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Discussion: ATRL Songwriter's Thread | Jacktrus gain dual #1
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Originally posted by ceremonials
The modified tracklist. 
 Strange Frequencies1. Out of the Light
2. Prayers and Proclamation
3. Parasomnia
4. Dreamcatcher
5. Landmine
6 Strange Frequencies (interlude)
7. The Flood
8. Empty Planet
9. Anchor
10.Testament
11. Saints and Sacrifice
12. Revelations
I've been screwing around on FL studio and I've discovered my sound and that has refined the concept. The album is devided into five parts: The beginning (Out of the Light and Prayers and Proclamation), The dream (Parasomnia, Dreamcatcher, Landmine), the catalyst (Strange Frequencies), the flood (The Flood, Empty Planet, Anchor) and the testament (Testament, Saints and Sacrifice, Revelations). Each of them in a group don't necessarily sound sonically alike but each song in a group shares a theme or motif. It's also meant to mimic the bible. Do you get that from the tracklist? |
Quoting this for promo. I just finished Prayers and Proclamation though.  it's my fave so far.
And one more track was added cause yolo
SF
01 Out of the Light
02 Prayers and Proclamation
03 Parasomnia
04 Dreamcatcher
05 Landmine
06 God Complex
07 Strange Frequencies (interlude)
08 The Flood
09 Empty Planet
10 Anchor
11 Testament
12 Saints and Sacrifice
13 Revelations (outro)
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Originally posted by ceremonials
"nightfall" contains 0 flaws
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Aww thanks <3
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Originally posted by KeshasFansRose
I love nightfall! Nice job
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Thank you <33 I liked 'Hurt You More Than You Think' tbh. I was listening to Colors while looking at the lyrics and I like it tbh 
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Do y'all start with a title and write the song based on that or do you find the title comes last?
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80%-90% of the time I begin with a song title. Sometimes I come up with both the title and a verse separately before finding out that it works well together. That actually applied to 'Nightfall', where I had that concept for quite a while and I wrote the second verse separately. In the end, it just somehow fit and I included it into Nightfall.
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Originally posted by Sam
Wow this thread has stayed a bit active. Let me read through all of these.
Some of you are really talented! Make sure to sign up for Platinum Hit 8 when it returns next month!
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Wait I've heard of the legendary tales of Platinum Hit Will I finally be able to join it? :excited:
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Originally posted by ceremonials
The modified tracklist.
Strange Frequencies
1. Out of the Light
2. Prayers and Proclamation
3. Parasomnia
4. Dreamcatcher
5. Landmine
6 Strange Frequencies (interlude)
7. The Flood
8. Empty Planet
9. Anchor
10.Testament
11. Saints and Sacrifice
12. Revelations
I've been screwing around on FL studio and I've discovered my sound and that has refined the concept. The album is devided into five parts: The beginning (Out of the Light and Prayers and Proclamation), The dream (Parasomnia, Dreamcatcher, Landmine), the catalyst (Strange Frequencies), the flood (The Flood, Empty Planet, Anchor) and the testament (Testament, Saints and Sacrifice, Revelations). Each of them in a group don't necessarily sound sonically alike but each song in a group shares a theme or motif. It's also meant to mimic the bible. Do you get that from the tracklist? |
Wait That sounds interesting tbh :excited: And you screwing around on FL studio is making me slightly excited on the entire thing. Most of the titles are enough to make me excited already tbh. Can't wait to see some lyrics from you! 
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Aww thanks <3
Thank you <33 I liked 'Hurt You More Than You Think' tbh. I was listening to Colors while looking at the lyrics and I like it tbh
80%-90% of the time I begin with a song title. Sometimes I come up with both the title and a verse separately before finding out that it works well together. That actually applied to 'Nightfall', where I had that concept for quite a while and I wrote the second verse separately. In the end, it just somehow fit and I included it into Nightfall.
