Rich Robinson announced the formation of the Magpie Salute in October 2016. In addition to Robinson the group also features former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford, bassist Sven Pipien and keyboardist Eddie Harsh as well as keyboardists Matt Slocum, drummer Joe Magistro, vocalist Adrien Reju and vocalist Katrine Ottosen from Rich Robinson's solo band. This announcement came on the heels of a series of shows Rich Robinson performed earlier in 2016 in Woodstock, New York where he was joined by Ford, Pipien and Eddie Harsch. Harsch was slated to be a member of the band until his sudden death in November 2016.
They performed their first concerts in January 2017 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. They were originally only scheduled to perform three concerts, but due to demand, they added a fourth show. They performed songs from the Black Crowes as well as Robinson and Ford's solo careers.
You Found Me
The Magpie Salute Lyrics
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I bring you inside
The landscape I know
Is beautiful and closed
Has left me in my dreams
So willing, so sad
So pretty, so blue
To me
To sit within my sound
Of the birds and the wind
And the rain from within
And the sounds all around I hear
If I painted all these pictures from inside
I'd reveal all my pains and all my highs, but
You, you found me
You reached me
In here
We dance through the dawn
I show you my fall, my
Winter my spring
My everything
My senses reach out
All nature abounds
In a turnkey home
Made just for me
The sun shines upon
And reflects off the pond
That lays on my shore
And floats me on air
And brings my love
If I painted all these pictures from inside
I'd reveal all my pains and all my highs
You found me
You reached me
In here
You found me
You reached me
In here
A burden perceived
Is a burden not here
My world open wide
My world of the inside
The space in between
The outside and me
You slip to my side
So deep down inside
With me
If I painted all these pictures from inside
I'd reveal all my pains and all my highs, and
You found me
You've reached me
You reached me
In here
The Magpie Salute's "You Found Me" is a powerful ode to finding someone who can see and understand the inner workings of a person. The lyrics speak of two people dancing through the night, where one person is desperate to be seen, to be understood, and to have someone to share their world with. The landscape, which they describe as beautiful yet closed, makes them alone and sad, which is where the other individual, the one who found them, comes into play.
Throughout the song, the singer speaks about how this person, the one who found them, reaches them and understands them, and everything within their world comes to life. The singer says, "My senses reach out, all nature abounds, in a turnkey home made just for me." The line highlights the joy and comfort that comes from being found and understood by another person. The chorus is a refrain on this theme. The singer repeats the phrase "You found me, You reached me, in here," as a way of acknowledging that the other person has seen, heard, and understood them on a deep level.
Line by Line Meaning
We waltz in the night
We move together in the darkness with an old, beautiful dance style.
I bring you inside
I invite you into my private world.
The landscape I know
My familiar surroundings that I am comfortable with.
Is beautiful and closed
It is beautiful, but not many are allowed to join me here.
Has left me in my dreams
It sometimes feels unattainable in reality, but dreamt often.
So willing, so sad
I am willing to share myself, but it saddens me that it is hard.
So pretty, so blue
It is a beautiful place, but it is lonely and sad.
To me
To myself.
I circle you around
I want you to experience everything.
To sit within my sound
To listen to the sounds that comfort me.
Of the birds and the wind
The natural sounds that bring me peace.
And the rain from within
The sound of my own thoughts and emotions.
And the sounds all around I hear
The soundscape of my private place.
If I painted all these pictures from inside
If I revealed everything about me.
I'd reveal all my pains and all my highs, but
I am hesitant because it would make me vulnerable.
You, you found me
You discovered and understood me.
You reached me
You connected with me.
In here
In my secret place.
We dance through the dawn
We are still together as morning arrives.
I show you my fall, my
I share with you the times when I have stumbled.
Winter my spring
Both the hard times and the sweet.
My everything
The sum total of my life.
My senses reach out
I am completely receptive to everything.
All nature abounds
I notice and appreciate the beauty around me.
In a turnkey home
In a place of comfort and ease.
Made just for me
Tailored precisely to myself.
The sun shines upon
The light of a new day.
And reflects off the pond
Reflected in the still waters of my haven.
That lays on my shore
That exists only beside my personal space.
And floats me on air
It fills me with lightness and joy.
And brings my love
It fills me with the ability to love.
A burden perceived
What feels like a burden sometimes.
Is a burden not here
Is nonexistent to those who see things positively.
My world open wide
My place of comfort and vulnerability.
My world of the inside
Where I am at peace and able to be myself.
The space in between
The place that I see as my own kingdom.
The outside and me
The objective world and my inner world.
You slip to my side
You know me so well and are so close.
So deep down inside
Exactly where I am truly the most vulnerable and open.
With me
Together with me, always.
You've reached me
You have finally reached the real me.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Rich Robinson
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@genehoke
What a beautiful song. John's singing here is so full of soul.
@aliciamay5474
Beautiful! Thank you Magpie Salute!
@matthewz5220
Amazing. Tragic, beautiful, transcendent.
@richardjames6623
Wow , first listen just now ! agree with the beautiful
@dannite8567
Good stuff, can't wait to catch you guys live again.
@LL-fo3nf
beautiful!