Our Lady Peace Title Contest

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OUR LADY PEACE has such poetic titles. I've been wanting to do this for a while, so before they go out of style, one more title contest, kay?

Rules:
One title per poem
You can submit more than one poem

*EXTENDED* Next Thursday,
due to significant number of unused titles,
come on ppls!

1st Place The Needle and the Damage Done by ~Ravyn*Faelynn~
2nd Place 4 am by emotionless.19*
3rd Place Is it Safe? by Póετε§Š Call Me Glen-Duh!

Titles

The Birdman
Supersatellite
Starseed
Hope (RESERVED)
Naveed
Dirty Walls
Denied
Is It Safe? (RESERVED)
Julia
Under Zenith
Neon Crossing

Superman's Dead (RESERVED)
Automatic Flowers
Carnival
Big Dumb Rocket
4am (RESERVED)
Shaking
Clumsy
Hello Oskar
Let You Down (RESERVED)
The Story of 100 Aisles
Car Crash

One Man Army
Happiness & The Fish
Potato Girl
Blister
Is Anybody Home?
Waited
Thief (RESERVED)
Lying Awake (RESERVED)
Annie
Consequence of Laughing
Stealing Babies

R.K. Intro
Right Behind You (Mafia)
R.K. 2029
In Repair
Life
Middle Of Yesterday
Are You Sad?
R.K. 2029 (pt. 2)
Made To Heal
R.K. 1949-97
Everyone's A Junkie
R.K. On Death
All My Friends
If You Believe
The Wonderful Future

All For You (RESERVED)
Do You Like It
Somewhere Out There (RESERVED)
Innocent
Made Of Steel
Sell My Soul (RESERVED)
Not Enough (RESERVED)
Sorry
Bring Back The Sun (RESERVED)
A Story About A Girl (RESERVED)

Angels / Losing / Sleep
Will The Future Blame Us?
Picture
Where Are You? (TAKEN)
Wipe That Smile Off Your Face
Love And Trust
Boy
Apology
The World On A String
Don't Stop
Walking In Circles (TAKEN)
Al Genina (Leave The Light On)

Dear Prudence
Eternal Life
Out Of Here
The Needle And The Damage Done (RESERVED)
Tomorrow Never Knows
Trapeze

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ok may i reserve lying awake and hope please

Can I please reserve "Sell My Soul" ..Thanks.

Sell My Soul {Ottava Rima}

For one bucket of change I would sell my soul,
Hand it over to all the poor on the streets.
Give them a small taste of being in control,
As I unravel what is under these sheets.
I would tell stories of a life I once stole,
'Bout an innocent heart that no longer beats.
Show them that life is worth more than what they think,
And that it can be shattered in just one blink.

Copyright © Natalie 2006

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Ottava Rima is a poem where the stanzas consist
of eight lines each. Each line has a ten -or- eleven
syllable count. The rhyming scheme for Ottava Rima
is as follows:

abababcc
dededeff
ghghghii
And so on for as many stanzas as you wish
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Can I please reserve "the needle and the damage done"? I'mm do it very soon!

does it have to be newly written?

I guess not, Who Cares? but just make sure it's not a title that someone else has already reserved.

Hope

Hope is so beautiful, hope is divine.
hope is my rainbow, hope is my sunshine.
it gives us power to go on, to finish the day.
hope always shines bright, it lights up a way.

we feel nothing will go wrong, everything is right.
it gives us all courage, and takes away our fright.
the day comes to it's end, and hope gets a rest,
then come day again, it arises from it's nest.

but now that we think,to what we're doing.
hope reveals itself, and it isn't so moving.
if you try to remember, was hope ever there?
did it really help us, did it even care?

we wished and hoped, hoped the bombs wouldn't drop, yet they didn't stop.
we all hoped for no wars, now there's more peace on mars.so what has hope done, was it all just a lie. was it all really just a cure, something to stop all our cries.

then hope is an illusion. hope doesn't exist.
hope never helped us, it was as thin as a mist.
so when you ask us if hope is worth the while.
then we'll answer no, Hope is futile.

A Story About a girl

To Ashlee

You never really liked me,
We never got along.
But seeing you today,
I think maybe I was wrong.

You have the looks, Guys go crazy,
When they see you at the mall,
Your parents, they are rich.
And well, you seem to have it all.

But looking at you now,
As "happy" as you seem,
(You've always been a good actor)
and that smile seems wrong to me.

Many girls do envy you.
But me, I sympathise.
I wouldn't want your life.
I think you hurt inside.

Maybe you were bitchy
To cover up for hurt.
Cause you can be nice, I know it!
You don't treat everyone like dirt.

Where did your life go wrong?
Your old friends say you've changed,
They don't care anymore
Cause your acting really strange.

I don't know how to help you,
I doubt that's what you'd want.
But I cannot help but care.
And I pray you'll see what's wrong.

can I reserve supermans dead?

