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Dream In Blue
03:26
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DREAM IN BLUE
words and music by Britt K. Arnesen
The other night I had a dream in blue
Counting stars for every time I lose you
Calling out to the lonesome moon and
Waiting on a white flower to bloom
Float along the river's lazy bend
See the willows standing hand in hand they
Sing about my lovesick blues and
Drown me in their mournful music
The other night you had a dream in red
Lost your sleep to the noise of the unsaid and
Strange sounds from the open window
Wander out to the ghost who knew you
Lay me down upon the stones I threw
Close my eyes so they can't accuse you
Make believe that you didn't do it
Innocent until they can prove it
Tell your alibi until it's true
Swallow all the pleasures of your choosing
Hear the barn owl wondering 'who'
He's there to watch your every move
The other night I had a dream in blue
Counting stars for every time I lose you
Calling out to the lonesome moon and
Drowning in my mournful music
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Calamity Jane
02:36
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CALAMITY JANE
Words and music by Britt Arnesen
Drowning in my wishful thinking
This ball and chain my last mistake
I've been sinking down to the bed I made me
Swallowed the only key to save me
Lost my Will in a game of cards
He called my bluff had to show my hearts
Got no magic sleeve where to hide my aces
I shot the moon and luck betrayed me
But you won't hear me cry tonight
Down below I'm out of your sight
Fair weather friends on the trail we ride
Can't buy your love can't afford your time
Bury me in the Deadwood pines
By Black Hills gold and my true love's side
Now he's dead and gone like my tallest tales
And no one believes that he was my baby
Locked up to this leaden weight
Empty bottle to seal my fate
Calamity Jane, I'm the queen of spades and
For my last words I sing your praises
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Ciel Etoile
03:10
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Ciel Étoilé
Words and music by Britt K. Arnesen
De l’autre côté du soleil (from the other side of the sun)
Une poème que la nuit m'a soufflé (a song the night breathed into me)
Avec toi dans un rêve j’ai dansé (I danced with you in a dream)
That first kiss, le ciel etoilé (the starry night)
On ne sait jamais (you never know)
On ne sait jamais
On ne sait jamais
L’amour mystère (mystery love)
Je brule de fièvre (I burn with fever) all for you
Cette maladie me coutera tout (This sickness will cost me everything)
I never stop loving you even when you tell the truth
Le matin tu auras disparu (Tomorrow you'll have disappeared)
Raison, nous l’avons perdue (Reason, we've lost you)
On ne sait jamais
On ne sait jamais
On ne sait jamais
L’amour mystère
Embrasse-moi avant de t'en aller, donne-moi (Kiss me before you go, give me)
Quelque chose que je peux garder (Something I can hold onto)
As I cross endless oceans of shame
Calling your name
Oh comme j’espère (oh how I hope)
On ne sait jamais comme j’espère
On ne sait jamais
On ne sait jamais
L’amour mystère
Le ciel étoilé
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L'Aubergine
01:42
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Wood River Moon
02:51
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WOOD RIVER MOON
Words and music by Britt Arnesen
Oh melody maker
I've come for a favor
Please do what you're able
There's a good man I know who needs saving
Wood River Moon
Please send him this song with my love
He's burdened with sadness
Feeling blue and abandoned
Lost the one thing that matters
Then the world around him shattered
Wood River Moon
Please send him this song with my love
On the wind through the maples
Or the call of a raven
Strong and sustaining
Like the music we could (should) be making
Wood River Moon
Please send him this song with my love
Make it warm and inviting
Like the spark I see inside him
Make the magic exciting
When these arms come hold him tightly
Wood River Moon
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6. |
Row Away
04:43
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ROW AWAY
words and music by Britt K. Arnesen
Row away never look behind you
Row away never let him find you
Row away
Sea foam green floating past the buoy
Hauled out seals barking at you moon you
Should have stayed out there on the deck you
Should have kept your mouth all sealed up
You took a chance oh and how you stumbled
The evidence ringing in his ears
Row away...
Your trusted mate the very one you lied to
Lies awake plotting your demise with
Every wave banging on the sideboards
Ghosts of yore running for their lives and
Clanging bells sounding out a warning
You know better than to ignore them
Row away...
Train your eyes on every new horizon
The storm will break a new one will arrive he
Carved your name on every rocky island
Said one day you'll run aground and die there
Your lover's gaze will punch him in the eye when
He hears tale that you're not returning
Row away...
There's no rest in this pursuit
When vengeance wins you're the loser
There's no love like the one that is denied you
There's no pain like leaving it behind you
Ah but fate always has it in for
The wife of every salty sailor
Row away.
