Saturday, September 30, 2017

Westbrook ES 2015


Westbrook Fall 2015

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5th year of remarkable lyrics - Westbrook Fall 2015


This excellent school decided to have me do my residency nearer the beginning of the school year instead of the end, so that the students would be able to use their songwriting skills and write more parodies. What’s cool for me is that I got to be there twice in 2015!

This year’s songs: Stitches (Shawn Mendes), Drag Me Down (One Direction), Renegades (Xambassadors)

Six Months Each Year to the tune of Stitches by Shawn Mendes

Verse 1:
Demeter slept beneath a tree
Collecting flowers was Persephone
Hades’ world’s darker than the night
He needed someone to help him make it bright

Pre-chorus 1:
I’ve been stolen now I’m taken under
I don’t know if I’ll make it back to Earth
I really need to call my mother
I’m trapped

Chorus:
Hades is lonely wants a bright girl
He drags her down into the underworld
Mom comes but, Hades makes it clear
She’ll stay six months each year
‘Cause she ate six seeds there
Six months De-meter makes the Earth bare
When she comes up all crops will be here
She’ll stay six months each year

Verse 2:
She ate six pomegranate seeds
When she ate them the world couldn’t meet its needs
Demeter argued with Hades
Enraged Demeter’s bold curse
Every half year cold got worse 

Pre-chorus 2:
Now I’m worried ‘bout my gorgeous daughter
I don’t know if I’ll get her back today
It breaks my heart that Hades caught her
Persephone

Chorus:
Hades is lonely wants a bright girl
He drags her down into the underworld
Mom comes but, Hades makes it clear
She’ll stay six months each year
‘Cause she ate six seeds there
Six months De-meter makes the Earth bare
When she comes up all crops will be here
She’ll stay six months each year
Bridge:
Hades is so mad
‘Cause Demeter thinks he’s ba-ad
Hades is so sad
He’s one lonely lad

Hades is so mad
‘Cause Demeter thinks he’s ba-ad
Hades is so sad
He’s one lonely lad

Hades is so mad
‘Cause Demeter thinks he’s ba-ad
Hades is so sad
He’s one lonely lad

Hades is so mad
‘Cause Demeter thinks he’s ba-ad, Demeter thinks he’s ba-ad

Chorus:
Hades is lonely wants a bright girl
He drags her down into the underworld
Mom comes but, Hades makes it clear
She’ll stay six months each year
‘Cause she ate six seeds there
Six months De-meter makes the Earth bare
When she comes up all crops will be here
She’ll stay six months each year

(When she comes) up all crops will be here
She’ll stay six months each year
(When she comes) up all crops will be here
She’ll stay six months each year


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Turned Her Down, parody of Drag Me Down by One Direction

verse 1:
Zeus was lying from the start
And breaking Hera’s heart
Echo is the one distraction
Hera loses all her nerve
Echo gets what she deserves
She is cursed with repetition

pre-chorus 1:
Narcissus he was doomed because of Artemis
Created a pool that made the hunter blush
The pool shined like liquid silver in the sun
Makes you think you’re the only one
Revenge

chorus 1:
All her life, she was blabbing
Echo was cursed because her lips were flapping
Narcissus’ face was flattering
With her love, the vain hunter turned her down

chorus 2:
Narcissus was so selfish
His handsome face was his only wish
Artemis had to punish
The hunter boy when he told Echo no!
Narcissus, Narcissus, Narcissus just loved himself
Narcissus, Narcissus, Narcissus just loved himself


verse 2
Echo has an urge to talk
Her words inside are locked
Suddenly she sees something she needs
It was reflected in a pool
10 times more beautiful
His own face brought him to his knees

pre-chorus 2:
If I can’t see my face, it’d be a big disgrace (big disgrace)
But since I am so awesome, I will win first place (win first place)
He took up the spotlight and never let it go (let it go)
He always wants to steal the show
Oh no

chorus 1:
All her life, she was blabbing
Echo was cursed because her lips were flapping
Narcissus’ face was flattering
With her love, the vain hunter turned her down
Oh Echo, oh Echo, her heart was broken down
Oh Echo, oh Echo, her heart was broken down


chorus 1 (quietly):
All her life, she was blabbing
Echo was cursed because her lips were flapping
Narcissus’ face was flattering
With her love, the vain hunter turned her down

chorus 2:
Narcissus was so selfish
His handsome face was his only wish
Artemis had to punish
The hunter boy when he told Echo no!
Narcissus, Narcissus, Narcissus just loved himself
Narcissus, Narcissus, Narcissus just loved himself
Oh Echo, oh Echo, her heart was broken down
Oh Echo, oh Echo, her heart was broken down

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Over Sea parody of Renegades by X Ambassadors

(Verse 1)
Daedalus and Icarus
Theseus in the maze
King Minos was kinda craze
Locked them in a cage

(Chorus-states the main idea)
Icarus fly close to me
Or you’ll sizzle, wait and see
Flying free, flying free
Flying high over the sea
Over sea (pause) over sea

(Verse 2)
Trapped in a high tower
Feathers by the hour
Built wings to fly away
Icarus died that day

(Chorus)
Icarus fly close to me
Or you’ll sizzle, wait and see
Flying free, flying free
Flying high over the sea
Over sea (pause)over sea


(Bridge #1-has new ideas/new melody and new lines)
He raced up to toward the sun
His wings melted away
Smokin’ like a hotdog bun
Changed that sea that day

(Bridge #2)
Sometimes we follow the rules
But sometimes we bra-ake them
Listening is often cool
Stop Mayhem!

(Chorus)
Icarus fly close to me
Or you’ll sizzle, wait and see
Flying free, flying free
Flying high over the sea

Icarus fly close to me
Or you’ll sizzle, wait and see
Flying free, flying free
Flying high over the sea
Over sea (pause)over sea

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