I entered "Candlelight" into the 2025 UK Song writing competition, just to see where I was at with my creative writing, and the result was 5* commended...which was nice. It gave me a little nudge to keep on the path.
Intro
And breathe...
V1
Feel the pull of memories
Drag me centre stage
I replay the moments
Time cannot erase
The ghost of lost tomorrows
Still haunt my yesterdays
Silence finished with a bow
Half of me still needs to know
Pre-Chorus
Every question fills the air
As answers disappear
I'm searching for an ending
Left unspoken here.
Chorus
Words you didn't say
Oh
Words that slipped away
Oh
Calling thru the silence
Waiting for the day
For words you didn't say
V2
Can you hear my silent plea?
As all my words remain
Our story stopped mid chapter
But I still read the page
I flip a coin of love and hate
One more spin, tempting fate
Memories are whispering your name
Pre chorus
Every echo has a reason
I still find you here
An ending left unspoken...
Chorus repeated
(Instrumental)
Final chorus
Words you didn't say
Oh
Words that slipped away
Oh
Words you didn't say
I carry every moment
Time could not erase
The words you didn't say
Outro
Silence finished with a bow
The words you didn't say
Opening Chorus
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
V1
Shadows fall
Where sunlight used to play
Where sunlight used to play
Chorus repeated
Verse 2
The static of darkness
On a cold window pane
On a cold window pane
Oh
Bridge
I turned my shoulder
And froze your heart
Oh, I froze your heart
We're beyond repair
Not that you care
(Guitar solo)
Climax
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
Your smile wanes
Silently
Broken in two
Broken in two
V1
I'm sitting by the river
Where reflections softly shimmer
Soaked in the sediment of time
Memories of yours. memories of mine
Thoughts of days gone by
The truths never said goodbye
Chorus
Oh, were the nights as dark
or did you light my sky?
Time stood still for awhile
Just to see you smile
V2
Years pass without a sound
As old memories drift around
My favourite melody
Still finds its way to me
A tenderness that still remains
Thru all the years and all the change
Chorus repeated
Verse 3
Now I remember how
Time stood still somehow
Daylight broke upon your lips
Your halo briefly slipped
suspended like an unfinished line...
When your eyes met mine.
Chorus repeated
Outro
Oh
Just to see your smile
When your eyes met mine
Intro
And breathe...
V1
Feel the pull of memories
Drag me centre stage
I replay the moments
Time cannot erase
The ghost of lost tomorrows
Still haunt my yesterdays
Silence finished with a bow
Half of me still needs to know
Pre-Chorus
Every question fills the air
As answers disappear
I'm searching for an ending
Left unspoken here.
Chorus
Words you didn't say
Oh
Words that slipped away
Oh
Calling thru the silence
Waiting for the day
For words you didn't say
V2
Can you hear my silent plea?
As all my words remain
Our story stopped mid chapter
But I still read the page
I flip a coin of love and hate
One more spin, tempting fate
Memories are whispering your name
Pre chorus
Every echo has a reason
I still find you here
An ending left unspoken...
Chorus repeated
(Instrumental)
Final chorus
Words you didn't say
Oh
Words that slipped away
Oh
Words you didn't say
I carry every moment
Time could not erase
The words you didn't say
Outro
Silence finished with a bow
The words you didn't say
Opening Chorus
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
V1
Shadows fall
Where sunlight used to play
Where sunlight used to play
Chorus repeated
Verse 2
The static of darkness
On a cold window pane
On a cold window pane
Oh
Bridge
I turned my shoulder
And froze your heart
Oh, I froze your heart
We're beyond repair
Not that you care
(Guitar solo)
Climax
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
Your smile wanes
Silently
Broken in two
Broken in two
V1
I'm sitting by the river
Where reflections softly shimmer
Soaked in the sediment of time
Memories of yours. memories of mine
Thoughts of days gone by
The truths never said goodbye
Chorus
Oh, were the nights as dark
or did you light my sky?
Time stood still for awhile
Just to see you smile
V2
Years pass without a sound
As old memories drift around
My favourite melody
Still finds its way to me
A tenderness that still remains
Thru all the years and all the change
Chorus repeated
Verse 3
Now I remember how
Time stood still somehow
Daylight broke upon your lips
Your halo briefly slipped
suspended like an unfinished line...
When your eyes met mine.
