My dad gave me a prompt idea the other day, and I thought I'd run with it. The idea is to pull lines from various different songs, and create your own meaningful song using the lyrics that mean something to you from other songs. I decided to take a twist on that idea, and instead write (and then explain) a poem. Ground rules are that everything within the poem must be lyrics. I'll list the songs I used at the end of the post. Tell me pretty lies, look me in the face Tell me that you love me, even if it's fake We live in the rain, a sea of change You can't keep anything you take But if I could wish for one thing, I'd go back and I'd fix it I've got a box of memories, but I'm scared to open it Disappointment is cruel but hope can be crueler, When life is gone without a trace All our gods have abandoned us And hope is lost in time's embrace I'm stuck sitting in this time frame Knowing there's none to blame I painted a picture of a day gone past Everything is different now, nothing is the same Don't know how much time has passed Come and take me off my daily dose of pain We live our lives mostly pretending And if it meant the end of me, I'd do it all for you so you could have your happy ending. I don't quite know the meaning of my own poem at this rate. It took me awhile to write, and I do love the result- but I think it's something that needs time before finding a comprehensive meaning. It's about sadness and loss at the core, but also about coming to terms with life as it happens. Ironically enough, none of the songs I used were really about coming to terms with life- in fact, they were more about how life can drag you down. I'm glad that I was able to turn the lyrics around into my own version of writing that's a little bit better.
I tried my best with this prompt, though I doubt this poem was what my dad expected to come from his prompt. I look forward to reading his, and seeing the differences in our perspectives when listening to lyrics. - Maddie Songs used: Black Dahlia - Angel Haze Under A Very Black Sky - Sick Puppies My Therapy - Kamelot Through The Glass - Stone Sour Nihilist - Architects If Tomorrow Came - Kamelot Eon - Celldweller Sky - Ra IDFC - Blackbear I'll Be Ok - Nothing More Miss You - NF
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