Competition: [GJW XVI Phase I] Graphics and Miscellaneous - Come On People Now People Now

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[GJW XVI Phase I] Graphics and Miscellaneous - Come On People Now People Now
This competition is in the [GJW XVI Phase I] Graphics and Miscellaneous Bin. Participating in a competition in this bin for the first time awards 3 points for your Clan. Cumulatively, the placements in this competition are worth 10.0% of placement points in this Phase. See the parent competition for detailed rules.

Objective

Great conflicts often produce great music, and you have been tasked by the Council to rally the troops. For this competition, write the song that will define the war against the Children. Submit your entry based on one of the following prompts:

Rules

  • Entries must include written lyrics of at least two verses and a chorus, though they may be longer.

  • Music is encouraged but not required. You may borrow music from an existing song, but must attribute it appropriately. Original music is welcome (but be aware that the judges cannot read sheet music).

  • Submissions must include lyrics, either as part of the file upload or through the submission box.

  • You may submit text only, audio with text included in the submission box, or video. You must upload a file or text through the submission box. Externally hosted media, such as YouTube or TikTok uploads, will be ineligible for placement.

  • Entries must represent your own work. Plagiarism or use of generative AI will be considered cheating.

Grading

Scores will be based on the following factors:

  • Composition (30%): How well written the song is in terms of flow, meter/rhythm, and how it fits the music (if provided).

  • Presentation (30%): How well delivered the song is. A basic presentation will be simple text. More effective presentation would be a recorded version of the song or a decorated page.

  • Impact (30%): How evocative the song is for the chosen prompt, i.e. how good it is at firing the audience up, making the horrors of war real, or savagely demolishing the enemy through comedy.

  • Personal Preference (10%): How much the judge personally enjoys this song relative to the other entries.

Competition Information
Parent Competition
Great Jedi War XVI: Transcendence
Organized by
Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, Darth Renatus
Running time
2023-08-26 until 2023-09-10 (16 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Novae
Participants
38 subscribers, of which 27 have participated.
Results
Member
Adept Alaris Jinn
File submission
Come All Ye.mp3
Textual submission

Come all ye Brothers and Sisters
The Lords have called us once again
To fight for their city, their glamor and pity
But they’ll never know our pain

Come all ye Children and Fodder
To the killing fields, bloody plains
Their towers of gold, glory to behold
And you’re lucky to come home again

Feed their greed and their power
Cry your tears; they can’t hear
Die unknown to their memories
They come back year after year

Come all ye Peasants and Chattel
The Masters demand you respond
Give them your flesh, your bones still are fresh
And you will soon meet the beyond

Feed their greed and their power
Cry your tears; they can’t hear
Die unknown to their memories
They come back year after year

Feed their greed and their power
Cry your tears; they can’t hear
Die unknown to their memories
They come back year after year

Placement
1st place
Member
Qyreia Arronen
Submission
Qyreia Arronen opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
2nd place
3rd place
Sage Enzo Dek
Member
Sage Enzo Dek
File submission
Song of Endurance.mp3
Textual submission

Song of Endurance

Oh the lads in Eos City
Where the Brotherhood fights so pretty
For the eradication of the child of Mo-Or-Tis,

We’ll fight to keep the chain alive,
The Father, Avintus both so die,
Prevent the crystal people from engor-ging-us,

Can the people from the Ethearel,
Imagine what their lives would tell,
Living here in this wondrous realm,
But for a dead man killed by selfish
Hatred for the Force, and the galaxy
Come together and fight for you and me!z`

Do they remember when they cried so red,
When the Brotherhood took their boot tread,
And crushed the Children from the Iron Throne-sys-tems,

No enemy had lived to say,
The way the enemy died that day,
And now we come forth with our abundant-forc-es,

Can the people from the Ethearel,
Imagine what their deaths would tell,
Dying here in this wondrous realm,
But for a rotten man killed by selfish
Hatred for the Force, and the galaxy
Come together and fight for you,
And for me.

