Michaela Budínská acoustic-indie / Brno

Michaela Budínská - Chasing Muses (the first demo)

I usually record my songs while finishing them. I take the raw, basic idea, and record myself while improvising with it. This is not the first time when I found myself wondering if I will ever be able to capture the emotion behind the song better than in the first recording. The song is unfinished, the lyrics are not brought home, the articulation is very weak and I failed to maintain the rhythm. But I like the imperfections. They make it real.
If I ever stop chasing perfection (don't race perfection, you can't ever win), I will later post a more complete version of the song, but I can't guarantee the emotions will be captured there as well as in this one. And the sensitivity and urgency are right now, for me, much more important than completeness.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to leave a comment, they make me very happy.

The Lyrics:

I saw her dancing with the leaves
becoming wind and rain
moving with impressive ease,
my mind suddenly drained
I hid behind the tree to see
her body and the moves
I felt the ground beneath my knees
and my feelings gone loose

I ran to catch my fleeing love,
my sadness flying out all free,
my hope became a peaceful dove
in my melancholy.
She danced and danced as in a dream,
not minding my race.
I stopped too tired, in a trance,
abandoning my chase.

I caught her hand, she held me tight,
I melted in her world.
I lost my hearing and the sight,
her fingers were so cold.
I wondered for a little while
how does she look so free?
and determined to reconcile
her melancholy.