Chorus repeated
Outro
Oh
Just to see your smile
When your eyes met mine
V1
You fill your
silent library
with the
shards of broken time
You draft your
corrupted lines
within the
margins of your mind
Chorus
Count the profit, forget the loss
Edit the past - whatever the cost
Ego Games, Ego Games
Paint the lie in shades of gloss
Ego games, Ego games
Trade the truth for something lost
Trade the truth with fingers crossed
V2
Your frame of
faded memories
Borrowed colours
Splashed across the lines
As you
Re-work the canvas
Until the
Vista looks divine
Chorus repeated
Bridge
No more edits
No more lies
No more colours
To disguise
No more efforts
No more lies
No more secrets
No surprise
Final chorus
Count the profit, forget the loss
Edit the past - whatever the cost
Ego games, Ego games
Paint the lie in shades of gloss
Ego games, Ego Games
Trade the truth for something lost
Trade the truth with fingers crossed
No more edits, no more lies
No more colours to disguise
Ego games. Ego games
There's no truth behind your eyes,
Verse 1
Lined almond eyes
The years do show
A life lament, I've come to know
Whispered words are soft and proud
This lonely moonbeam screams out loud
I feel my star begin to fade
Ten thousand words remain delayed
For all the memories, one more round
Before they fade without a sound
Pre-Chorus 1
Seasons turn at breakneck speed
Time slips away, watch it bleed
Every moment. every sound
Some things are lost and never found
Chorus
One more round, one more night
All the stars retreat from light
One more word before we're gone
One more round, so party on
One more round, don't let it end
Find the words I couldn't send
There's still a heartbeat to be found
I'm hanging on for one more round
Verse 2
Years will pass and time will stray
Smell the roses, live today
Raise a glass and toast the stars
"Here's to the lost, and who we are"
Pre Chorus 2
With grasping hands, the years will take
So bring it on, for goodness sake
The embers burn within my eyes
What lies ahead holds no surprise
Chorus Repeated
Shadows and velvet,
Of ecstasy and pain,
Iconic -
Oh, you look so elegant,
A frieze of life....
Iconic.
Chorus
Crimson halo
Skeletal trace
Iconic -
Fluid lines,
Liquid Grace,
Iconic.
Footsteps and whispers,
Of tension and chase,
Iconic -
Oh you turn so slowly,
A portrait of grace....
Iconic.
Bridge
The paint is wet,
The colours bleed,
A perfect chaos,
Unframed and freed.
Chorus repeated
Outro
Iconic,
Iconic,
Iconic,
Iconic,
A frieze of life,
Iconic.
V1
Rose blooms are kissed with shades of grey
Whispered names won't fade away
Every petal learns to grieve
When lost hearts refuse to leave
V2
I chase the echoes thru the rain
Ghosts still whisper your lost refrain
A candle drowns in frozen light
I drift beneath the velvet night
C1
Find me where the broken flowers grow
Beneath the dying violet glow
Thru the mist of forgotten hours
Find me where the broken flowers grow
Verse 3
Empty rooms and faded lies
Memories fade with tired eyes
Thru the silence, time devours
I lose myself to broken flowers
Chorus repeated
Bridge
Somewhere beyond this endless grey
A trace of gold that dares to stay
The scars we carry from a love we knew
Becomes the strength to see us through
Instrumental
C2
I'll stay where the broken flowers grow
Beyond the dying violet glow
Thru the ruins of forgotten hours
I'll bloom among the broken flowers
Intro
Rise...
Chase your goals...
Chorus
Rise, Chase your goals
Rise, Chase your goals
Rise, Chase your goals
Begin when you don't feel ready
Let the journey shape your soul
Bound by a silent promise
Create Ripples, take control
Let the scars become your song
Keep calm, Dance on
Verse 2
The silence before the verdict
A judgement that weighs you down
Doubt can fuel ambition
or the anchor that pulls you down
Let the scars become your song
Keep calm, Dance on
Chorus
Rise, Chase your goals
Rise, Gonna chase my goals
Rise, Chase your goals
Rise, Gonna chase my goals
Verse 3
The rhythm of whispered footsteps
An ache upon the path to success
Find meaning within the struggle
And wear your crown with finesse
Let the scars become your song
Keep Calm, Dance on
Bridge
When doubt calls out your name
Hold fast thru wind and flame
Turn the shadow into a spark -
Let your scars become your song
Keep Calm, Dance on
Final Chorus
Rise, Chase your goals
Rise, Gonna chase my goals
Rise, Chase your goals
Rise, Gonna chase my goals
Keep Calm, Dance on
Keep Calm, Dance on
Intro
And breathe...
V1
Feel the pull of memories
Drag me centre stage
I replay the moments
Time cannot erase
The ghost of lost tomorrows
Still haunt my yesterdays
Silence finished with a bow
Half of me still needs to know
Pre-Chorus
Every question fills the air
As answers disappear
I'm searching for an ending
Left unspoken here.
