Tiny Furniture
by @tcelliott
Liner Notes
The songfight! title is "Tiny Furniture" and the song is due the 10th. This one just kind of wrote itself down. Hopefully I can do a proper recording and will enter it in the next day or two. (Before heading off to Washington for Fawmstock! cheer)
** I've attempted a fuller production but am heading for the airport in 45 minutes so this is what it ended up as: https://tcelliott.neocities.org/music/pigfarmerjr_tf.mp3
Lyrics
She plays with her dolls almost every day Sitting alone in her room Missing her mother who just passed away Taken away too soon
She puts on their dresses And sits them all down On tiny furniture
She tells them her secrets When no-one's around 'Cause they all understand her She's all alone in the world
They're coming to get her and take her away To a family she's never met They say she's related but still she's afraid 'Cause they don't know her yet
She puts on their dresses And sits them all down On tiny furniture
She tells them her secrets When no-one's around 'Cause they all understand her She's all alone in the world
She'll pack away the entire dollhouse Clearing out room after room The bed and the dresser were the last she picked out A present from her mother last June
She puts on their dresses And sits them all down On tiny furniture
She tells them her secrets When no-one's around 'Cause they all understand her She's all alone in the world
Comments
Oh…this gets right to the feels. I don’t know if this is inspired by real events or not, but you’ve sone a beautiful job storytelling here. My heart goes out to all the little ones in this kind of situation 💔 You’ve played and sung wonderfully to hold up the story.
Oof. I really love the guitar work in this one, like the hammer-ons in the chorus. The storytelling and imagery is just wonderful. Enjoy FAWMstock!
Why you gotta tug on my Dad of a daughter heart strings like that before the afternoon. Who is cutting onions in this room?!
Oh that's so sad! Makes me want to hug that fictious little girl. Sweet tune.
To paraphrase Flight of the Conchords, no I wasn’t crying, it just rained on my face… this one really tugs at the heartstrings dude. It’s excellent storytelling. Love the little step descend on the hook, which is such a strong anchor for the song btw. Hope it does well in the Songfight, and enjoy FAWMstock!
You've created a believable character and a well-tailored story. Well done.
What a good pivot to role off some real storytelling. Nice easy guitar keeps it all clean and tidy and very listenable
In a long-ago lifetime I used to work for a furniture maker, so that drew me to the title of this one.
Really heartfelt story of growing up in tough circumstances, and it really hits all the marks.
Years ago, I was in a writing workshop and he introduced the idea of "horses" or ideas to ride throughout the story that carry and collect depth & meaning that last beyond the story and I think you have that here with "tiny furniture." It says a lot more than just the surface image might imply.
I liked this a lot.