=O this is insane OLP is my fav. band=)
props for making this contest.

Can I reserve Thief?

Can I reserve Let You Down please

Can I reserve

-Bring back the Sun

All For You

I have respect for you, my friend
But you never seem to care
I would always wait for you, my friend
Though you are never there.

You have more than I, my friend
And yet, you never give
I would stand up for you, my friend
Though you laugh at the way I live

I always help you up, my friend
And you treat me like a slave
I'm not here for you, my friend
Though, that's how you behave

I can't keep living my life for you
Though, on me, you depend
Sleepless nights, asking myself
Am I really your friend?

.Good Luck Everyone.

The Needle and the Damage Done

The thought of a quick death,
And a needle in my hand.
I stare at teh ceiling
With tears burning my eyes,
The damage will be done soon...
My heart will race no more
And I won't cry again.
One sharp prod into my vein,
Past the point of o return,
And I'll only visit you
In your dreams
(or nightmares).
Oh happy needle,
Rust in me and be filled with joy.
For you hold much valor
For the damage oyu have done.

* I dun like it very much*

\\Thief

I don't want to know who took you away
but if I did I would fear the worst
it would mostly likely end
in another disappointment
& I couldn't bare to feel that way again
the reminder of that day
is much too painful
to bring back to my thoughts
I know I just couldn't handle it
thinking of the boy I once knew
the memory slowly faded
as the insanity inside of me grew..
the strangers who brought me here
visit my room daily
telling me stories
a new one everyday
but their never happy ones
& this day their about you
"your car crashed with you and him inside"
"you drank more than you should"
"and your friend..well he died"
& although I can't remember anything else
what I do know is that I'm alone, with myself
"Your making a mistake!!" I scream
but its too late, their already gone
& unfortunately this isn't a dream
they all think I'm crazy
so I just look at the ground
"The floor is so cold"
"Why am I wearing nothing, but this white gown?"
it's all too real like a horror film
jumping out of the screen
the one who took you away was a stranger you see
the one who took my best friend away
I no longer know
cause I'm not myself and will never be
I'm sorry my friend
but that thief was me.

Let you Down

Strike the match and watch the destruction,
As everything you created, burns away
Fuel the fire, its shimmering passion;
The flames can't be concealed,
Your lies can't be healed,
As your gravestone marks the day.

Your pearl white innocence specked with impurities,
Of the lies your insides spilt.
Your eyes shared your inabilities.
You tried to keep the hurt inside,
With yourself to confide,
But you can't quiet the guilt.

And as we sing a requiem to you
One last time,
Your nailed wooden cage is lowered to the ground
But in the end,
It was me that let you down.

~Superman's Dead~
By: Bryce Dressler

Johnny J Smith
had straight A's in school.
Class president every year
he never broke the rules.

Had the coolest friends
never got in fights.
But his friends never saw him
after school at night.

Every problem thrown his way
he fought it to the end.
His family and friends
referred to him as superman.

Saving damsels in distress
standing up for the weak.
He had the intelligence of a genius
the room was always quite when he'd speak.

But nobody knew what happened
late every single night.
When Johnny was caught in the middle
of his mother and father's fight.

Every day after school
Johnny would walk home alone.
Come home to his parents,
to a family with a heart of stone.

Objects were thrown
as they fly across his face.
He tried so hard to please
but he was seen as a disgrace.

His grades would start to slip
and he would fight even more.
But the more that he fought
the harder he was thrown to the floor.

Friends began to leave him
people ignored him as he spoke
as hard as he tried to fix it all
his life was only seen as a joke.

Bottles and knives still flying
from one room to the next.
Giving up on everything else
he took advantage of one object.

He slowly cried as the pain took hold
remembering the life once adored.
Brought down to this sham
a life now ignored.

With his last remaining minute
he reached for a paper and pen.
Leaving a note for whoever cared
or cared for a life that once had been.

Days had past since then
before he was found
his parents killed each other
the house no longer made a sound.

Old friends came again
to see the horrible site
No soon after did they find the note
that the young boy did write.

Everyone held their breath
as the note was slowly read.
Written with four crimson words
"Your Superman is Dead."

(C) 2006 Bryce Dressler

4 more days!

Where Are You?

Where'd you go, I'm all alone,
I can't stand to be on my own.
Where are you, please come back,
Without you here, my life is black.

You and I, used to be friends,
Thought we would be until the end.
Then I fell in love with you, everything changed,
Now you don't talk, and make me feel deranged.

Why you got to do that? All I wanted was love,
You became so important, placed you above-
everyone else. Now I'm alone again,
Miss how we used to be way back then.

Where'd you go? I'm all alone,
When without you, I'm cold as stone.
Where are you, please come back,
But your feelings for me now lack.

Used to be that you, and me could just talk,
Sometimes even go on a casual walk.
Once you found out, you never talked anymore,
Didn't even care when I cried outside the door.

