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Teen Songwriting Competition 2011
Sat Jun 25, 2011, 2-4pm
Voting for the People's Choice Award is now closed. The votes are in.
The winner of the People's Choice Award is Gillian Ho, with the highest number of votes (848) out of a total of 2337 cast.
Great show , Gillian!
The Top 10 (in alphabetical order)
Click the name to see the video and read the lyrics of their song.
- Andrea Reichel, 17 (Morin Heights, QC)
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Porcelain
© Andrea Reichel
Is it possible I made you my dream?
Is it possible or so things could seem
I only want to be that reflection you don't see
I only want to be that reflection you don't seeCause porcelain it cracks with time
And in my mind I've made you mine
Cause porcelain it cracks with time
And such a frame as fragile as mineAnd if you want to ask me you know I'll answer back
And if you say you'll watch me you know I'll stare back
I only want to be that reflection you don't see
I only want to be that reflection you don't seeCause porcelain it cracks with time
And in my mind I've made you mine
Cause porcelain it cracks with time
And such a frame as fragile as mineSo take what you want I've got nothing left to give
I've got no rights, I've got no prideCause porcelain it cracks with time
And in my mind I've made you mine
Cause porcelain it cracks with time
And such a frame as fragile as mine
And such a frame as fragile as mine - Emma Huebner, 15 (Westmount, QC)
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Pull Yourself Together
© Emma Huebner
6.92 billion people live
on this planet earth of ours
It's hard to imagine
that they all have separate lives
Some have plans for the future
While others are stuck in the road
Misshaps may happen
And they don't make a faceYou may not be the golden one
You may not always hit a home run
Pull yourself together and don't you make a face
We all end up riding
The roller coaster of lifeEach of us is a star in heaven
Don't be scared to ask a question
Stand up for what you believe in
even if you stand alone
Live in the present
Take in every moment
Misshaps may happen
So don't you make a faceYou may not be the golden one
You may not always hit a home run
Pull yourself together and don't you make a face
We all end up riding
The roller coaster of lifeLove is like falling down
You often find your self face to the ground
You will find your place
So don't you make a faceYou may not be the golden one
You may not always hit a home run
Pull yourself together and don't you make a faceTake it all in
You are not always playing to win
So take a deep breath
And don't you make a face
Because you will find your place - Gillian Ho, 16 (Montréal, QC)
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Things We Do
© Gillian Ho
Games we play, they can only hurt us
Why gamble when you know we can both win
Things we say are promises that we make
They're dreams, we have together
(oooohhh)
Lying next to you, can you feel it too baby?
Open up your heart just let it be
'cause your eyes, they speak to meSecrets we keep they can only bring us, closer
So please, whisper my name once again
Songs we share they're not strong enough to describe
Who we are, what we do, what we have
(ooooohhh)
Lying next to you, can you feel it too baby?
Open up your heart just let it be
'cause your eyes, they speak to me
(oooohhh)
Yeah, talk to me, oh! Look at me, oh!
Listen,
'cause games, we play they can only hurt us
So if you gamble with my heart
Please don't lose
So if you play with my heart
Please don't lose
(oooohhh)
Lying next to you, can you feel it too baby?
