Hi
I am half way through reading the lyrics and must agree on what Judy says.
To me personally a lyric must be able to provoke a strong emotional jolt with simplicity, and the words should be strong, be able to communicate without being too verbose.
Also, I find many "lyrics" in here which do not have any type of structure. This is a lyric contest and not a poetry contest...
How can most of these lyrics be put to music?
I am half way through reading and I picked out 16 lyrics of which only 3 hit me in the guts....meaning they moved me deeply.
Yes Judy to me lyrics should have:

1. Simplicity
2. Believability
3. Emotional Impact
4. A chorus that supports the verses
but I should also add:
5. A moving story line which evolves throughout the song.

Since I believe I read somewhere that the deadline for sending in votes is October 31st, I am taking my time.

Ingrid