Learning to write our own songs thru' using literary devices

There are three common ways of writing songs:
Telling a story (with a plot).
Using repetitive sentence structures
Using metaphors, allusions and symbolism


Here are some songs written by students

Telling a story

1) UNLIKELY LOVE
Once upon a time
There was a girly prince
Who likedwearing pink clothes
And play with Barbies,
But he was trapped in a pink castle.

Once upon a time
There lived a tomboy girl
She toyed with water guns
She knew karate moves
She was on her way to rescue the prince.

With the guide her love,
she dared to risk her life
She used a gun to shoot at the dragon's head
Finally she made it
and then they fell in love
[Spoken]-Will you marry me?-Yes, I will.
Together they lived happily ever after.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9FN5Ao8PiA

2) IN THIS KIND OF LOVE
Know I have to let you go.
Eventhough I can't do so
'Coz I know you too well, more than anything else

In the corner of my heart
I have known it from the start
You can never love me, like the way you love him.

**And all I fear was very right
All your love will never take my side
Even for a while

Refrain:
Now all you have to do is make your mind
Who you really love
I can't go on living a lie
In this kind of love
'Coz love would never let you break your heart
Never fall apart
Once is enough
This can't go on
*I got to learn to let you go…

Back to ***I got to learn to let you go……To let you go..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9rH67qjcFo

Repeated sentence structures

3) I WANT YOU
You stand over there
I wonder who you are
Made me... mesmerized

Your first impression
Attracts me a lot
Wish I knew your name

Inside my head
There is a love that's going crazy
Would you come to me
Get to know me
Have a crush on me

Refrain:
I want you
But I'm shy
I love your eyes, your nose, your smile
And I want you, I want you to be mine

I want you
But Im shy
I love your style, your move, your face
But I feel shy to tell you I love you

I love you
I want you
But I dont know what to do
I am speechless
I am confused
I dont know what to do
Oh I dont know (5x)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFbUpdhaMSg

4) AWAITING
You’re the one that I’ve been searching
You’re the one that I’ve been dreaming of
You’re the one that I’ve been looking for,
the one who made me breathless

You’re the one who brings my smile back
You’re the one who brightens my day
You’re the one who looks me in the eyes when I am feeling lonely
All this time, you’re the only one I love
All this time, you’re the only one I need
(You're the only one I love, the only one I need)

And now, I’m sitting here by myself
Thinking about the time we have spent
All our happiness and all our grief
All the memories kept in my heart
But now, you’re a thousand miles away
Keeping all the promise we have made
Till the day well be one again
I’ll wait for you till the day you come back again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFwSssUj5I

Metaphors, allusions and symbols

5) WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE....
Since we were little, we'd been the best of friends
You were always there, whenever I was alone
Laughing together and crying with each other
Sharing joy and tears and talking ’till midnight
"Promise me, friends forever”

And the years have gone by, we're chasing diffenrent dreams
All we've ever had has turned into memories
The plane is flying high gradually blurs what's in my eyes
You have gone away but in my heart you'll stay
"Promise me, forget me not”

Things fall apart when you're not here
Words can't describe how I feel inside
I miss you like flowers miss sunshine
Oh God please bring back..my sunshine to me
Dry my tears, warm my lonely heart

Things fall apart when you're not here
But I love you so so I let you go
Go chase your wish and follow your dreams
Just remember that, whenever you go
I'll be there, by your side, till the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi_6r6aPlic

6) Uses the words of the wedding vows. This is an allusion.
FOREVER LOVE
Just hold on
believe in me
you know our love will never end here

You kept my love in your heart
I will always be by your side

You and I
forever love
you will always be a part of my life

Nothing can separate us
until death tears us apart (3x)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvBA0M_7t8w