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Champions Vs Shadows #1: Showdown

by Various Artists

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I’m six years old, still playing dress up, still crying when I get hurt My mind is like a whirlwind and my hands are smeared with dirt Already I have left behind the home I used to know I’m six years old, still young enough to like the feel of snow 4…3…2…1 Wake me up when it’s over When you’ve kicked the box out from under me Let me know when I’m older I don’t like seeing life fly away from me Wake me up when I’m 18 Will I know what I’m doing then? Can I keep the years from tumbling? I wish I were six again I’m ten years old, and once again, I’m moving father away From the friends I’ve known and the life I’ve grown, but still I guess it’s okay I still like play-pretending, but it’s different than before I’m still young enough to think that I’m not young anymore 4…3…2…1 Wake me up when it’s over When you’ve kicked the box out from under me Let me know when I’m older I don’t like seeing life fly away from me Wake me up when I’m 18 Will I know what I’m doing then? Can I keep the years from tumbling? I wish I were ten again I’m fourteen now, and well, I guess, I’m doing pretty well I don’t like taking showers, I think teenage boys are hell I’m desperate to get away from the life I’ve just begun I’m still young enough to think that being older must be fun 4…3…2…1 Wake me up when it’s over When you’ve kicked the box out from under me Let me know when I’m older I don’t like seeing life fly away from me Wake me up when I’m 18 Will I know what I’m doing then? Can I keep the years from tumbling? I’ll never be fourteen again I’ll never be sixteen again I’m never be eighteen again I’ll never be young again 4…3…2…1
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When I was stupid, dumb and young They told me not to jump the gun I'd work the wheel and pop the bung But things never seemed to get done I've spent my life just counting sheep But I've always been fast asleep It never gets here, it's always past The present comes and goes so fast I'm so tired of counting down Waiting around just gives me a frown 6,5,4,3,2 and 1 Now I won't wait to have my fun They say it's just around the corner But if I wait I'll be a mourner They all said I should wait my turn But if I do I'll end up in an urn I'm so tired of counting down My head's underwater and I just might drown 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 I'm going to grab my share of kicks They always try to tell you what to do Stand in line, filling up the queue But I've got to find someone new And that is why I need you I'm so tired of counting down Let's light the fuse and pain the town 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 We'll make our way and start again
3.
I see far horizon in your eyes I see that your wings are itching to get out and fly, I sympathize but I linger, squeeze your fingers too tight, draw out the everyday errands and suppertimes The second hand’s running too fast spinning through all of my time and I know that it’s Goodbye for now but not forever I’ll be here, holding it down, and I hope it won’t be too long, yes I hope it won’t be too long, oh I know it won’t be too long, not if I have anything to say about it Opinions like demo tapes — everyone’s got one and wants you to listen, they want to move you I admit, I want you to listen to mine But, deep in your heart, you have your own set of stars to guide you through darkness and I want to be one of those stars, so I’ll just stand here and shine and I know that it’s Goodbye for now but not forever I’ll be here, holding it down, and I hope it won’t be too long, yes I hope it won’t be too long, oh I know it won’t be too long, not if I have anything to say about it and what I have to say is that no matter how far away you may go, my heart will be with you, and no matter how lonely you are, you are never alone Cause the galaxy holds us in golden arms (Going) Goodbye for now (Going, going) Goodbye for now But not forever (Going, going, going, going) Not if I have anything to say (Gone)
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This is the room no longer closing in This is the ceiling giving way to the sky The flowers in bloom and then retreating again Grasping for the feeling right before the feeling dies The gears and the cogs. the plans we set in motion Just follow the sinking sun into the ocean You're so long away (I can see you) Don’t you think you’ve went far enough? (But I can't reach you) It's time to close your eyes, (Won't you come and catch me?) Just let go, and count down, and wake up This is the road from your half-drawn maps Our city dying growing smaller over you shoulder The ciphers and codes keep the landscape from collapse But if you're trying you can feel your bed growing colder And the street lamps offer no answers You're so long away Haven't you went far enough? It's time to close your eyes, Just let go and count down, and wake up
5.
lying in my garden looking at the sun wondering about if we're lost or if we've won beyond our borders poverty and wars all we have are debts and shiny new cars countdown to nothing crazy businessmen running for president a horseman of the apocalypse ignorance is bliss countdown to nothing I see the signs and go inside but there is no place to hide
6.
Slam of a hammer, snap of the clips; secure myself asylum Sidestep the pending e-pocalypse at the millennium Wait to discover what this blue-green ship’s become Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the week in between I’m buggin’ out cause the digits flip at twelve o’clock Time to never do the things I never did I’m buggin’ out. No such thing as overstock When the sky’s all purple’s when the smart stay hid I’m going off the grid Roots in the cellar, cans in the shed, and lots and lots of water Wood cut for when the generator’s dead in stacks of hundreds per No point in mourning peaceful dreams ahead that were 2 bytes of COBOL, now grasshoppers pass for cuisine I’m buggin’ out cause the digits flip at twelve o’clock Time to never do the things I never did I’m buggin’ out. No such thing as overstock When the sky’s all purple’s when the smart stay hid I’m going off the grid And you can come with me, but just you Cause other people suck Sitting and waiting for a collapse, it seems ain’t gonna happen Ship back the ammo, collect the traps. I won’t be fooled again Hold on a minute, a calendar perhaps will end Worldwide destruction of 2012’s long since foreseen I’m buggin’ out, cause the Mayans got us running scared Time to never do the things I never did I’m buggin’ out. No such thing as too prepared When the sky’s all purple’s when the smart stay hid I’m going off the grid

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Tick Tock - Write a song in which you're counting down to something. Musically the song should imply that time is getting nearer to whatever you're counting down to as well. Once again...avoid going meta. As an added challenge, you need to collaborate with someone else on your team. (2 minute minimum length) (they had 8 days)

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released August 11, 2015

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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