Singer: Desiree Armfeldt
Title: I Shall Wear Midnight
Fandoms: Discworld/Tiffany Aching, Steeleye Span (band)
Characters: Tiffany Aching, Terry Pratchett
Rating: Gen
Length: < 5 mins
Disclaimer: I didn't create these characters, I don't own them, I derive no profit from their use.  Also, I didn't write this song, I just sang it.  If you want to hear it in its full glory, buy the album, which is well worth listening to.
A/N: Steeleye Span have an album called Wintersmith, which is collaborative pro-filk based on Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series.  This is a recording of me singing the last song from that album, which the liner notes describe as "Tiffany's plea to Terry Pratchett for a life after life."  It's a bit of a stretch to fit the Locked challenge, but among other things, this song seems to me to be about a character wanting to break free of the prison of living in the world & the life created for her by the author.  It also strikes a chord with me because of the layers of transformative creativity going on here: filk based on fiction, with an additional level of the character breaking the fourth wall to comment on the author/character relationship.  And of course, I am now adding another layer of transformation by recording my take on the song.  I hope Steeleye Span and Terry Pratchett would approve of the spirit in which it's meant.  Characters, stories, lyrics and music perpetually take on new lives and new interpretations as they spread through the minds of different people...which is a certain sort of freedom.
Bookkeeping notes: New-to-me fandom!
Summary: "I have lived by the pen and I'll die by the sword, when you finally set me free."  In memoriam: Terry Pratchett.

Streaming/download link here.