Disclaimer: I don't own Love Song.
Here's something that happened to cross my mind the other day. I was thinking of Love Song by Sara Bareilles and an essay I had to write for English, and VOILA! they combined and formed this. Please comment. Thanks for your time!:
Hand under pressure
And you tell me
To write easy for a while.
But writing gets harder
Even I know that.
Made room for me, it's too soon to see
If I'm happy in honors.
I'm usually
A terrible writer.
Blank stares at blank pages,
Only twenty-five minutes.
You mean well, but you make this
Hard on me...
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna write you an essay
'Cuz you asked for it
'Cuz you need one
You see
I'm not gonna write you an essay
'Cuz you tell me it
An assessment
For my GPA
I'm not gonna write one
This way.
If all you have is gradin'
I'm 'a need a better reason
To write you
An essay
Today
I learned transitions,
Quote citations,
Grammar, and spelling.
My aching brain
Spins out of control
'Cuz I don't understand
I hate this prompt,
This is not what I thought it was!
Oh no,
What was my direct quote?
It bugs me
To write this.
Thinkin' of a word on the vocab list.
I'm trying
To let you
Hear me as I am.
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna write you an essay
'Cuz you asked for it
'Cuz you need one
You see
I'm not gonna write you an essay
'Cuz you tell me it
An assessment
For my GPA
I'm not gonna write one
This way.
If all you have is gradin'
I'm 'a need a better reason
To write you
An essay
Today
Promise me
That you'll at least gimme a C
Or else you will hear
That my parents have disowned me
'Cuz I believe
There's a way
I can score better if I take this home
But you won't let me
On this timed in-class write
"SAT practice,"
You'll say,
"Another work for your portfolio
The colleges will see
From freshman year."
Is that why you wanted an essay?
'Cuz you asked for it
'Cuz you need one
You see
I'm not gonna write you an essay
'Cuz you tell me it
An assessment
For my GPA
I'm not gonna write one
This way.
You told me it's just practice
But I'm 'a need some more time on this. Tell me
You've met William Shakespeare (or J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Harper Lee, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, etc.)
When I believe that there's a reason to write you
An essay
Today.
Thanks for reading. Hope you liked it. Please comment!