Wait I've heard of the legendary tales of Platinum Hit Will I finally be able to join it? :excited:
Wait That sounds interesting tbh :excited: And you screwing around on FL studio is making me slightly excited on the entire thing. Most of the titles are enough to make me excited already tbh. Can't wait to see some lyrics from you!
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"the Flood" and some of Anchor are a few pages back if you wanna read them.
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K I know I said that I was going to read though all of these, but I've finally gotten a break from work so I'm gonna read through the last 2-3 pages.
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K I know I said that I was going to read though all of these, but I've finally gotten a break from work so I'm gonna read through the last 2-3 pages. |
Give me feedback on Anchor tbh  I think I hate it.
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Originally posted by ceremonials
"the Flood" and some of Anchor are a few pages back if you wanna read them. |
Going through the pages rn Btw are you joining Platinum Hit next season? I want to join but I'm afraid I'll flop I tend to take my home sweet time with my lyrics so joining Platinum Hit would challenge my speed 
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K I know I said that I was going to read though all of these, but I've finally gotten a break from work so I'm gonna read through the last 2-3 pages. |
Hey Sam!
I remember you from CAL S6 nnn. It has been a while nn. How life?
Please gimme some feedback on my songs Some of them might sound a lil corny tho
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Going through the pages rn Btw are you joining Platinum Hit next season? I want to join but I'm afraid I'll flop I tend to take my home sweet time with my lyrics so joining Platinum Hit would challenge my speed
Hey Sam!
I remember you from CAL S6 nnn. It has been a while nn. How life?
Please gimme some feedback on my songs Some of them might sound a lil corny tho |
Yeah same. I'm not really good under pressure
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Yeah same. I'm not really good under pressure
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I know a guy from another forum who takes like 5 minutes to write his song lyrics and it slays a bunch Take this one below for example. He literally took 5 minutes to write it and send it over to me thru a PM 
Take A Look
[Verse 1]
Take a look into my eyes
Wipe those tears away, then come kiss me twice
Take a look into my soul
It'll be just like a trip down the rabbit hole
[Chorus]
Take a look at me
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
Turn around for me
Take a good look at me baby
Come on over, lean on me
[Verse 2]
French kissing
My inhibitions gone missing
Boy you don't know how you make me feel
(If only you could have a good look, a-ha)
[Verse 3]
Flipping the pages of our book
Every page of our story, take a good look
My heart, the way it shook
Wouldn't you just...
[Chorus]
Take a look at me
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
Turn around for me
Take a good look at me baby
Come on over, lean on me
(piano solo)
[Bridge]
Take a look at me
Baby just...
Dance with me and look at the moon
Dance with me and look at the moon
Just take me away
In your gaze, your sexy gaze
Stare right into me
Take a good look, a good, good look
[Chorus]
Take a look at me
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
Turn around for me
Take a good look at me baby
Come on over, lean on me
[Outro]
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
(giggle)
Come on over here baby
Turn around for me
Looking through the past seasons and finding that I might flop really bad in some of the challenges if it comes out during the next season....
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Originally posted by EpicSongFan
I know a guy from another forum who takes like 5 minutes to write his song lyrics and it slays a bunch Take this one below for example. He literally took 5 minutes to write it and send it over to me thru a PM
Take A Look
[Verse 1]
Take a look into my eyes
Wipe those tears away, then come kiss me twice
Take a look into my soul
It'll be just like a trip down the rabbit hole
[Chorus]
Take a look at me
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
Turn around for me
Take a good look at me baby
Come on over, lean on me
[Verse 2]
French kissing
My inhibitions gone missing
Boy you don't know how you make me feel
(If only you could have a good look, a-ha)
[Verse 3]
Flipping the pages of our book
Every page of our story, take a good look
My heart, the way it shook
Wouldn't you just...
[Chorus]
Take a look at me
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
Turn around for me
Take a good look at me baby
Come on over, lean on me
(piano solo)
[Bridge]
Take a look at me
Baby just...
