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A musically-inspired challenge with writing prompts posted twice a month. Prizes included! |
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Created: April 2nd, 2023 at 1:18pm
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The One-Line Lyric Challenge has been updated -- please read below!
Welcome to the One-Line Lyric Challenge!
Every month, I will post two songs: One with a lyric prompt (start of the month) and one as a song prompt (middle of the month).
Entries will be due at the end of the month for either prompt.
Lyric Prompt: Write a poem or story and include the prompted lyric line somewhere in your work, word for word. It's up to you how you want to incorporate the line. Please bold the line to make it easier for me to find. It's OK if your work is loosely inspired by the song, but try not to make it too similar or copy the song. If you don't like the provided lyric prompt, you can pick a different line from the lyrics to incorporate (only one line).
Song Prompt: Write a poem or story inspired by the song. You do not need to include any lyrics directly, and in some cases there may not be any lyrics. Just write whatever the music or lyrics inspires.
Please link back to the challenge somewhere in your entry using {item:lyric} and post your entry as a link in the comments here.
The Prizes: 5K GPs, a merit badge of my choosing, plus a guaranteed review of your entry.
If you enter both prompts that month, you will get double the prizes!
Feel free to listen and comment on the music or other people's entries, even if you don't plan to enter the challenge! There may be gift points in store for people who are active in the comments or share / promote the challenge.
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August 22, 2023 at 10:57pm
August 22, 2023 at 10:57pm
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I think we need something a bit more mellow for August.
I wonder how many out there have heard of Morcheeba?
Well, you have now. They're an electronic band from the UK that combine a bunch of different influences into a pretty unique style. They split up a while ago, but I think they're back together now and still making music.
I just love Skye's melodic voice and insightful lyrics.
And the message couldn't be more timely.
"Enjoy the Ride" by Morcheeba
Lyrics: ▼
They shut the gates at sunset
After that you can't get out
You can see the bigger picture
Find out what it's all about
You're open to the skyline
You won't wanna go back home
In a garden full of angels
You will never be alone
But oh, the road is long
The stones that you are walking on
Have gone
With the moonlight to guide you
Feel the joy of being alive
The day that you stop running
Is the day that you arrive
And the night that you got locked in
Was the time to decide
Stop chasing shadows
Just enjoy the ride
If you close the door to your house
Don't let anybody in
It's a room that's full of nothing
All that underneath your skin
Face against the window
You can watch it fade to grey
But you'll never catch the fickle wind
If you choose to stay
But oh, the road is long
The stones that you are walking on
Have gone
With the moonlight to guide you
Feel the joy of being alive
The day that you stop running
Is the day that you arrive
And the night that you got locked in
Was the time to decide
Stop chasing shadows
Just enjoy the ride
Stop chasing shadows
Just enjoy the ride
With the moonlight to guide you
Feel the joy of being alive
The day that you stop running
Is the day that you arrive
And the night that you got locked in
Was the time to decide
Stop chasing shadows
Just enjoy the ride (x5)
Prompt: "(It's) a room that's full of nothing"
The word "it's" is optional, feel free to leave it out if that's easier to work with. |
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I know, I know. You've been waiting such a long time.
Well, finally, the writing prompt for July is here!
We're spending this Saturday in the park with Chicago.
Can you dig it?
"Saturday in the Park" by Chicago
Lyrics: ▼
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July (x2)
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs
Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday
Another day in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July (x2)
People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar
And singing for us all
Will you help him change the world?
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For today
Slow motion riders fly the colours of the day
A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
Listen children, all is not lost
All is not lost, oh no, no
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July (x2)
People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all
If you want it, really want it
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For today
Prompt: "All is not lost" |
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For June and Pride month, we have one of my favorite artists in his prime. There aren't many musicians where I'll link the live version of a song instead of the album version. Jason is one of them. The things he can do with his voice, the pictures he can paint with his lyrics. So much musical talent and creativity in one person.
As a note, everything not in the lyrics below was free-styled for this performance.
Please sit back, fasten your seatbelts, and put your tables in the upright and locked position.
