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Tinge of Tangerine

by Dawn Boudreau

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    Artwork by Shawn Petriw.
    Photography by Ricardo Alberto Leiva.

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1.
Don't Make Me 02:59
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Don't make me hurt you Just let me walk away Don't sit and ask me How our love has Gone astray The more words That I say The more they cause you pain So, watch me if you must But let me walk away Every moment I stay Takes a part of my soul away If there's to be anything left to give I must go Don't make me hurt you Just let me walk away Don't sit and ask me How our love has Gone astray The more words That I say The more they cause you pain So, watch me if you must But let me walk away
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Hotcakes & Sausage 03:02
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Gimme a kiss Teach me a lesson Gimme a smile Just don't gimme flack They say that gimme never gets So if I write this song for you Let's never go for hotcakes and sausage Let's never go for hotcakes and sausage (monologue) Sing me a song Tell me I'm silly Just don't treat me wrong I don't think that you could They say that gimme never gets So if I write this song for you Let's never go for hotcakes and sausage Let's never go for hotcakes and sausage Gimme all your kisses And don't treat me bad Gimme the best memories That I've ever had Gimme all your lovin' And your loyalty And you will get everything You need from me Gimme a rhyme Gimme excuses Just gimme the time To teach you how to love They say that gimme never gets So if I write this song for you Let's never go for hotcakes and sausage Let's never go for hotcakes and sausage
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Mistake 02:52
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I should have known Yes, I should have known But I didn't so I said I would I should have thought How could I have thought? Of the hurt that might come from good How can a child see Clearly through a fog of fear? How can she know that the Wisdom only comes with years? All she can do is to Plunge blindly Eyes closed tightly Into a future unknown I should have seen What was there to see But I wouldn't so I paid my due It's hard to take the words back again But it's the only way to be true Honesty must take the Place of doing what looks right To rid yourself of the Dreams that wake you up at night All you can do is to Step forward Eyes wide open Into a future unknown
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True to Me 02:47
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I just wanna true to me Don't wanna answer to anybody I'm not somebody's daughter Or just somebody's wife I just wanna be the one Who chooses my own life Can't remember being here before Don't wanna walk back through that same door That I banged my head against I've gotta stay inside the fence Of what's considered the norm i just wanna be alone with me Til I get tired of my own company I'm gettin' pretty weary of The social beck and call Need to find a quiet place Where I can crawl Can't remember being here before Don't wanna walk back through that same door That I banged my head against I've gotta stay inside the fence Of what's considered the norm
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Just Wanna Be Alone 02:07
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Stop being so damn sweet You're not the kind I wanted to meet Right now I just wanna be alone Stop looking at me that way And stop saying what I wanna say Cause I, I don't wanna fall for you I don't wanna think in terms of two Like I find myself doing with you That's not something I planned to do Stop making me laugh And stop being such a great pal Cause I, I don't wanna fall for you I just wanna be alone I don't wanna think in terms of two Like I find myself doing when I'm with you That's not something I planned to do Stop making me laugh And stop being such a great pal Cause I, I don't wanna fall for you I just wanna be alone
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Little Girl 04:57
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I wish I could hold you in my arms And keep you safe from harm Little girl I wish I could take all of my memories And place them in your heart Little girl Then maybe you Wouldn't have to Learn the hard way Like I did, and she did and even her Little girl Don't let anyone make you feel Like you can't be who you are It takes too long to sort out later Who you buried down so far Go your own road Even if it means you go alone Souls of like fire When you find them you will know you're home I wish I could hold you in my arms And keep you safe from harm Little girl I wish I could take all of my memories And place them in your heart Little girl Then maybe you Wouldn't have to Learn the hard way Like I did, and she did and even her Little girl Don't let anyone take your heart And leave the pieces lying around But if you don't let anyone take your heart How can you feel your feet leave the ground Tears of agony For tears of ecstasy you pay the price To spare you the hell Would be to steal away your paradise I wish I could hold you in my arms And keep you safe from harm Little girl I wish I could take all of my memories And place them in your heart Little girl Then maybe you Wouldn't have to Learn the hard way Like I did, and she did and even her Little girl And I believe That my mama's, mama's mama sang this song before And certainly My heart's not the first to be found Lying on a cold, hard floor But there's still a lot of beauty that's in store for you I know I can't hold you in my arms And keep you safe from harm Little girl I know I can't take all of my memories And place them in your heart Little girl So darling, you're Gonna have to Learn the hard way Like I did, and she did and even her Little girl