Dance with me and look at the moon
Dance with me and look at the moon
Just take me away
In your gaze, your sexy gaze
Stare right into me
Take a good look, a good, good look
[Chorus]
Take a look at me
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
Turn around for me
Take a good look at me baby
Come on over, lean on me
[Outro]
Come on over here baby
Lemme have a good look at you
(giggle)
Come on over here baby
Turn around for me
Looking through the past seasons and finding that I might flop really bad in some of the challenges if it comes out during the next season.... |
What are the challenges though? Like what restrictions are there?
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What are the challenges though? Like what restrictions are there?
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Some of the challenges really challenges your mind Depends on what challenges really. Like one of them is the Twitter song challenge, where you can only write 140 words for your submission or something in line with that But I do think it is a good thing cause it definitely hone our skills in different kind of pressure and makes us write faster in the future
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I might join. I'm trying to focus on finishing my album though, so it's good it starts in like a month. ATRL needs to make me happen  Nowadays the only way to get signed is to have an online following
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Originally posted by ceremonials
What are the challenges though? Like what restrictions are there?
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Different every week, and every season, so it would depend on what they have in store this time.
But examples could be, a challenge based on inspiration, in which you have to choose a picture or story provided for inspiration, a challenge in which you write a specific type of song, for example a storytelling song; a challenge which tests the way you write, for example, having to write together with another contestant, having only 24 hours to write; and then the more complicated challenges near the end, for example writing an EP of three songs.
I have to recommend Platinum Hit to everybody - it is an experience worth trying, no matter if you've never written or if you've written for years. Everybody seems to take at least something positive from the experience, no matter how they do!
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I might join. I'm trying to focus on finishing my album though, so it's good it starts in like a month. ATRL needs to make me happen Nowadays the only way to get signed is to have an online following |
Am definitely excited for your album tbh 
Am rooting for you for sure 
Do not forget me once you get famous tho
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Hmmm I might just have to join
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The Flood is done. 
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Gone, on your own to find yourself again
Won't find anything but empty bottles of gin
And I've always been in the dark, oh, night or day
But since you left all these dark skies won't go away
And you know well enough I'm not one to beg you to stay
I just hope I can see the sunlight again someday
Please, I just don't want it to rain forever.
And can you blame me for that? And are you any better?
You don't understand how much it takes to stay in one place forever
So if you love me, let me know, and it might change our weather
Hoping even if the clouds are rolling in, we could own these dark skies together
But it keeps washing down on me, oh I should've known better.
Chorus:
So I let the flood waters run high
To wash away all the lies. And away all the spite.
And let the fire in me ignite, but when the waves came too high
That's when i finally realized that I don't need no more lonely nights
And I don't need no dark skies. And I don't need no dark skies. And I don't need no dark skies
Now it's too late, lightning cant light up these skies
The flood has begun. I know cause I saw it in your eyes.
I was screaming for air, but you held me down
I was crying for help, but you let me drown
But when I finally got up, you pushed me back in
You knew watching me lose was the only way you could win
And as I sank down to the seabed, I felt the world move around me
Knew that at least if I die, I'd no longer be drowning
But i freed myself, and weeped cause I had been forsaken
Then felt my tears dry as I watched The Flood take him
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Wait @ this lyrical slayage
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it's for sure the easiest way to connect with the other writers on this site and receive feedback, too.
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Wait @ this lyrical slayage |
It's the second best so far tbh
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I wish I had lyrics to share, but all I got is this instrumental I've been working on (and it's totes bomb!) I just have to write lyrics to it
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I'm going to join PH8. I've wanted to do songwriting for a while, and writing for ATRL's Drag Race sparked an inner drive to do it.
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it's for sure the easiest way to connect with the other writers on this site and receive feedback, too.
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I agree The reviews that were given out in the past seasons were actually quite fair and insightful tbh
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