This is just a pre-caution for those who don't understand how this whole game thing works.
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This is a report-free zone to an extent. You can be "catty" but don't push your luck (or me) too far.
You must, to the best of your ability, adhere to the goals of the challenge you're given. Don't write a love song if the goal was "write about a sad moment in your life"…
You must PM me and the two judges simultaneously at least one verse and one hook; there is no cap but be reasonable; nobody on this panel wants to read a essay-long song!
Explicit language is not frowned upon if it is used artistically. So if you need to change a few characters to make it understood which words you used, do so so we won't have to guess.
Above all, have fun. This is a game where you get to do what you love and find out more about yourself. So we don't judge you, just your songs.
Anywho, onto this week's challenge:
First challenge: who are you? This is a staple in the Platinum Hit community: you are going to make a song that shows off who you are as a competitor and a songwriter. Basically, make a song that could be referenced as your "theme song" throughout the competition. Something that is going to resonate to the other contestants that you are a force to be reckoned with!
Yah, this game is about taking you out of your comfort zone as a writer and learning from it, all while having some fun with it. It's my favorite game on ATRL for that reason.
Good luck to all of the contestants! I can't wait to see all the budding potential.
Life's pretty short if you ask me
A little too fast and a little too hazy
But there ain't no time for thinking
You just gotta break the door and fly
Chorus:
So..
Salaam I'm going
Gonna live my dreams starting now
The luck wheel is rolling
Winner or not I'm lucky tonight
A shooting star is falling
A moment ago it burned so bright
An incredible moment
From it I got the meaning of life
Verse #2:
I'm a little too optimistic
To me reality is just so.. realistic
The world in my mind is so sensationalistic
So I let the colours of my mind go wild
Chorus #2:
So
Salaam I'm going
Gonna live my dreams starting now
The luck wheel is rolling
Winner or not I'm lucky tonight
A shooting star is falling
A moment ago it burned so bright
An incredible moment
From it I got the meaning of life
Bridge:
I wanna be there until it stops
I'm not gonna last forever but my name can
One day I wanna look back and feel my tears drop
Be proud cause I did understand
Final Chorus:
That..
I had to be going
And chase my dreams without a pause
That the wheel luck may be rolling
But I could be faster and win before it stops
That when a shooting star is falling
It can only shine so far before it stops
It taught me that nothing
Lasts forever on the top
And that life's pretty short if you ask me
A little too fast and a little too hazy
But there ain't no time for thinking
You just gotta break the door and fly.."
At LEAST one verse and one hook. That is the bare minimum... You're definitely not prevented from writing more. Include bridges, pre-choruses, and/or b-sections if you want.
I really recommend sending in a full song...it let's the judges see your whole vision for the song. In S1, I always sent the bare minimum, and I was middling until my elimination (which was the first 'real' elimination of the season). Next season, I submitted full songs every time, and I won that season. Kinda goes to show how much of a difference it makes.
If you manage to make it through this, it'll end up being valuable experience! That's why I liked these challenges.
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Originally posted by BadBitches
omg i just created a Born This Way cheesy mess
Sis don't worry my songs came off as cheesy a lot (when I wasn't writing about death or something), but we, as judges, really like cheesy things sometimes. If it's coming from a real place, we can tell.