encrefloue ([personal profile] encrefloue) wrote2018-10-05 11:09 pm
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LJ Idol LPF Week 1

Topic: "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."

 


 

Hey it’s not a game

You can give up

There’s no shame


Hey it’s not a game

You can give up

There’s no shame


Always someone to beat

Let’s laugh at the loser in utter defeat

Always something to prove

Why do anything without someone who approves?


Hey it’s not a quest

You can let go of your unrest

You don’t need a goal

To prove to yourself that you’re whole

Hey it's not a game
You can give up
There's no shame

Hey it's not a game
You can give up
There's no shame


Trapped by the Capital C

So apt to adapt to the clash for currency

Unhappy Capitalist friends

No mirth! Where’s your worth if you can’t pay the dividends?


Hey it’s not a fight

You don’t always have to be right

Hey it’s not a brawl

Don’t have to compete to stand tall


Imagine America

Where it’s allowed

To lose, to refuse

The regard of the crowd

Where rom coms of Hollywood

Don’t teach our men

After eighty NOs

Eighty-one could be consent

Where imaginary

weapons of destruction

Were not an excuse

For a bloody production

Of vile hostile takeover

Civilian massacre

Presidents’ makeovers

As peace ambassadors

(Peace can be Image

But Peace can’t be Winning

And Winning’s America

From the beginning)

Where Peace is not Image

Not gain, not illusion

Not 330 million in delusion

Where people can realize

When we’re at War

Where people can realize

When we’re at War

Where people talk about War

When we’re at War

Where people talk about War

When we’re at War

Imagine America

Without a War


Can you


give up?


Hey it’s not a game

You can give up

There’s no shame


Hey it’s not a game

You can give up

There’s no shame



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[personal profile] thephantomq 2018-10-07 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
This is quality and I always admire your bravery in recording yourself playing these songs. :) You've got quite a talent for it!
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[personal profile] rayaso 2018-10-07 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to see you and your songs back! This was another good one. I especially liked the chorus.

[personal profile] tatdatcm 2018-10-07 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved the part where it built up and up on itself. It was even more effective listening to you sing.
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[personal profile] adoptedwriter 2018-10-07 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I enjoyed the upbeat music. Sometimes it is OK and the best choice to say, "I'm done". There is no shame in knowing your limits.
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awesome

[personal profile] dragonswimmer 2018-10-07 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
This is anson and I loved it encrefloue.
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[personal profile] the_eternal_overthinker 2018-10-08 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I loved the twist to the prompt and its nice to hear it with the music. Lovely work! Looking forward to more :)

[personal profile] bellatrixe 2018-10-08 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I loved this so much :D
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[personal profile] murielle 2018-10-08 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! Welcome back! Great to see/hear you again!

Always love your songs. Love the wordplay and the warm tones in your voice.

You're back! :-)
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[personal profile] bewize 2018-10-08 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Powerful! Loved the video, too!
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[personal profile] troof_therry 2018-10-08 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I appreciate the subject matter most. You deal with some worthy themes for this particular moment. Nicely done.
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[personal profile] moretta 2018-10-08 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
So good! And so awesome that you have us the video of the song as well as the lyrics. Just so you know, I'm harmonizing under my breath!
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[personal profile] moretta 2018-10-14 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahahah, maybe! I always harmonise along to songs. Too many years being in a choirs makes it automatic! :)

Fingers crossed for inspiration, then!
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[personal profile] halfshellvenus 2018-10-09 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
It's the poetry inside your music that I really like-- always something deeper than just a song, and this one definitely speaks to the state of our country today.

I especially liked the takeover/massacre/makeovers/ambassadors stanza, which was both clever and true. :)
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[personal profile] favoritebean_writes 2018-10-09 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Nicely done!
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[personal profile] bleodswean 2018-10-09 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It is such a treat in Idol that participants can bring a powerhouse of creativity, and you have been doing that consistently and fantastically. I love that you share yourself, the song, the music and then your words/lyrics!
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[personal profile] flipflop_diva 2018-10-09 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, I'm so glad you're back and with more songs! I really loved this one, especially the chorus. It's nice to have a different take on the prompt.
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[personal profile] tonithegreat 2018-10-10 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Our family rocked out to this in the car a few times!! Awesomeness! I miss you and your uke in person so much!