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Painting Box

by The Blue Dolphins

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‘Painting Box’ is our rendition of the Scottish Psychedelic Folk band, the Incredible String Band's original. It was first released on their '5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion' album in 1967. We wished to capture the colorful ingenuity of the original with an upbeat take on it for this new release.

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PAINTING BOX

When the morning of your eyes comes waking through my shadows
Leaving just a trace of twilight sleep
I whisper to the baby raindrops playing on my window
And tell them gently this is not the time that they should weep
For somewhere in my mind there is a painting box
I have every color there, it's true
Just lately when I look inside my painting box
I seem to pick the colors of you
My Friday evening's footsteps plodding dully through this black town
Are far away now from the world that I'm in
My eyes are listening to some sounds that I think just might be springtime
With daffodils between my toes I'm laughing at their whim
And somewhere in my mind there is a painting box
I have every color there, it's true
Just lately when I look inside my painting box
I seem to pick the colors of you
Oh, somewhere in my mind there is a painting box
I have every color there, it's true
Just lately when I look inside my painting box
I seem to pick the colors of you
The purple sail above me catches all the strength of summer
Fishes stop and ask me where I am bound
I smile and shake my head and say my little ship is sinking
But I kind of like the sea that I'm on and I don't mind if I do drown
And somewhere in my mind there is a painting box
I have every color there, it's true
Just lately when I look inside my painting box
I seem to pick the colors of you

credits

released March 24, 2023
Victoria C. Scott: Vocals and percussion.
Alfonso G. Rodenas: Bass, guitars, keys and backing vocals.
Edoardo Tancredi: Drums

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The Blue Dolphins Malibu, California

The Blue Dolphins are a Los Angeles based songwriting duo composed of singer/songwriter Victoria C. Scott and four time Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Alfonso G. Rodenas.

Their music is characterized by beautiful melodies, tight harmonies and an uplifting positive mood that embraces Folk, Pop and Rootsy Rock . ... more

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