FAWM: "Public Domain (That's All She Was)"

Public Domain (That's All She Was)

1 week ago by @tcelliott

Challenge: PUBLIC DOMAIN

Public Domain (That's All She Was)

tcelliott

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Liner Notes

#americana #altcountry #acousticonetake #weeklychallenge

Someone linked the bluesky stream into the slack and the prompt came up. I immediately had an idea for a lyric and here it is. Let me know if the bridge is too cheesy. I mean, it's cheesy, but is it too cheesy? Oh, and are the verses in the right order? I really, really love that opening line where it is but I'm second guessing myself now.

Lyrics

She was never told she was beautiful
When she was young
Ended up dropping out of high school
Thinkin' she was dumb
And that's all she was

She put herself into the public domain
And everybody used her
How can you tell her she's more valuable than that?

Truth be told, she never had a chance
To be all she could be
Always called names like tart and tramp
Until even she believed
That's all she was

She put herself into the public domain
And everybody used her
How can you tell her she's more valuable than that?

She never thought she was good enough to give her all
But she's something special and we need to convincer her
To learn about copyright law

She put herself into the public domain
And everybody used her
How can you tell her she's more valuable than that?
How can we tell her she's more valuable than that?
How can we tell her she's more valuable than that?

Comments

@ally_nicole 5d

This is so sweet! It's almost on-the-nose, but I feel like it needs to be for the significance of the subject. Also, really pretty chords, I especially like how you sang the end of the verse lines! 🧡

@frozenlonesome 1w

Nice take on public domain films. It’s difficult to not let others define us. Something we hopefully get better at with age. Thanks for sharing.

@willow1 1w

This song is really powerful and thought provoking, a story of a girl’s future trapped in poverty.

@roblyon5150 1w

This is pretty cool.

@damschen 1w

I really like the melody and the rhythm keeps things moving. The storyline has me thinking and wondering and questioning, which is a good thing - for example, who “should” tell someone they are valuable? And how would it be received/listened to? Thought-provoking song! Nice use of the weekly prompt.