than an audition piece. The antique parallel was also amazing. The last 3 lines of the verse were impressive and the end of the song literally made my jaw drop 
Negative : Buy Lotus on iTunes
5. Down For The Count
Positive : PERFECT flow  It was fast, powerful, passionate, everything it needed to be. The highlight is "you piece of ****", I was literally screaming and it was 4AM  Also, the first half of the pre-chorus was literally flawless, no words. It packs a punch, it gets the point acrosss, it's a perfect entry
Negative : Line #3 in the verse was a bit of a misstep
6. Get To Heaven
Positive : The topic is so powerful and your execution is so breathtakingly on point
The highlight of the song for me is the 2 final lines of the verse. My jaw dropped
I also love all your imagery, it's extremely intense and feels like a top 10 entry, not a round 1 submission
Negative : **** you
7. You Dont Know Bitch
Positive : 
Negative : It started out a little awkwardly with the flow and some of the word choices, but then
8. Little Birds
Positive : Yeah, this is definitely amazing and doesn't feel like a round 1 entry at all. The rhyming is absolutely on point and it feels effortless too. The vocabulary combines is advanced enough to impress and simple enough to get the point across and the concept is coherent and escalates perfectly from the verse to the chorus
Negative : I think the 7th line of the chorus is the only bad thing about this song.
9. Castle Of Dreams
Positive : AMAZING concept, perfect execution, incredible vocabulary, great balance between the verse and the chorus. This entry feels like something I'd expect to read much closer to the finale rather than the first week
Negative : I'd love to see you pay even closer attention to some of the rhyming. The 1st / 3rd / 5th / 7th line of the verse could use slighlty different word choices to achieve a more balanced rhyming. That's a detail though.
10. When The Morning Comes
Positive : The verse is one of the most polished, excellently written, top notch verses submitted in round 1. You nailed it. No flaws detected in rhyming, word choices, pace. Great job
Negative : The chorus needed that one line to blow me away and slay all the other entries. It's still a good chorus, but it misses that one little extra dose of slayage to propel it to an excellent chorus
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