Chorus
Words you didn't say
Oh
Words that slipped away
Oh
Calling thru the silence
Waiting for the day
For words you didn't say
V2
Can you hear my silent plea?
As all my words remain
Our story stopped mid chapter
But I still read the page
I flip a coin of love and hate
One more spin, tempting fate
Memories are whispering your name
Pre chorus
Every echo has a reason
I still find you here
An ending left unspoken...
Chorus repeated
(Instrumental)
Final chorus
Words you didn't say
Oh
Words that slipped away
Oh
Words you didn't say
I carry every moment
Time could not erase
The words you didn't say
Outro
Silence finished with a bow
The words you didn't say
Opening Chorus
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
V1
Shadows fall
Where sunlight used to play
Where sunlight used to play
Chorus repeated
Verse 2
The static of darkness
On a cold window pane
On a cold window pane
Oh
Bridge
I turned my shoulder
And froze your heart
Oh, I froze your heart
We're beyond repair
Not that you care
(Guitar solo)
Climax
Your smile wanes
I'm still loving you
Your smile wanes
Silently
Broken in two
Broken in two
V1
I'm sitting by the river
Where reflections softly shimmer
Soaked in the sediment of time
Memories of yours. memories of mine
Thoughts of days gone by
The truths never said goodbye
Chorus
Oh, were the nights as dark
or did you light my sky?
Time stood still for awhile
Just to see you smile
V2
Years pass without a sound
As old memories drift around
My favourite melody
Still finds its way to me
A tenderness that still remains
Thru all the years and all the change
Chorus repeated
Verse 3
Now I remember how
Time stood still somehow
Daylight broke upon your lips
Your halo briefly slipped
suspended like an unfinished line...
When your eyes met mine.
Chorus repeated
Outro
Oh
Just to see your smile
When your eyes met mine
V1
You fill your
silent library
with the
shards of broken time
You draft your
corrupted lines
within the
margins of your mind
Chorus
Count the profit, forget the loss
Edit the past - whatever the cost
Ego Games, Ego Games
Paint the lie in shades of gloss
Ego games, Ego games
Trade the truth for something lost
Trade the truth with fingers crossed
V2
Your frame of
faded memories
Borrowed colours
Splashed across the lines
As you
Re-work the canvas
Until the
Vista looks divine
Chorus repeated
Bridge
No more edits
No more lies
No more colours
To disguise
No more efforts
No more lies
No more secrets
No surprise
Final chorus
Count the profit, forget the loss
Edit the past - whatever the cost
Ego games, Ego games
Paint the lie in shades of gloss
Ego games, Ego Games
Trade the truth for something lost
Trade the truth with fingers crossed
No more edits, no more lies
No more colours to disguise
Ego games. Ego games
There's no truth behind your eyes,
Verse 1
Lined almond eyes
The years do show
A life lament, I've come to know
Whispered words are soft and proud
This lonely moonbeam screams out loud
I feel my star begin to fade
Ten thousand words remain delayed
For all the memories, one more round
Before they fade without a sound
Pre-Chorus 1
Seasons turn at breakneck speed
Time slips away, watch it bleed
Every moment. every sound
Some things are lost and never found
Chorus
One more round, one more night
All the stars retreat from light
One more word before we're gone
One more round, so party on
One more round, don't let it end
Find the words I couldn't send
There's still a heartbeat to be found
I'm hanging on for one more round
Verse 2
Years will pass and time will stray
Smell the roses, live today
Raise a glass and toast the stars
"Here's to the lost, and who we are"
Pre Chorus 2
With grasping hands, the years will take
So bring it on, for goodness sake
The embers burn within my eyes
What lies ahead holds no surprise
Chorus Repeated
Shadows and velvet,
Of ecstasy and pain,
Iconic -
Oh, you look so elegant,
A frieze of life....
Iconic.
Chorus
Crimson halo
Skeletal trace
Iconic -
Fluid lines,
Liquid Grace,
Iconic.
Footsteps and whispers,
Of tension and chase,
Iconic -
Oh you turn so slowly,
A portrait of grace....
Iconic.
Bridge
The paint is wet,
The colours bleed,
A perfect chaos,
Unframed and freed.
Chorus repeated
Outro
Iconic,
Iconic,
Iconic,
Iconic,
A frieze of life,
Iconic.
I entered "Candlelight" into the 2025 UK Song writing competition, just to see where I was at with my creative writing, and the result was 5* commended...which was nice. It gave me a little nudge to keep on the path.
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