"Plane" by Jason Mraz
Lyrics: ▼
Drain the veins in my head
Clean out the reds in my eyes to get by security lines
Dear x-ray machine
Pretend you don't know me so well
I won't tell if you lie
Cry, cause the droughts been brought up
Drinking' cause you're looking so good in your Starbucks cup
I complain for the company that I'm keeping
The window's made for sleeping, rearrange
And I'm nobody
Well who's laughing now
I'm leaving your town again
And I'm over the ground that you've been spinning
And I'm up in the air, said baby hell yeah
Honey I can see your house from here
If the plane goes down, damn
I'll remember where the love was found
If the plane goes down, damn
Damn, I should be so lucky
Even only 24 hours under your touch
You know I need you so much
I cannot wait to call you
And tell you that I landed somewhere
And hand you a square of the airport
And walk you through the maze of the map
That I'm gazing at
Gracefully unnamed and feeling guilty for the luck
And the look that you gave me
You make me somebody
Well nobody knows me
Not even me can see it yet, I bet I'm...
I'm leaving your town, again
I'm over the ground that you've been spinning
And I'm up in the air, baby hell yeah
Well, honey I can see your house from here
If the plane goes down, damn
I'll remember where the love was found
If the plane goes down, damn
Flax seeds, well they tear me open
And supposedly you can crawl right through me
Taste these teeth please
And undress me from these sweaters, better hurry
Cause I'm heating upward bound now
Maybe I'll build my house on your cloud
Here I'm tumbling for you
Stumbling through the work that I have to do
Don't mean to harm you
By leaving your town, again
But I'm over the ground that you've been spinning
And I'm up in the air, said baby hell yeah
Well, honey I can see your house from here
If the plane goes down, damn
I'll remember where the love was found
If the plane goes down, damn
You keep me high
You keep me high minded
Prompt: "I won't tell if you lie"
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May is in full swing, the days are longer and the pollen is fallin'. This month, enjoy the bold and youthful energy of Mika with the angelic harmonies of Imogen Heap. A lovely combination.
No, I have not been getting enough sleep lately.
Perhaps I should make this my morning alarm.
"By The Time" by Mika
Lyrics: ▼
Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up
No, don't wake me up
Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up
No, don't wake me up
It's the early morn
Lights flick on
Sleepy eyes peek through the blinds at something wrong
Motionless remains the mess
Shame, such a beautiful, beautiful young life
By the time I'm dreaming
And you've crept out on me sleeping
I'm busy in the blissful unaware
By the time I'm dreaming
And you've crept out on me sleeping
Tell me how am I supposed to care
Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up
No, don't wake me up
Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up
No, don't wake me up
A trail of clothes, two years old
Why'd you have to go and leave all this stuff behind?
Wasn't I allowed three strikes and out?
No, but you said I could, said I could just one night
By the time I'm dreaming
And you've crept out on me sleeping
I'm busy in the blissful unaware
By the time I'm dreaming
And you've crept out on me sleeping
Tell me how am I supposed to care
If I had let you go, let you go
Could this be different, different
Now I'll never know, never know
I didn't get the chance damn you (x2)
And by the time I'm dreaming
And you've crept out on me sleeping
I'm busy in the blissful unaware
And by the time I'm dreaming
And you've crept out on me sleeping
Tell me how am I supposed to care
Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up
No, don't wake me up (x5)
Prompt: "Sleepy eyes peek through the blinds at something wrong"
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Is it that time already? Time for April's challenge. It's officially Spring, and for most that means spending more time outdoors. Perhaps on the open sea, if you're lucky enough to be near one. (Or the open shore, as I would prefer.)
If you're in need of an island paradise, sit back as these two best friends sing you the song of the sailor.
