We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

My Muse

from Blue Macabre by Rob Birdwell

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

about

"My Muse" is a fanciful reflection on that spirit or force that inspires our creativity. The muse, in this case, is personified into a siren of sorts - an imagined romantic object of affection. "My muse is hard to find / can hardly call her mine / where she goes I never know / Playful as the breeze / she walks away with ease / to love her is to let her go..." And of course what could better showcase romance than a flugelhorn solo? This song is one of Rob's favorite to sing and play on - the chords are jazzy, the vocal melody soars to heights that are challenging, the horn lines flow like butter without trying too hard, and the whole track is ultimately intoxicating. Love, loss and longing are all present and accounted for in this one.

lyrics

My Muse words and music by Rob Birdwell

my muse is hard to find
can hardly call her mine
where she goes I never know

playful as the breeze
walks away with ease
to love her is to let her go

looking through the crowd
I see her face
she disappears
and then I’m lost in space…

solos...

like some romantic dream
they’re never what they seem
but I get lost within her eyes

a voice like Babylon
hair that’s short or long
to throw me off with her disguise

she won’t deceive me
she just likes to play
would never leave me
she’s just far away...

I hope to find her
in my minor mood...

call the doctor
it’s blue macabre

credits

from Blue Macabre, released September 1, 2014

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Rob Birdwell Corvallis, Oregon

Rob Birdwell is a songwriter, composer, producer, and performer. He lives in Corvallis, Oregon. He sings, plays trumpet, sax, bass, piano, ukulele, and more. Thanks for listening and sharing his music!

contact / help

Contact Rob Birdwell

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Rob Birdwell, you may also like: