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No Woman Ever Wants To Be A Muse
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Grace Petrie
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To the girl I knew in Sixth Form long ago It took me sixteen years or more to know That she probably didn't thank me for the songs that I wrote for her Well I wrote this one for me and looking back I think they all were 'Cause I grew up in a world Where the tragic hero always gets the girl I set the scene, I wrote the script And I handed her a leading role and she never wanted it Because no woman ever wants to be a muse To be dragged over hot coals To be slandered, to be used So you can sing the world your inauthentic blues And be the bravest, be the smartest The most deeply tortured artist Tell me who in their right mind would ever choose To be a muse Well I wish for all the world I'd learned back then To not repeat the deeds of famous men Who took just one perspective 'cause it gave them a good villain Absolved them of their sins and in the process made a killing Best be warned not to believe This bleeding heart I wear upon my sleeve For all the pain it might imply There's another one out there somewhere with no right of reply Because no woman ever wants to be a muse To be dragged over hot coals To be slandered, to be used So you can sing the world your inauthentic blues And be the bravest, be the smartest The most deeply tortured artist Tell me who in their right mind would ever choose To be a muse To be a muse Yeah and maybe Stevie Nicks really drove him out his mind But maybe Lindsey should have gone his own way too And we'll never know the girl who wasted Dylan's precious time Or if he left her tangled up in blue Well I guess they'd both have versions But we all know just the one And all I really know for certain Is it made a damn good song 'Cause history's written by the victors Yeah and art is made to last And I dread the day I'll have to answer For the songs of break-ups past Because no woman ever wants to be a muse To be dragged over hot coals To be slandered, to be used So I can sing the world my inauthentic blues And be the bravest and the smartest And most deeply tortured artist Yeah no woman ever wants to stand accused Of the crimes that you wrote for her While professing to adore her While disparaging her honour With all you projected on her While you revelled in the glory Of telling one side of the story Yeah no woman in this world would ever choose To be a muse Yeah now I've looked at it both ways Don't believe a word I say And beware of anyone who ever views You as a muse Because no woman in this world would ever choose To be a muse
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