“Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma” (often called “What Have They Done to My Song, Ma”) is a 1970 folk song by singer-songwriter Melanie (Safka). It is a satirical, heartbroken lament about artistic control and being exploited by the greedy, commercial machinery of the music industry.
The word here is exploitation. Culture, politics, religion, advertising, government and fraternal organizations all take a stab at it. Have you ever been exploited? Do you know how to be protected? Here’s the answer:
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, Whose Word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
Give it some consideration because we live in a dangerous world.
Gary