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Blue As My Name

from Songles by Karl Blau

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This was recorded in one sitting, I had written "Blue As My Name" on the guitar previous to recording which was different in that mostly I had been jogging up to the recorder and asking "what's going on today?" and then improvising. Though the flutes here were an impromptu cherry on top.

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Baby's in the crow's nest, can Baby read the signs
I'm asked to test the water by pickling in the brine
Though I like the smell of ocean, see me plug my nose in time

Take one breath for my darlin' and another for my muse
There's the cake and then the eating - I must have a sense to choose
Bought some candy for my baby - coax her down from up on high
Just to strap her to a rocket, point my baby to the sky

Blue as my name - drunk with wonder again
Taking the day off from imagining when
My baby will drop down, my baby will drop down
My baby will drop down, dow- wow - wow

When I'm finished folding paper 1,000 thousand cranes in all
It's enough to fill the pool, is it enough to break her fall?

Now my baby's on the corner of ascent and transcend
Now she takes the time to breathe, see her take the time to mend
She takes the time to breathe, see her take the time to mend

Blue as my name - drunk with wonder again
Taking the day off from imagining when

My baby will drop down, my baby will drop down
My baby will drop down, my baby will drop down
(But I'll be ready with open arms)

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from Songles, released September 1, 2012

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Karl Blau Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

These records are all over the place. My latest studio record Love & Harm consists of a modern country rock sound featuring the pedal steel of Jon Hyde (Introducing) and amazing players you'd recognize from playing on stage with me. Living in Germantown, Philadlephia, started a recording project called Opal Eskar, check that out too. ... more

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