Open up your heart just let it be
'cause your eyes, they speak to me - Hailey Samm, 17 (Ville St. Laurent, QC)
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Music in My Heart
© Hailey Samm
There's a song that's stuck inside my head
A music that just won't quit playing
Intertwined by a common thread
Of notes and rhythms softly ringingThere's a sound that I just can't suppress
A creativity I must express
The tone, the theme, the chorus resonates
An unexpected clash of fatesPlay a song for me
I'll sing the words to the melody
Together we'll create the harmony
To write the most beautiful symphony
Let me feel the beat
It echoes from my hair down to my feet
It's the thought of you and it's playing on repeat
You're here when it starts
You're the music in my heart
With all those endless words and serenades
Can't find the right one to describe you
Or the feeling that runs through my veins
When you walk into the roomI sing the lyrics to my favorite part
The spotlight on me brightly shining
Countless scores and performance debuts
Behind the overwhelming sight all I seem to see is youPlay a song for me
I'll sing the words to the melody
Together we'll create the harmony
And never find a proper finale
Let me feel the beat
It echoes from my hair down to my feet
It's the thought of you and it's playing on repeat
You're the reason it starts
You're the music in my heartYou are my art
You are my art
The music in my heart - Isabelle Stern, 15 (Lorraine, QC)
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Prove You Wrong
© Isabelle Stern
Said I couldn't win but I proved you wrong
Said I couldn't be but you just can't see
Try to bring me down but I'm way too strong
Hope you take it back
Cause I will prove you wrong
Verse One
Whenever I need a friend your always in my way
Judging everything that I do
Every step I take I'm running away from all the things you said I can't do
But for what I know I'm stronger than you
Let's get it through through your head oh oh oh
Chorus
Said I couldn't win but I proved you wrong
Said I couldn't be but you just can't see
Try to bring me down but I'm way too strong
Hope you take it back
Cause I will prove you wrong
Verse two
I take it like I'm strong like nothings going on
Act like it's not wrong but it's time to bring it on
I'm tired of this game It's only bringing me pain
You always think your better think your right
All you need to know is that this is my show
It's time to let you know oh oh oh
Chorus
Said I couldn't win but I proved you wrong
Said I couldn't be but you just can't see
Try to bring me down but I'm way too strong
Hope you take it back
Cause I will prove you wrong - Jérôme Charette-Pépin, 17 (L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC)
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36 métaphores
© Jérôme Charette-Pépin
Y parait qu'les orages, ça finit par passer
Mais dans ma tête y'a plein d'nuages, je sais pu trop à quoi penserY parait qu'l'univers s'étend à l'infini
Mais ent' nous deux c'pas clair, c'est l'brouillard, c'est la pluieÇa prend pas 36 métaphores
Pour s'dire qu'on s'en va nulle partSi la musique de notre amour se résume à une coupe d'accords
Ça veut p't-être dire que les beaux jours se font d'plus en plus rares
Si les paroles de notre amour se résument à des rimes faciles
Ça veut p't-être dire qu'le mot toujours est dev'nu bien fragileY parait qu'les étoiles se consument par en d'dans
Mais au fin fond d'moi ça m'fait mal que tout s'embrasse avec le tempsY parait qu'le soleil va finir par s'éteindre
Pi dans ma tête c'pareil, j'me d'mande qu'est-ce qu'on va être demainÇa prend pas 36 métaphores
Pour s'dire qu'on a perdu l'nordSi la musique de notre amour se résume à une coupe d'accords
Ça veut p't-être dire que les beaux jours se font d'plus en plus rares
Si les paroles de notre amour se résument à des rimes faciles
Ça veut p't-être dire qu'le mot toujours ne tient qu'à un filY parait qu'le soleil va finir par s'éteindre
J'me d'mande qu'est-ce qu'on va être demainMais si on s'en fout de l'orage, si on s'faufile entre les nuages
Peut-être bien qu'ça fera moins mal d'voir briller les étoilesEt si enfin on tourne la page, et si c'est juste un p'tit orage
Peut-être bien qu'à notre réveil on verra l'soleil - Lex Victoria, 17 (Beaconsfield, QC)
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Brown Eyes
© Lex Victoria
Brown Eyes, I'm walkin' down the street, and then our eyes meet
Oh, ain't that something
Brown Eyes, I'm feelin' kinda weak in the knees when you smile
Stay a little while, please
Brown Eyes, I didn't want to say but your voice gives me chills
It's the strangest thrill, oh
Brown Eyes, my heart is on my sleeve so don't... LeaveI blame the butterflies, 'cause this is social suicide
But I've wanted to tell you for so long now
I think you're wonderful
I think you're beautiful
I think you've knocked me off my feet
And I'm powerless, I'm losing sleepBrown Eyes, I know that you would never care for a girl in ripped up jeans
But Brown Eyes, if I dressed up real nice, would you consider me?
