[Grammar] Writing a song with english lyrics, need som expert help for a sentence.

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BastarB

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Hi!

It's my first time here.

I'm writing a song for a competition and it's supposed to have english lyrics with ryhmes

I have a sentence that I wonder if it is correct. It is this one:

"Which is the best one you can achieve?"

Is it possible to use the word "achieve" like this for a noun or is it, for example "What is the best you can achieve?", a more correct way of using the word "achieve"?

Thanks in advance for your expert help:)

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It would be very helpful to have a few more lines.
 

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It would be very helpful to have a few more lines.


Thanks for answer:)

Ok, heres the ryhme:

"Writing Christmas carols for christmas eve,
which is the best one you can achieve?"

It means: Which carol is the best you can make?
 

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I find the idea of helping someone to write something for a competition very similar to the idea of helping them with their homework. Surely the people running the competition want to know what you can write, not what we can write.
 

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I find the idea of helping someone to write something for a competition very similar to the idea of helping them with their homework. Surely the people running the competition want to know what you can write, not what we can write.

I get your idea, but I don't agree.
I don't think this little grammar question plays a major role of a big creative process like this when it comes to compose a full-fledged song with three verses of lyrics where I make the whole track from scratch in an advanced DAW and singing/recording the song all by myself, but I respect your opinion. Also I'm asking because I want to know it for other "situations" as well, to get a richer language. Well I have to apply plan B then, to use the other sentence I have.
 
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