The following is from Millburn Township Public Schools
Millburn High School junior, Renee Levine, has earned Second Place in the seventh annual GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Teens Make Music Contest.
The contest asked young musicians, ages 14–18, to compose or create an original song and/or music video that celebrates life above the influence or brings attention to the real-life consequences of substance abuse. The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, the two affiliated nonprofit organizations of The Recording Academy®, in collaboration with the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids’ Above the Influence campaign, will honor each contest winner in late January and early February with exclusive GRAMMY® experiences and prizes.
Levine, as a Peer Leader at Millburn High School, is committed to setting an example for a healthy lifestyle, and to spreading a message for all the students in the Millburn schools to follow a drug and alcohol-free path. The lyrics for Levine’s song “Paralyzed” describe the life of an individual struggling with a substance abuse problem and details how Renee hopes she could help the individual overcome her addiction: “Searching for solace at the bottom of a bottle. Using but losing to a false gospel. Her bloodshot eyes make my eyes water. Her disguise in the skies, feels like paradise. But she’s para-para-paralyzed. Para-para-paralyzed. Para-para-paralyzed. Wish I had the antidote to guide her lifeboat. In these rough waters, it’s hard to stay afloat.”
As a second place winner, Levine will receive a cash award and backstage passes for all the rehearsals for the 2017 Grammys Awards ceremony (February 12, 2017). She will also get backstage tours to see all the ins and outs of music production and a tour of the GRAMMYS Village Recording Studios. She will have an opportunity to network with people in the industry and to share her school experience at a national level.
Listen to more of Renee Levine’s music at:
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=renee%20audrey
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=renee+audrey+originals
PARALYZED Lyrics:
I wish her blankets were woven with trust
Her karma laced her blankets with unrest
My wings flew me to a place where I can thrive
Hers got her lost so high in the sky
Her bloodshot eyes make my eyes water
Her disguise in the skies, feels like paradise
But she’s para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
Schoolbooks I’m buried up to my brain
Her future looks like a good mind gone to waste
Searching for solace at the bottom of a bottle
Using but losing to a false gospel
Her bloodshot eyes make my eyes water
Her disguise in the skies, feels like paradise
But she’s para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
Wish I had the antidote
To guide her lifeboat
In these rough waters
It’s hard to stay afloat
In these rough waters
It’s hard to stay afloat
Her bloodshot eyes make my eyes water
Her disguise in the skies, feels like paradise
But she’s para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
But she’s para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
Para-para-paralyzed
I wish her blankets were woven with trust
