Little Girl Lost
by @dr_griff
Skirmish: The 32nd Page (@gruvmachine)Liner Notes
#filk #folk #singersongwriter #stephenking
For the "32nd Page" skirmish. The challenge was to pick up the closest book to hand, look at the 32nd page, and write a song inspired by it. The book that was nearest to my hand was Carrie, by Stephen King, and page 32 is the middle of an interview with a woman who was Carrie's next-door neighbor when Carrie was a three-year-old child.
Lyrics
Capo 2
Verse 1 Am Little girl with eyes so bright Em And hair as blonde as frost F What happened to that little girl E Who became a little girl lost
Such a precious baby Such a lovely child Such an innocent destroyed By a momma harsh and wild
CHORUS
F G
She was such a pretty girl
Am
Oh, you’d never know today
F G
Such an angel, such a gift
Am
The papers never say
F G
She was just a little girl
Am
She was just a child
F
I wish I could have saved her
E E7
Meek and mild
Verse 2 The little girl with eyes so bright Went to her closet bare Begging as her momma said To clean her soul with prayer
But then the stones came whistling Down through the air so clear Crashing through her momma’s house Smashing through her fear
CHORUS
Verse 3 You’d never know it now, today To see her in the news They’ve painted her a murderer Who’s valid to abuse
You never saw that pretty child Whose momma raged in hate You never saw her crying You never saw her fate
CHORUS
Verse 4 And now the little girl is dead With four hundred and more Pushed beyond her sanity And evening the score
A little girl no longer And raging in her hate How could this be prevented? How can we prevent this fate?
CHORUS
OUTTRO
F
I wish I could have saved her
E E7
Meek and mild
F E E7
I wish I could have saved her
Am
That little child
Comments
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Great storytelling and I agree that your performance brings across the tragedy of what happened to this little girl. I especially like the outro with the repetition of "I wish I could have saved her." Great skirmish!
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I really like your vocal performance here; it's so full of sympathy, of sadness, it completely sells the tragic lyrics and makes the listener really invested in the story. It is very affecting!
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Wonderful playing and love the story playing. Well done