(Attempt a solo)

This is for the lads in Eos City
Where the Brotherhood fought so pretty
And eradicated of the children of Mo-Or-Tis,

We fought to keep the chain alive,
The Father, Avintus both had die,
Those crystal ***** will forever endure us, (NOTE: originally included a dubiously offensive word but decided in order to make it all ages I'd take it out)

Wished the people from the Ethearel,
Imagine what their fates would tell,
Lost here in this wondrous realm,
But for a shattered man killed by selfish
Hatred for the Force, and the galaxy
We came together and fought for you,
And for me.

(all lyrics and music by Dek, used Audacity for editing)

Placement
3rd place
4th place
Essik Lyccane
Member
Essik Lyccane
Submission
Essik Lyccane opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
4th place
Member
TuQ’uan Varick di Plagia
File submission
Ascend To Victory.jpg
Textual submission

Ascend to Victory is a Plagueian battle song that was born one night on the eve of battle while a pair of Plagueians drank away at Oga's Cantina. As is only appropriate, the lyrics were recorded on a beer soaked napkin. The song itself is sung in the form of an old pirate jig.

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Our victory is swift
When you fight against our Sith
Your bones will crack
When we attack
We’ll soak the battlefield in blood

Chorus
Smell of death
Taste of fear
Hear the Plagueians come for you
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory

Verse 2
Surrender is no use
We’ll accept no truce
Can’t run and hide
Can’t turn the tide
When the Plagueians set their sights

Chorus
Smell of death
Taste of fear
Hear the Plagueians come for you
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory

Verse 3
We’ll put your heads up on a spike
You can cower if you like
Please don’t cry
Please just die
Then will victory be ours

Chorus
Smell of death
Taste of fear
Hear the Plagueians come for you
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend to victory

Images used:
Beer Stain - https://toppng.com/free-image/free-download-coffee-cup-stain-PNG-free-PNG-Images_174442
Oga's Canteen logo - https://milnersblog.com/2019/07/08/star-wars-galaxys-edge-ogas-cantina-coasters/star-wars-galaxys-edge-ogas-cantina-yub-nub-premium-cocktail-coaster-beer-mat/
Napkin - https://mockupbee.com/free-paper-napkin-mockup/
Wood Surface - https://www.google.com/search?q=wood%20surface&tbm=isch&hl=en&tbs=isz:l&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA962CA962&sa=X&ved=0CAIQpwVqFwoTCLj09PS2kYEDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI&biw=2481&bih=1363#imgrc=GET8mtlNjwOzkM
Font - https://www.dafont.com/handwriting-16.font

Placement
6th place
7th place
Jade Yden
Member
Jade Yden
Submission
Jade Yden opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
7th place
8th place
Nora Olen
Member
Nora Olen
Submission
Nora Olen opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
8th place
10th place
Vynn Salm
Member
Vynn Salm
File submission
Where we fight.pdf
Placement
10th place
Member
Quaestrix Sofila "Sagitta" Douve Armis
Textual submission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5GkgVhFeZY

We’ve paid our dues
Time after time
We’ve done our sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
We’ve made a few
We’ve had our shards of red
Kicked in our face
But we’ve come through

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the Brotherhood, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the Brotherhood
we are the Brotherhood
no time for Father
cause we are the Brotherhood of the world

We’ve taken our blows
And our certain deaths
They brought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it
We thank you all
But it’s been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
We consider it a challenge before
The Mortis Race
And we ain’t gonna lose

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the Brotherhood, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the Brotherhood
we are the Brotherhood
no time for Father
cause we are the Brotherhood of the world

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the Brotherhood, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the Brotherhood
we are the Brotherhood
no time for Father
cause we are the Brotherhood of the world

Placement
No placement
Member
Alexander Anderson
Submission
Alexander Anderson opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
General Kell Palpatine Dante
Textual submission

Nightstalkers

Another day in the field
To no enemy we will yield
Lay our lives on the line
On the dotted line we did sign

Ready up for the coming battle
Time to hear the death rattle
Grab your weapons and gear
Plenty of time later for beer

Another day in the field
To no enemy we will yield
Lay our lives on the line
On the dotted line we did sign

Once the fighting is done
We will go lay out in the sun
Party til the day is finished
Our fire will not be diminished

Another day in the field
To no enemy we will yield
Lay our lives on the line
On the dotted line we did sign

Dressed all in black
We will prepare our attack
We can hear our enemies funeral dirge
From the shadows death does emerge.

