Inspired: A Summer of Songs showcases song lyrics written by myself and other bloggers. The lyrics and themes were inspired by books. The author of the books have provided their thoughts on the lyrics and how it fits their books; in the case that an author could not participate, a fellow blogger took up the responsibility. I highly encourage you to comment either on the lyrics, on the books, on the event in general, or on anything of a similar note.
The Song:
Winner
Hiding in the tall trees,
feel the rain washing down.
I don’t know where I am.
I just want to get out.
It’s a test of skill,
of chance, of survival.
It’s a fight to save
someone that I love.
There’s no use crying now.
It won’t get us out any faster.
Don’t know who to trust anymore.
Don’t know what I’m supposed to do.
The more I learn,
the more I realize I don’t know.
I miss everything about home.
Want to get out, but I know that I can’t.
Everyone’s fighting for their lives
and for the lives of the ones they love.
I will win, and I will go home.
Home at last.
Brave the dying wind,
feel the heat seeping in.
I don’t know why I’m here.
I just want to get out.
It’s a test of skill,
of chance, of survival.
It’s a fight to save
someone that I love.
There’s no use crying now.
It won’t get us out any faster.
Don’t know who to trust anymore.
Don’t know what I’m supposed to do.
The more I learn,
the more I realize I don’t know.
I miss everything about home.
Want to get out, but I know that I can’t.
Everyone’s fighting for their lives
and for the lives of the ones they love.
I will win, and I will go home.
Home at last.
We don’t even know
how this started.
We don’t even know
why we’re in this place.
I try to figure it out
while I try to figure you out.
We don’t even know
how this started,
and we don’t know
how it’ll end, but
I’ll fight ‘til the end.
It’s a test of skill,
of chance, of survival.
It’s a fight to save
someone that I love.
There’s no use crying now.
It won’t get us out any faster.
Don’t know who to trust anymore.
Don’t know what I’m supposed to do.
The more I learn,
the more I realize I don’t know.
I miss everything about home.
Want to get out, but I know that I can’t.
Everyone’s fighting for their lives
and for the lives of the ones they love.
I will win, and I will go home.
Home at last.
It’s a test of skill,
of chance, of survival.
It’s a fight to save
someone that I love.
We don’t even know
how this started,
and we don’t know
how it’ll end, but
I’ll fight ‘til the end,
and I will win.
The Reaction:
This is the coolest thing ever! It's always an honor when your art inspires someone else to be creative, and this is no exception. I love the determination woven into this song. And that very last line, "And I will win" sent chills down my spine. It's the exact thought Tella has at the end of Fire & Flood. Well done! I'm printing this out and hanging it in my office. Thank you, thank you.
The Book:
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Release Date: February 25th, 2014
Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to Montana for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying—and she's helpless to change anything.
Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race.
The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place?
Victoria Scott, The Author:
