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					Originally posted by  Tymps.
					 
				 
				You all should go to the Holy Trinity thread and make a post so we can get to page 100 and I can start results 
			
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					Originally posted by  MattyTacos
					 
				 
				Those songs were all "I love you and I love to love you while I'm loving you" 
Like no bitch, that ain't storytelling. 
 
Did those bitches not bother listening to ONE Taylor Swift song?
   
			
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 Right? What were they thinking?
  
 Tough Love 
 
He would cruise the sunset with me 
And we would hold hands like everything was fine 
But I would bury the darkness  
Underneath the fake starlight we hid behind 
My heart was tethered to his waist 
And we would embrace like everything was right 
Each kiss – a lie, only had pain on my side 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing was all I did 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so numb 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
And I became used to your tough love 
 
I wondered if I could hurt you too 
See you die a thousand times, bruise after bruise 
I waited for you to undo 
The emptiness I feel when I’m not abused 
By you, and I’ve come to lose 
All sense of identity, there is no use 
Fighting when you’re stuck in a room with old news 
 
I waited, no plan, knife in my hand 
If this is love then I can’t understand 
But I got a call, was a man 
He told me you jumped and that I should relax 
Knife was no longer in my hand 
I crumbled to the floor and began to laugh 
I wasn’t sure why but now I feel alive 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing was all I did 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so numb 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
And I became used to your tough love 
 
Been five years counting and now I can begin 
To live without a ghost who’s still haunted 
I tried everything but pain was all I knew 
Maybe I had to fall before I could bloom 
I will miss you, I will miss you but I won’t miss this tune 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so strong 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
But now I can live without your tough love 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing is all I fear 
Tbh I lowkey hate how Tough Love is my first and only #1 hit. It's a cute song and is something different from me but my #2 hits Nighthawks, Chrysalis, When They Cry were so much better    
 
  
 
 
  
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					Originally posted by  UFO
					 
				 
				 
Right? What were they thinking?
  
 Tough Love 
 
He would cruise the sunset with me 
And we would hold hands like everything was fine 
But I would bury the darkness  
Underneath the fake starlight we hid behind 
My heart was tethered to his waist 
And we would embrace like everything was right 
Each kiss – a lie, only had pain on my side 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing was all I did 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so numb 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
And I became used to your tough love 
 
I wondered if I could hurt you too 
See you die a thousand times, bruise after bruise 
I waited for you to undo 
The emptiness I feel when I’m not abused 
By you, and I’ve come to lose 
All sense of identity, there is no use 
Fighting when you’re stuck in a room with old news 
 
I waited, no plan, knife in my hand 
If this is love then I can’t understand 
But I got a call, was a man 
He told me you jumped and that I should relax 
Knife was no longer in my hand 
I crumbled to the floor and began to laugh 
I wasn’t sure why but now I feel alive 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing was all I did 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so numb 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
And I became used to your tough love 
 
Been five years counting and now I can begin 
To live without a ghost who’s still haunted 
I tried everything but pain was all I knew 
Maybe I had to fall before I could bloom 
I will miss you, I will miss you but I won’t miss this tune 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so strong 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
But now I can live without your tough love 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing is all I fear 
Tbh I lowkey hate how Tough Love is my first and only #1 hit. It's a cute song and is something different from me but my #2 hits Nighthawks, Chrysalis, When They Cry were so much better    
			
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				Tough Love - 8 
The first verse goes in hard. It’s so well written. Pretty sure this is already your best song. The starlight line is probably my favorite part of the first verse. I didn’t like the repetitiveness in the pre-chorus of nothing. I liked the chorus but I thought the mentions of the song title came off rather awkward and a bit forced. Verse 2 and 3 were great but I don’t think they held a candle to the first verse. The bridge is much better than the last two verses. The ghost line is amazing.
			
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 "Pretty sure this is already your best song." 
 
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				Wait! I think you're right. 
I was pressed because y'all didn't know how to STORYTELL.
 
I'M GETTING MAD AGAIN.
   
			
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 This is the tea. A lot of yall just be stitching together random unrelated imagery and hoping it works.
 
I'm on the other side of the spectrum though. Can tell a great story on two verses but couldn't master imagery if my life depended on it  
 
  
 
 
  
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I ****ing love you.  
 
  
 
 
  
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				"Pretty sure this is already your best song."  
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 I obviously meant of the songs you submitted that season, thx u  
 
  
 
 
  
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					Originally posted by  ceremonials
					 
				 
				This is the tea. A lot of yall just be stitching together random unrelated imagery and hoping it works. 
 
I'm on the other side of the spectrum though. Can tell a great story on two verses but couldn't master imagery if my life depended on it 
			
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 You just described Temporal's entire PH career    
 
  
 
 
  
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				I obviously meant of the songs you submitted that season, thx u 
			
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 From  just the first verse? fff  
 
  
 
 
  
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					Originally posted by  UFO
					 
				 
				 
Right? What were they thinking?
  
 Tough Love 
 
He would cruise the sunset with me 
And we would hold hands like everything was fine 
But I would bury the darkness  
Underneath the fake starlight we hid behind 
My heart was tethered to his waist 
And we would embrace like everything was right 
Each kiss – a lie, only had pain on my side 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing was all I did 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so numb 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
And I became used to your tough love 
 
I wondered if I could hurt you too 
See you die a thousand times, bruise after bruise 
I waited for you to undo 
The emptiness I feel when I’m not abused 
By you, and I’ve come to lose 
All sense of identity, there is no use 
Fighting when you’re stuck in a room with old news 
 
I waited, no plan, knife in my hand 
If this is love then I can’t understand 
But I got a call, was a man 
He told me you jumped and that I should relax 
Knife was no longer in my hand 
I crumbled to the floor and began to laugh 
I wasn’t sure why but now I feel alive 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing was all I did 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so numb 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
And I became used to your tough love 
 
Been five years counting and now I can begin 
To live without a ghost who’s still haunted 
I tried everything but pain was all I knew 
Maybe I had to fall before I could bloom 
I will miss you, I will miss you but I won’t miss this tune 
 
Every waking moment I would cry 
Not in fear but to make you realise 
Thought it was my fault, thought you would change 
But hit after hit it stayed the same 
I felt so weak, I felt so strong 
Without, without, without your tough love 
I fell too deep into your heart 
But now I can live without your tough love 
 
Love’s mist took over when I ran back to him 
I thought it’d be over but nothing ever is 
And nothing is all I fear 
Tbh I lowkey hate how Tough Love is my first and only #1 hit. It's a cute song and is something different from me but my #2 hits Nighthawks, Chrysalis, When They Cry were so much better    
			
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 OMG Nighthawks is more iconic than this whole judging panel's discography tbh  
 
  
 
 
  
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					Originally posted by  Jackson
					 
				 
				No problems =/= a 10. A 10 should absolutely SCALP you, not just be technically proficient (my new favorite term)    
			
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 Not being scalped IS a problem though. If a song isn't a 10, you obviously have problems with it!  
 
  
 
 
  
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				From just the first verse? fff 
			
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 Says a lot about your other work that season then    
 
  
 
 
  
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				You just described Temporal's entire PH career    
			
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				You just described Temporal's entire PH career    
			
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 Temp has like7 #1s so it's clearly not much of a guessing game for him. He has the secret formula 
 
  
 
 
  
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				My reviews for the PH8 final round was TOP notch tho    
			
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 I didn't win so **** you  
 
  
 
 
  
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				Not being scalped IS a problem though. If a song isn't a 10, you obviously have problems with it! 
			
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 Fine, next time I'm giving you a damn zero you crusty witch  
 
  
 
 
  
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