"Vahevala" by Loggins and Messina
Lyrics: ▼
I'm thinking 'bout when I was a sailor
I spent my time on the open sea
When we'd stay off the coast of Jamaica
I'd secretly steal ashore
The natives were waiting for
The boy with the lazy soul
To sing with the sailor
Vahevala, home of sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Every evening I'd be gone
Back on board by break of dawn
I'm thinking about the nights in Jamaica
Pretty girls dancing here and there
Stole a keg, now I'm drunk as a sailor
The captain, he don't know
Where Billy done go
But I'm singing with native girls
The songs of a sailor
Vahevala, home of sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Hurry sailor, sail away
You better be back on board by break of day
Every night in Jamaica, I'd sing with the lady
And drink with the men 'til the morning appear
Healthy sun shining fresh on my face
As the song of the night would still ring in my ear
Vahevala, home of sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Hurry sailor, sail away
Be back on board by break of day
Vahevala, home of sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Prompt: "I'm thinking about the nights in Jamaica"
Alternative prompt: "I'm thinking about the nights in ________"
(insert your location of choice)
I have decided to open this prompt up a bit. If you don't want to use the original line, you can replace the word "Jamaica" with your location of choice. You also have the option of using a different line from the song for partial credit (5K GPs and a review, but no merit badge)
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It's time for our second writing prompt for the One-Line Lyric Challenge (new name)! You may have noticed, I've given the challenge a proper title and separated it from the blog into it's own thing. I think it makes a lot more sense this way. Maybe it will even get a little more traction. Who knows?
This is the prompt for March, even though it's now April when I'm posting this.
For the record, last month's prompt is still open if you want to enter.
This one takes me back to family vacations in the Oregon country side.
"Where I Go" by Natalie Merchant
Lyrics: ▼
Climbing under a barbed wire fence
by the railroad ties
Climbing over the old stone wall
I am bound for the riverside
Well, I go over to the river to soothe my mind
To ponder over the crazy days of my life
Just sit and watch the river flow
Find a place on the riverbank
Where the green rushes grow
See the wind in the willow tree
in the branches hanging low
Well, I go to the river to soothe my mind
To ponder over the crazy days of my life
Watch the river flow
Ease my mind and soul
Where I go
Well, I will go to the river from time to time
Wander over these crazy days in my mind
Watch the river flow
Where the willow branches grow
By the cool rolling waters
Moving gracefully and slow
Ooh child, it's love, it's lovely
Let the river take it all away
The mad pace, the hurry, the hurry,
The troubles, the worries, the worries
Just let the river take them all away
Flow away, flow away
Flow away
Prompt: "Let the river take them all away"
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Welcome to the start of a new writing challenge. Music has always inspired me, so I decided to turn my "Song of the Month" into a monthly wring prompt / challenge. There will be a new song posted every month with a one line prompt. The challenge is to include the prompt line word for word in a poem or story. Read the description for rules and prizes.
(Note that this was copied over from my blog, where I originally started the challenge.)
Here's what I was listening to in February.
Warning: It's a bit catchy.
"So Sad So Lonely" by Matchbox Twenty
Lyrics: ▼
I found out
On a late night drive
In my winter coat
With my blood-shot eyes
My faith ain't been
No friend to me
And the way I sin
Is hanging off of me
And I'm sorry
You can't take me anywhere
Pretty soon we're almost there
Baby, one more night
It's been a long, long drive
And I'm way, way tired
I don't need no
Back-up plan
I don't want nobody
Nobody don't want me
I'm so sad so lonely
But I'm always landing on my feet
One more time
With a sad, sad smile
And your white bread friends
In the circus life
All the one-way rides
The sweet beginners
Passing on the left-hand side
With a sideways smile
And I'm always
One step from stalling
Bad trips can make great stories
Dance all night
With your ass on fire
And your hands up high
And feel me one more time
I don't want nobody
Nobody don't want me
I'm so sad so lonely
But I'm always landing on my feet
I learn to love myself
And I don't need no one else
And when a love moves on
'cause it gets cold
Then another moves in
And it can fill the hole
I'm one more
Hopeful lying on the bedroom floor
No sense trying
When the whole thing drops
You lose your nerve
I hope you get what you deserve
I don't want nobody
Nobody don't want me
I'm so sad so lonely
But I'm always landing on my feet
Prompt: "All the one-way rides" |
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