Placement
No placement
Member
Aedile Tali Sroka
Submission
Aedile Tali Sroka opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos
Submission
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Jafits Skrumm
Submission
Jafits Skrumm opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Master Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz
Textual submission

Hey people, come listen round, have you heard the story of the Seer's crown?
It's got two horns and has no eyes, but say that the Seer never lies.
She found it on the ground one day
While thinking of a way to make her pay.
With a face like this and crown like that I can finally stop laying on my back.

Oh, there's the seer.
Telling what she saw.
She claims that there's no Mother
But Kamjin still knows it all
She can't tell the future
She can't tell no lies
But if she can't find Mav, then she is gonna die.

Hey people, come listen round, have you heard the story of the Seer's gown?
It's red as rubies and flows like a clowns
She found it on the ground one day
While thinking of a way to make her pay.
With a gown like this I can finally dress like I don't belong in the hay.

Oh, there's the seer.
Telling what she saw.
She claims that there's no Mother
But Kamjin still knows it all
She can't tell the future
She can't tell no lies
But if she can't find Mav, then she is gonna die.

Placement
No placement
Member
Tribune Kanal O'neill
File submission
diediedie.zip
Textual submission

*NOTE* Instrumental from Bye Bye Bye - By NSync - Lyrics made to match the rhythm of the music. File is Zipped to allow for Submission - Prompt for Fight Song

Hey hey,
Die, Die, Die
Die, Die
Die, Die
We’re fighting you tonight,
you always have to start a fight
you know this isn’t right
you children come on
I hate you endlessly
you’re always coming after me
now it’s time to fight and leave here alone

I know that I cant fight no more
don’t want to try
I want to see us end this war
children, die, die, die
Don’t want to lose to you
just another soldier in this war of two
you try to kill me but not this time
children die, die, die
Always gotta fight so much
at this time you know I haven’t talked enough
might sound peaceful but
ill make you cry
children die, die, die

You hit me with a bomb
then you shoot at me with guns
so there’s no reason to give up right now

you’ll go down sooner than me
and Ill kick you in the knee
this world would be much better just wait and see
I know that I cant fight no more
don’t want to try
I want to see us end this war
children, die, die, die
Don’t want to lose to you
just another soldier in this war of two
you try to kill me but not this time
children die, die, die

Always gotta fight so much
at this time you know I haven’t talked enough
might sound peaceful but
ill make you cry
children die, die, die
You’re giving up I know its sure
im not gonna be the reason for your hate no more
die die
you’re going down, you’re gonna fail
you’re gonna be the loser and I’ll tell the tale
I don’t want to lose to you
so I am going to
watch you die,
die die die die,

I’m always going to kick your butt
yes you know that we’ve had enough
so just go die
Don’t want to lose to you
just another soldier in this war of two
you try to kill me but not this time
children die, die, die
Always gotta fight so much
at this time you know I haven’t talked enough
might sound peaceful but
ill make you cry
children die, die, die

Placement
No placement
Member
Dr. Malfrost Xeon
Textual submission

Glory, Glory Mandalorians (To the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic)

(Verse 1)
From Mandalore's blasted plains, they hail with warrior's grace,
Their Mandalorian code, a creed they'll not replace,
They'll fight for their honor no matter where they've been.
Their Creed goes marching on!

(Chorus)
Glory, glory, Mandalorians,
Glory, glory, Mandalorians,
Glory, glory, Mandalorians,
Their Creed goes marching on!

(Verse 2)
Beskar armor, forged so strong, it shields them from the fray,
With their blasters blazing brightly, they'll never lose their way,
In the Outer Rim or Core Worlds, they'll answer the call to arms,
Their Creed goes marching on!

