Lyrics Mistaken for Real Songs
It was funny, really.
Although annoying, it was a compliment.
I posted my fanfic "Wheels of Fire" on Adultfanfiction.net.
http://anime.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=600053581
Shortly after posting Chapter 4, I got a warning that I didn't not cite outside sources. I scoured that story to see if I accidentally quoted a movie or some piece of literature. Nothing!
Then I saw it. In chapter 4, there are two songs. I wrote them specifically for this story. However, the moderators on AFF must have believed these were real lyrics. I made a note that I wrote them. After a week, I received a second notice, and this time my story was hidden. I rewrote the disclaimer that THESE ARE MY LYRICS and tried to make it as clear as possible. I then emailed the moderator team and told them, if that isn't the issue, I don't know what is. It turned out that the issue was indeed the lyrics. They mistook them for a REAL song. They apologized and said,
"I'd take it as a large compliment to your songwriting talents that we took those for published lyrics."
Well...okay, I can take it as a compliment. So here are the lyrics, so everyone will know: THESE ARE MINE!
Drive Me Down That Sunset Road
by Rhov
Drive me down that sunset road,
Down that road that leads to home.
Drive me fast, don't drive me slow.
Drive me where you wish to roam.
Drive me fast, don't drive me slow.
Let me reach my love real soon.
Drive me down that sunset road
To see my love by the moon.
I want to see her pale skin,
Kiss her hair like burnished gold.
She's waiting for my return,
So drive me down that old road.
Drive me fast, don't drive me slow.
Speed on, sir, I can't be late.
Push this car fast as it'll go.
I have an important date.
Drive me down that sunset road.
Sun slips down, the shadows grow.
I promised her I wouldn't go,
So drive me down that sunset road.
And the 2nd song.
For You the Lion Roars
by Rhov
He was a lone man in the dry wasteland,
Dying all alone.
To save a good friend, he would face the end,
Now he must atone.
She was a princess, beautiful heiress
Making her own life.
Danger was her drive, she fought to survive,
Reveling in strife.
Far from home, life alone,
She seeks a heart not turned to stone,
Gentle maid, debts unpaid,
He loved her yet was doomed to fade.
He hid from her call, yet she could tell all,
What he once had been,
Knew his heart within, and went to save him.
She washed clean his sin.
She risked her life then to save that poor man.
He soon fell in love.
He was hers now, see. Heart, soul, mind, and key.
Her knight from above.
Save my life, save my soul.
I'll make your love my only goal,
Want to fade, want to die,
So please tell me why do you try?
In battle's strong heat, again did they meet
Fighting side by side,
Victorious stance, he took a huge chance,
Feelings he can't hide.
Her world is not his, her life's what it is,
He knows this is so.
Yet he prays above to stars that his love
May yet root and grow.
Hid the truths, hid my eyes,
I hid my fate with all my lies,
For three years, played my part,
But I could never hide my heart.
Fighting for his maid, his debt slowly paid,
He suffers with pride.
Star no more falling, he hears her calling,
Then he's by her side.
Brave mages of light, together they fight
Lion and Princess.
When there is danger, that's when he's by her,
Distance regardless.
Call my name, use my key,
You can use every part of me.
I'm your knight from above.
Yours eternal, my dearest love.
Save my life, save my soul.
I'll make your love my only goal.
This fool's life is now yours.
For you, my love, the Lion roars.
For you, my love, the Lion roars.
Although annoying, it was a compliment.
I posted my fanfic "Wheels of Fire" on Adultfanfiction.net.
http://anime.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=600053581
Shortly after posting Chapter 4, I got a warning that I didn't not cite outside sources. I scoured that story to see if I accidentally quoted a movie or some piece of literature. Nothing!
Then I saw it. In chapter 4, there are two songs. I wrote them specifically for this story. However, the moderators on AFF must have believed these were real lyrics. I made a note that I wrote them. After a week, I received a second notice, and this time my story was hidden. I rewrote the disclaimer that THESE ARE MY LYRICS and tried to make it as clear as possible. I then emailed the moderator team and told them, if that isn't the issue, I don't know what is. It turned out that the issue was indeed the lyrics. They mistook them for a REAL song. They apologized and said,
"I'd take it as a large compliment to your songwriting talents that we took those for published lyrics."
Well...okay, I can take it as a compliment. So here are the lyrics, so everyone will know: THESE ARE MINE!
Drive Me Down That Sunset Road
by Rhov
Drive me down that sunset road,
Down that road that leads to home.
Drive me fast, don't drive me slow.
Drive me where you wish to roam.
Drive me fast, don't drive me slow.
Let me reach my love real soon.
Drive me down that sunset road
To see my love by the moon.
I want to see her pale skin,
Kiss her hair like burnished gold.
She's waiting for my return,
So drive me down that old road.
Drive me fast, don't drive me slow.
Speed on, sir, I can't be late.
Push this car fast as it'll go.
I have an important date.
Drive me down that sunset road.
Sun slips down, the shadows grow.
I promised her I wouldn't go,
So drive me down that sunset road.
And the 2nd song.
For You the Lion Roars
by Rhov
He was a lone man in the dry wasteland,
Dying all alone.
To save a good friend, he would face the end,
Now he must atone.
She was a princess, beautiful heiress
Making her own life.
Danger was her drive, she fought to survive,
Reveling in strife.
Far from home, life alone,
She seeks a heart not turned to stone,
Gentle maid, debts unpaid,
He loved her yet was doomed to fade.
He hid from her call, yet she could tell all,
What he once had been,
Knew his heart within, and went to save him.
She washed clean his sin.
She risked her life then to save that poor man.
He soon fell in love.
He was hers now, see. Heart, soul, mind, and key.
Her knight from above.
Save my life, save my soul.
I'll make your love my only goal,
Want to fade, want to die,
So please tell me why do you try?
In battle's strong heat, again did they meet
Fighting side by side,
Victorious stance, he took a huge chance,
Feelings he can't hide.
Her world is not his, her life's what it is,
He knows this is so.
Yet he prays above to stars that his love
May yet root and grow.
Hid the truths, hid my eyes,
I hid my fate with all my lies,
For three years, played my part,
But I could never hide my heart.
Fighting for his maid, his debt slowly paid,
He suffers with pride.
Star no more falling, he hears her calling,
Then he's by her side.
Brave mages of light, together they fight
Lion and Princess.
When there is danger, that's when he's by her,
Distance regardless.
Call my name, use my key,
You can use every part of me.
I'm your knight from above.
Yours eternal, my dearest love.
Save my life, save my soul.
I'll make your love my only goal.
This fool's life is now yours.
For you, my love, the Lion roars.
For you, my love, the Lion roars.