Feb 2022 riot-grrrl songskirmish skirmish valentine anti-valentine s021
Skirmish # S021322 Theme: Valentine
Sorry to all you romantics out there, but this is defo an anti Valentines song :)
It's marked as NSFW only because there is one itty bitty little swear word in it :)
The song lyric started with the last line of the chorus which was originally the first line of the chorus. Then the rest of the chorus evolved from there.
I then had to think up a boring verse (always boring after a chorus eh ?) lol Or two.
Then the even more boring process, which I always dread, a bridge....
This skirmish lyric took a bit longer than normal, around 40 mins or so.
I wrote this for a female voice :) Punk preferred, with attitude and gritty vocals.
Verse 1
I didn't ask to be the one, oh no
Decided for yourself just like you always do
Please don't come near, oh no
I'm not the one for you go find another fool
Chorus
I'll never be 'the one' cus
You seem to blurr your lines when thinking
What it is you want
I so don't wanna be confined and
I'll never be your so called valentine
Verse 2
So many girls for you to chose, oh no
You had to pick the one that hated you so much
Maybe that's why, oh no
It's sick and honestly I wish you'd just get fucked
Chorus
I'll never be 'the one' cus
You seem to blurr your lines when thinking
What it is you want
I so don't wanna be confined and
I'll never be your so called valentine
Bridge
I could lie and tell you I'd met someone else but
I honestly don't think you'd even hear
I don't understand
Why you feel this way but
I honestly don't think there's enough beer
Chorus
I'll never be 'the one' cus
You seem to blurr your lines when thinking
What it is you want
I so don't wanna be confined and
I'll never be your so called valentine
@berni1954 Mar 2022
This one comes out of the gate like a rocket. It's punk, but with intelligible vocals. So what's not to like?
Some great lines here. It took me back to my youth when I was often falling for the wrong one(s) and always hearing that deathly phrase. "We'll always be good friends"
@tjeff Mar 2022
Love the up tempo energy and drive, perfect for the lyric. I'm not necessarily anti-Valentine's Day, but I do relate to the lyric and got a big kick out of it! Nice production, well-mixed, excellent vocal. Reminds me a bit of a Japanese band - Shonen Knife, that does a cover of The Carpenters "On Top of the World. Love the simple guitar lead at about 1:42.
@valeriecox Feb 2022
Rockin! I love the power of this one. It's a great anti-vakentine with all the rage and rippin guitars. Great solo, BTW. I really like how you differentiated the bridge with the staccato down strokes. There's not enough beer. Ha! That's great!.
@porrectus Feb 2022
Nice work, great words. Good write.
@petemurphy Feb 2022
Yeah! Full of badass attitude, and really well written.
Great stuff, Amanda!
@lyricslinger Feb 2022
Good lyrics with some nice attitude shining through. Can hear them working well with music.
@sph Feb 2022
Right time, right lyrics.
The oh no-s would also fit into a rock'n'roll song, really snotty R'n'R.
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
"You seem to blurr your lines when thinking" would definitely be a red flag.
@odilongreen Feb 2022
So biting and aggressive! Tons of attitude and swagger and righteous indignation; as you suggest, I can definitely hear this as an awesome punk song!
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Great anti-Valentine lyric! Well crafted. Great chorus with the blurred lines and confinement insight! Well done!
@zeekle1998 Feb 2022
I think I have just read some of my favourite lines for a song: "I honestly don't think there's enough beer" is right there at the top... what a great take on the prompt. These just cut through the crap and tell it like it is. Superb!!
@pattie Feb 2022
I love your take on the prompt! So clever! The bridge is AWESOME!
@thedutchwidows Feb 2022
Very nice! Verse 2 is my favourite - brutal! Very nicely done.
@berni1954 Feb 2022
I knew we'd get a t least one Anti-Val song and it is a cracker.
@keithcuts Feb 2022
I see a theme in your song!
Lyrics back your point of view superbly
Angsty character is well backed
Nicely done!
@johnstaples Feb 2022
I love this anti-Valentine song Amanda! You do a mighty fine job of detailing this not-a-love-song! Love this sentiment "I honestly don't think there's enough beer"! Great skirmishing!!!
@arthurrossi Feb 2022
Very well written and a real anti-Valentine song! The 2nd verse made me smile, lovely! And the chorus is powerful... I agree with you, a loud punk tune would fit here perfectly!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
there is never enough beer come on! yeah i prefer an anti! its a good write
@dragondreams Feb 2022
Excellent! You do sweary very well. ;-)
Great rhythm in your lyric as always.
@andygriff Feb 2022
Can't beat an anti-romantic take on valentines! Rather like the anger in this lyric.
@chickenjail Feb 2022
This guy needs to take a hint! Good skirmish! I like pairing "confined" with "Valentine"
@cindyrella Feb 2022
Very honest and well written. I like seeing all the different ideas for these skirmishes!