Lyrical Moment

I was disappointed this week to realize the deadline to submit lyrics for the LDS Storymakers conference's music video lyrics contest was January 1. It was something I thought would be fun to do - take a popular song and change the lyrics to fit something related to writing. The Storymakers will film a music video to the revised lyrics and play it at the conference. I even toyed with the idea of asking the Inkers if they wanted to collaborate on something. Que sera sera.

Just for fun, here are the lyrics to the Katy Perry hit "Firework". Maybe whoever would like to participate can contribute revised lyrics to tell the tale of a writer who is struggling to finish their novel and dares to dream of it being published (hmmm, sounds strangely familiar). My suggested title - "Finished Work"

Firework - Lyrics by: Katy Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Vee, & Ester Dean

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

If you write a stanza that repeats, whoever follows please make sure to repeat the same stanza where it fits in the song. I am not a professional songwriter, but this seems to make sense.

I will kick things off:

Do you ever feel like a total sham
Don't know what to write
Throw in the towel again

Do you ever feel, feel you cannot win
It will not get done
Don't pick up the pen

Do you ever feel you should just give up sleep
It's the only way
you'll beat the clock and be complete