Hey, Brown Eyes, all of this to say I'm in love with you, please don't send me away
Brown Eyes, oh Brown Eyes...I blame the butterflies, 'cause this is social suicide
But I've wanted to tell you for so long now
I think you're wonderful
I think you're beautiful
I think you've knocked me off my feet
And I'm powerless, oh I'm powerless
I'm powerless and I'm losing sleep - Matthew Azrieli, 16 (Montréal, QC)
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Independence Day
© Matthew Azrieli
Why can't I?
It's not the 4th of July,
Yet it's my independence day
How would I know
How she rocks, how she rolls,
For it's my independence dayPrelude/Pseudo-Chorus:
Your hand in mine
We could grow lost together; it's your choiceBelieve me, darling,
If you take this chance,
I'm going to set you free
You're too beautiful for words, darling,
And, well, I hope you're not too beautiful for me
Because, in the castle, in my mind,
There's a silhouette, hung
By a noose, between two golden banisters
And if life itself is but one grand question
I hope in you I've found my answerPrelude/Pseudo-Chorus 2:
Your hand in mine
We could grow lost together; it's not my choiceBridge:
No I can't see between the lines,
I'm being blunt, I won't let you go!
Now you're the girl with the master plan
That's got a hold of my soul (x2)Bridge Part 2:
That's got a hold of my soul (x4)Outro:
Why can't I?
It's not the 4th of July,
Yet it's my independence day
How would I know
How she rocks, how she rolls,
For it's my independence day - Megan Landry, 14 (Ottawa, ON)
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Broken
© Megan Landry
Dress me up and throw me on stage, Lock my life in a cage.
Crack the whip and tell me to behave. Sit me down in a chair,
Then start cutting my hair, Of course, you don't ask me if I careI can't go living on like this anymore, for sure
CHORUS
It's my life, I'm trying to live it right.
You put me down, and shove me around,
You leave me broken, boyYou got your hand on my hip, I can't escape your tight grip.
You're the reason for my bloody lip, oh boy, Don't complain that I'm shy,
You're the reason I cry myself to sleep at night.
I can't go on living like this anymore, for sureCHORUS
It's my life, I'm trying to live it right.
You put me down, and shove me around,
You leave me broken, boyBRIDGE
I don't know why I keep a standby near you
Near you is dangerous I don't know why
I keep a standby near you ... near you is dangerousThey all say I'll go running back,
I'm stuck to you like a tack on the bulletin board of my life, got no slack
I was the picture to your frame always taking the blame
Well this time I ain't playing silly games
And I can't go on living like this anymore, for sureCHORUS x 2
Found these interesting scribbles for the ending of Broken ... I like them!!!
Boy you leave me broken, our love was just a lie,
Boy you leave me broken, I'm gone and you know why. - Mirelle Lupovici, 17 (Montréal, QC)
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Another Great Song
© Mirelle Lupovici
You left without saying goodbye
You left without saying your sorry
You left me here alone to wonder where we went wrongIt took me a while to wright this song
Cause i've been felling a little lost since you've gone
And it's been hard at times excepting the truth
And I hate that i'm still missing youSo im turning the page and I' m ripping out the old
I will stay strong and I will move on
Cause my heart broken again is just another
Another great songI found myself speechless when you left
Nothing I said was exactly how i felt
the days passed by and the nights were cold
and it feels like a year just a second agoand its been hard at times excepting the truth
and i hate believing that were done and were trouewso im turning the page and im ripping out the old
I will stay strong and i will move on
cause my heart broken again
is just another
another great songi told myself to stay strong
and thats how i started writing this song
by knowing that there was a new day to comeso im turning the page and im ripping out the old
I will stay strong and i will move on
cause my heart broken again is just another
another great song
cause my heart broken again is just another
another great song