Being My Own, My Favorite Lyrics Contest

“The indescribable moments of your life tonight.”
If you would just hold yourself up to the light. 
You'll see what is meant to be, 
you'll see beneath everything, you'll see me. 

“Under everything, is just another human being”
It is your mind that we are freeing. 
We know that love is something that can't be bought.
See past the materials, see me for what I am, not what I've got. 

“If you open your mind for me, you will not rely on open eyes to see.”
I'll build your dreams with these two hands, your love being the only fee. 
Today can be the greatest day of our life, 
then it would get better, when I call you my wife.

I have one request for you, it may sound strange,
but please, don't ever ask me to change.
I have one thing repeating in my head, 
“If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead.”  


**Smashing Pumpkins
**Pearl Jam
**Queensryche
**Alice in Chains
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Villanueva Avatar
May 11, 2011 at 7:07 AM
thank you for the sample...but how about when my favorite songs were not sung buy a band or bands??? can i still have the chance to join your contest? thank you,...
Dietrich Avatar
May 7, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Chris, this is a great example for us. I have one question. If it's a singer's song,not a band song, then can we just name the song? I mean, a lot of my favorite songs are not songs by "bands" but if it HAS to be bands, can you let us know that! thanks, Andrea
Sweetheart Avatar
May 7, 2011 at 7:49 AM
Thankxx Chris for this great example poem.. will try to do my best as music is next to poetry in my life luv.. happy weekend...
Onclaud Avatar
May 7, 2011 at 1:45 AM
oh chris, not only is this poem so well written, it has such a vivid choice of vocabulary and is therefore an utter pleasure to read... i'm inspired to enter your contest; love smashing pumpkins and p/jam! :) huggs, nette
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