2026 CHS AMES Song Contest Entries

The songs below are from Capital High School’s School of Rock students

The Details

Top Student Picks to Represent CHS at 2026 AMES

  • Gilded Words
  • But It Cost Everything
  • Kitchen Sink
  • Snow from March
  • Poets Go to War
  • Spiraling Out Into Despair

Entries

But It Cost Everything

A long build-up to a climactic moment that’s meant to symbolize loss.

By any Means Necessary

Experimental Hip-Hop beat type thing

Spiraling Out Into Despair

See 1225; “House of Leaves,” 2000, Mark. Z. Danielewski

Gilded Words

An upbeat Midwest emo song about people and relationships changing. Inspired by Backseat Lovers and American Football

Poets Go to War

Grunge-Bluegrass protest song

Snow from March

A jazz-hop song inspired by Nujabes uses samples from Hizuru-浮花 (Floating Flowers). Hizuru-浮花 is an avant-garde jazz project that uses traditional Japanese instruments.

Falling to an End

Progressive deathcore of heavy riffs with a shredding solo and heavy breakdown

Diazepam/P.B. Tulpa

Lo-fi Indie Rock song

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The main part is a high-toned guitar, with a lower background guitar. Drums are only symbol rolls. Bass is a super low, single note strum.

Basement Stairs

Random bass strums, fast-paced drums, and deep but bouncy-sounding piano. It’s changed to sound deep and dark while also leaving anticipation

Kitchen Sink

Chaotic, aggressive track about frustration and self-inflicted mistakes.