Mirabelle Skipworth - The Deer Song

With its appealing, sweet little melody and mystical undertones, “The Deer Song” draws you immediately in. The restrained production, letting the airy vocals and the fingerpicking shine, brings it all home. “The Deer Song” is the new single by Pittsburg-based singer/songwriter Mirabelle Skipworth. While the song is inspired by an impromptu encounter with a deer, the lyrics take that event even further into the spiritual realm. I was interested in learning more about the beautiful track and reached out to Mirabelle, who shared with me what she had exchanged with a friend. Mirabelle says:

“I was coming home really late from some musical event. I think it was around midnight… so I was quite sleepy. I step out of my car and there is this dark figure standing in the driveway. I couldn’t quite make it out at first so I was a bit frightened. But I quickly realized it was a deer! And it too seemed frightened. We remained frozen there for a solid minute or so (staring at each other). I clicked the lock button on my car keys again so I could get it to move without approaching it and scary it too bad. It then ran away and I saw it hop into the dark distance!”

She explains further:

“For some reason, maybe because of how sleepy I was, this particular moment felt kinda magical. When writing the song I knew I wanted to capture that particular feeling I felt. Somewhere between mystical and a little frightened. But at the same time… really beautiful in it’s simplicity (it was just a deer afterall). I think the contrast between such a commonly seen animal and a deep mysterious feeling made for an interesting emotional concept!”

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