Didn't care when you saw me, dying inside
Doesn't matter to you how much I've cried.
Don't care I got your back, don't care about anything,
All of a sudden to you, I mean nothing.

Where'd you go, I'm all alone,
I miss hearing, us on the phone.
Where are you, please come back,
When you want pulled out of the crack-

You'll be alone.

Can I please reserve "Somewhere out there" ? thanks..

--emotionless.19*

2 days left!

Somewhere Out There (PS: Our Lady Peace is amazing)

Close your eyes and feel me there,
Dream upon a mended pair,
Where distance plays a distant part,
And passion comes to blissful start,
So Tend you lips to noble wind,
And feel my heart from deep within
For in the breeze flies my kiss
To let you know how much I miss
For like the sun, your beauty glows,
In every ounce of priceless pose,
With striking rays of loving lore,
To bask in light which you deplore.

We cannot see with open eyes,
But still we stare at twinkling skies,
To wish upon a single star,
To one day make us not so far,
To show my eyes a stunning sun,
And let this longing, be undone,
I wish to hold you through a night,
As we lay with stars in sight,
And never think of what is real,
How far we are and the things we feel,
We say we hug we say we kiss,
But in the end we only miss,
And so hopeless does it seem,
Yet, we hold it strong this little dream,
For one day dreams may just come true,
To show what wishes do ensue
And finally make it me and you.

yeah, hope you enjoyed. OLP is actually coming to my town in less than two weeks..should be fun...Ttyl, peace out,

Your friend,
Al

alrighty someone already did the title i did. but i was looking at the list and doesnt OLP have a song called "I loved you all along" ? but its not listed so i was just wondering if i would be alright to do that title? thanks..

hey the song your talking about is called 4 AM.

-Kayla

so, emotionless, sorry I wasn't watching this as carefully as I probably should have, are you doing 4 am? or should I come back when you have another title?

I'm extending this contest to encourage more submissions. Keep writing!

oh oops sorry i didnt know that.. thanks for clearing it up for me ;). and yes ill do 4am.. thanks once again bye..

4 AM

Memories are faded forever,
Scattered in my heart.
And the words resound in my head
And tears me apart.

The days seem to drag on.
Nights are filled with regret.
Thoughts run through my head,
But I'm always trying to forget.

The silence consumes us.
And leaves the past behind.
Never looks up to the future.
It's lost in our minds.

How we decided to leave things
And the way they had to end.
Leaves me with these thoughts.
That I can never comprehend.

The days pass without regret
And time still moves on.
The world keeps on spinning.
Though you have gone.

Eyes are feeling heavy
Though sleep never comes my way,
The past haunts me in my dreams
Knowing I'll never relive that day.

Its a black and white picture,
A film without sound.
A heartbreaking romance
Never to be found.

Words filled with emptiness
And a hollow void in your voice.
Decisions can't be made for you.
It's always been your choice.

Though the sarcasm in my voice
May be hurtful and strong.
I always want you to know is,
I've loved you all along.

--emotionless.19*

Note: I didn't really incorporate the title of the song.. but the concept.. =)

second page! sorry, my computer went down for a coupla days due to storm *bump*

Bring Back the Sun

Dark curtains forbid the sun
Every bright rays are undone
Shadows dance upon white walls
It's purity has been out run

The blinds won't open for me
It holds against dark piety
Living in dreams of chaotic hope
Lost to the strange sad serenity

Bring the sun back to my heart
Bring gay laughs into my thoughts
Tear down the boulders of hate
And let the night be broken apart

hey um on the list i did where are you and there is nuthin next to it at all.....just thot id tell u so sum1 duznt like do it...

very sorry. fixed now!

Walking In Circles
by ALLY

You make my heart go crazy
but your way too young for me
you make me feel so loved
but you're always getting drunk
you are so fun to be with
but you are so unlike me
you are such a great friend
and i do not want to lose that
you act like you care
but there will always be someone else there
cause your forever flirting with another girl
but i love you with all those faults
I'm lost without you
and dammit i don't know what to do

I'm walking in circles
never getting anywhere
i love you, it's true
but i can't work out what to do
if you'd just hold me
or tell me what you feel
guide me and tell me
what you want of me
maybe id break out of these endless circles.
please set me free,
free of this love.

COME ON PPLE!!

hey today is thursday is it gettin judged or no?

I totally forgot about this contest. lol. I was looking at my poem and I was thinking, "What contest did i write this for?"

Awesome...So whats going on with this thing? all i know is im leaving right now to go the Our Lady Peace concert..I think it would be cool to have to this contest done by the end of the concert...:D

yeh i think it should be done just so AL can see it after:P....

hey, sorry, been on the road all day. will judge when I have more time tomorrow.

WOO HOO! The friggin OLP concert was amazing...I got Jeremy taggert's drum stick!! Anyway...umm my story is irrelevant i guess...umm...yeah...Go contest!?!?