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7. |
Blue Sky
03:02
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BLUE SKY
words and music by Britt K. Arnesen
I know just who
I want to warm my bed
Just one shoulder
Fits my head
Just one kiss can bring me to the edge
Blue sky for your way back home
Tonight we all saw the same rainbow
Love's a song
For a weary soul
Play it long
Take it slow
Til the embers in you glow
Blue sky for your way back home
If your heart is true
Only time will tell
Will you follow through
The promise you once meant
And hold on to that precious hand you've held
Her blue sky's still in you I know
Tonight we all saw the same rainbow
Blue sky for your way back home
I know just who
I want to warm my bed
Just one shoulder
Fits my head
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8. |
No Kind of Angel
03:46
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NO KIND OF ANGEL
by Britt K. Arnesen
At the Depot, Lil and her darling another train in the night
Joining fellow wives and families kissing loved ones goodbye
She's embraced him at the station some five hundred times
And it's never gotten easier saying goodbye
Hardest part of loving him is letting him fly
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She's been waltzing in the garden neath the green northern lights
Trading Fridays with the neighbors, sharing birthdays and pies
She wonders if he's faithful; she's no kind of angel
It's a risk they've been taking making love between trains
He says the hardest part of leaving is the missing each day
She says the hardest part of loving you is feeling this way
The hardest part of loving is the living each day
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Queue up a waltz for Lil and her darling at the depot this night
Twirl all around the floor before they’re boarding the line
She's embraced him at this station some five hundred times
And it's never gotten easier saying goodbye
He says the hardest part of leaving is the look in your eyes
She says the hardest part of loving him is letting him fly
Hardest part of loving him is letting him fly
Hardest part of loving is the saying goodbye
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9. |
The Painting
03:31
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THE PAINTING
words and music by Britt K. Arnesen
He traced all of our plans upon a canvas
An ordered mingling of lines
Tender like the first brush between us
Feathered, a sunset goodbye
And a finely painted face
Of some other lady
Whose picture don’t look like mine
Postcards and letters from their daydreams
Her young love and beauty made him blind
He traded our promises for her maybes
The mailbox a witness to his crime
And a neatly written name
Of some other lady
Whose song doesn’t sound like mine
Sorrow in the shadow of his freedom
He’d see heartache if he ever looked behind
Betrayal has a way of getting even
Hiding snakes in green grass on the other side
Where the painting hangs
At the home of some other lady
Whose colors don’t bleed like mine
A finely painted face
Of some other lady
Whose colors don’t fade like mine
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SAY GOODBYE TO MY GOOD NAME
Words and music by Britt Arnesen
It's so hard to make a stand
When I'm on the losing end
Of goodbye
Took a stroll on down the branch
To the place we first held hands
And said goodbye to my good name
Heard a tale about myself
Crazy nonsense people sell
Crazy games they play
Blowing smoke right in my face
Just to put me in my place
And say goodbye to my good name
I'm the rose you're the wine
We sing in syncopated time
A winging prayer
Rough our road
Weak our vine
We take a wreckin (reckon) every time
And say goodbye to my good name
Go on and break what you cannot mend
In another life we could have been
Friends
I ain't wed to my mistakes
Every day's a chance to change
Or say goodbye to my good name
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11. |
Miss You Sam
03:11
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MISS YOU SAM
by Britt K. Arnesen
Draw a picture of your heart now
I'll play a song for only you
Of the time when last I saw you
Of the numbered days that we once knew
Miss you Sam
Potatoes for our supper
On a rosemary day
Magnolias from your sweetheart
I'd give you every flower god ever made
All for you Sam
A taller tree now you're climbing
Reaching up for the sky when
I grabbed your hand in a dream
And woke before I could say
Miss you Sam
Another penny from my pocket
To the fountain I did throw
Mumbling "I'm sorry"
In a language only you and I know
Miss you Sam
Then I feel your wind out walking
The lagoon, the driftwood caves
I hear your voice in salted hollows
See your smile upon madrona waves
Miss you Sam
A taller tree now you're climbing
Reaching up for the sky when
I held my breath in a dream
And woke before I could say
Love you Sam
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12. |
Going Home
01:34
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Britt Arnesen Missoula, montana
Britt K. Arnesen is a Montana folksinger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. She plays in the longtime Missoula band Pinegrass. Britt is originally from Juneau, Alaska.
Britt Arnesen recommends:
Nothing We Say EP
by Courtney Hartman
I never get sick of listening. Courtney is an amazing writer. Her lyrics don't waste a single word. She could carry this whole EP with just the strength of her voice & guitar, but her band rocks too!
go to album
The Majesty of Our Broken Past
by Color Theory
Melodic and interesting music that feels good to listen to. A nice change of pace from bluegrass. =)
go to album
Cantando
by Elijah Jalil + Maria Zepeda
Missoula songwriters Maria Zepeda and Elijah Jalil have made absolute magic. I was honored to be in the room when this music was laid down by these fine old souls. It is my new favorite album!
go to albumIf you like Dream In Blue, you may also like:
Wealth of Sorrow
by Cahalen Morrison
Bright and skipping songs that foreground the sound of the banjo and fingerstyle guitar in music that feels timeless.
go to album
Old Habits
by Kat Wallace and David Sasso
This New Haven duo write bright and emotionally resonant folk music where sweeping strings elevate gorgeous melodies.
go to album
A partnership between Yep Roc and The Southern Folklife Collection, the LP features a never-before-heard live performance by Doc Watson.
go to album