Placement
No placement
Member
Supreme Chancellor Cassandra Oriana Tyris
Textual submission

Go, go, Smash the Mortis! Go, go, Crush the Children! Go, go, Smash the Mortis! Go, go, Crush the Children! Save our Reality and kill the Father! Go, Brotherhood, go, go go! Save the Chain, Save our Grand Master, Kill the Mother and Capture Telaris! Go, Brotherhood, go, go go! To Victory we shall go, Sith and Jedi together, kill the children might we go! Go, Brotherhood, go, go, go!

Placement
No placement
Member
Mauro Wynter
Textual submission

Steady boys hold steady
Round we rally through the night
Til the end we stand

Hold firm to the faith
Hold firm to the colors
Hold firm to the arms

Now the night is dark
And the terrors real
Vizsla shall be stalwart as an ark

Placement
No placement
Member
High Inquisitor Anderson
Submission
High Inquisitor Anderson opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Master Selika Roh di Plagia
File submission
Plagueis is One.pdf
Placement
No placement
Member
Archpriest Quentinshadows
Textual submission

Dark Council Calling Me!

Far from our worlds and our academy
Through floating islands, and shattered plains
Forging our destiny
Rule or Raze

Battles clash with lightsabers singing
The force flowing through us all
Houses, Clans, our Brotherhood united
Heretics of Mortis shall fall

Oh-ho-oh
The Eternal Realm
Oh-ho-oh
The Dark Council calling me
Oh-ho-oh
To slay our enemies
Oh-ho-oh
The Dark Council calling me

Background music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcEmwSuSDpA

Placement
No placement
Member
Envoy Zuza Lottson
File submission
Red - Song comp, GJW Transedence.pdf
Textual submission

Inspired partially by "What are we fighting for?" by The Federal Empire as well as "Dear God" by Lawless and Sydney Wayser.

Placement
No placement
Member
Exarch Marick Tyris Arconae
File submission
Howlader-Howlader_ComeOnPeopleNow_entry.mp3
Textual submission

> Editors note:
* I sampled (ripped the introduction of the youtube video to mp3, and looped the beat) and did my own take on the legendary "George Washington" song by [Creased Comics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2hj5rLN48).
* Recorded my voice with Audacity (sorry)
* Edited in Garage Band for Mac

Howlader, Howlader is the latest craze of the Ethereal Realms. What started as a "joke" among the Iron Forces soldiers suddenly became a genuine ballad of terror for the Children of Mortis.

You can view the lyrics below:

```
Howlader, Howlader
Seven foot eight, weighs a karkin’ ton
Children beware, Telaris beware
He's coming, he's coming, he's coming

[Verse 1]
Let me lay it on line, he’s the master of the grind
Wielding two sets of stamps, both for denying
On a rancor made of crystal he patrols the land
With a Council ring and saber in his panda hands

Here comes Howie, in control
Sith dig his strut and his gallant stroll
Eats opponents brains, invented the Force-chain
He's coming, he's coming, he's coming

[Hook]
Howlader, Howlader
Eight foot twenty, karkin’ killing for fun
Spread, spread, Ethereal Realm
He's coming, he's coming, he's coming

[Verse 2]
Deny me if I go too fast
But the sons of the Children wish he was their Father
Got a cloak for his robes, can of beer for his heart
He'll kick you apart, he'll kick you apart

He'll save the Arx children but not the Mortis children
He'll save the Arx children but not the Mortis children
He'll save the Arx children but not the Mortis children
He'll save the Arx children but not the Mortis children

He has a pocket full of pandas, yelled the shit out of Telaris
He threw a saber into heaven, and can kill with a glare
Makes love like a purgill coming out of the hyperspace
Killed Cotelin in a duel and he never said why

[Hook]
Howlader, Howlader
Twelve stories high, made of coaxium
The Father beware, the Mother beware
He's coming, he's coming, he's coming
```

Placement
No placement