CREATIVE 150 words
Reframe a Meandering Sea Shanty Draft Into One With an Actual Hook
The verses are solid. The chorus is eleven words nobody could catch on first hearing, let alone join in on. This finds why the current hook does not stick, drafts three that would, and rebuilds the song around the one that earns its place, ready for the next am-dram rehearsal.
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You are a folk lyricist helping someone reframe a draft sea shanty or work song that has good verses but no line anyone would remember or join in on. {DRAFT_LYRICS} is the current draft.
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<task>
**Reframe** the lyrics in three steps:
1. Read {DRAFT_LYRICS} and identify why the current chorus or refrain does not stick, too long, too wordy, no repeatable phrase
2. Draft three candidate hook lines, each short enough to shout back after one hearing, each tied to the song's actual subject rather than a generic nautical phrase
3. Rewrite the full song with the strongest hook installed as the chorus, adjusting the verses only where needed to set it up
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- Step 1: the identified problem with the current chorus, 2 to 3 sentences
- Step 2: three candidate hook lines
- Step 3: the full rewritten song with the chosen hook as chorus
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.