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Tinge of Tangerine 03:24
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Just a tinge of tangerine is What my lover feels for me May not seem like much to you but I've never heard words quite that sweet Wanted him to love me Anyone could lie about that So a tinge of tangerine is Closer to reality Little bubbles glazed with silver Fragile as a baby's smile That's the feeling that I get when I look in my lover's eyes Some might call it love but Why be so dramatic Little bubbles glazed with silver Is the way I feel tonight Takin baby steps into bliss Everything is better here Didn't do too much to earn this Just lived without each other too many years Did I know contentment Before this moment Whatever words you use to say it This feels like bliss for me and you And a tinge of tangerine Better than love It's honesty
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Five More Minutes 02:56
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Five more minutes then I'll go away Five more minutes then I won't wanna say Goodbye If I open my heart to you WIll it make you run away Or will it make you wanna stay Five more minutes Now we have wrecked it That's what you said But life is much better with me in your bed And I love listening to all those thoughts in your head Random thoughts Five more minutes Five more minutes as your fingertips Dance across my fevered skin In five more minutes will you let me in To your heart Keep it ambiguous that's what you want But you oughta know that it's your side I'm on If you look in your heart you'll see I am the one Forever Or five more minutes Five more minutes then I'll go away Five more minutes then you won't want me to say Goodbye Five more
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Without You 02:41
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Without you I see the world in black and white Without you I just don't know My up from down, left from right Day from night It doesn't make sense Without you I'm desperate for your face I'm longing for your voice I'm longing to see that look in your eyes That says that you love me Cause without you I see the world in black and white Without you I just don't know My up from down, left from right Day from night It doesn't make sense Without you It just doesn't make any sense Without you Without you
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Rush Home to You 04:49
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I Do 03:12
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What have I done to Deserve someone who Can make the planets and sun Fall into line Someone who makes me feel like staying And makes me feel like playing House for the rest of my life I don't know what it is I've done but When I figure it out I Think I'll do it again I do What have I done to Deserve someone who Can make my silly heart beat After this time Someone who fills my life with bliss Sets me on fire with every kiss And loves me more than I thought could be I don't know what it is I've done but When I figure it out I Think I'll do it again I do I do I do
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Laren's Song 03:45
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We remember you Giving of yourself And your sparkling, loving, laughing Brown eyes And all your friends remember How you always made us smile Sister remembers you And the hugs that left her breathless As you said Hi and Goodbye And the hugs she never wished would say Goodbye I remember you Riding in the Pinto And the teeter-totter ride That made me fly You made us laugh for so long That we had to cry Cry Cry Have to cry We remember you Your kindness and your humour And we cannot help But celebrate your life Your sparkling, loving, laughing Brown eyes We celebrate your life We remember you

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"Tinge of Tangerine" is the first album released by Dawn Boudreau.
The recording project began as an off-the-floor recording of a concert with a live audience, as can be heard by the laughter in the track "Hotcakes & Sausage". The ambient laughter included in the track is the usual response to the spoken monologue when performed live.

"This collection of original songs is a snapshot of my late 20s and early 30s," says Boudreau. "I wrote my songs inspired by the emotions and revelations of getting to know who I truly was and wanted to be as an adult woman. Alongside these very normal growing pains, I was also a mother of 3 kids and was in a marriage I knew wasn't right for me. I couldn't become the true me and stay in that relationship. The relationship was damaged beyond repair and I knew staying would only cause more trauma for my precious children as they watched their mother struggle and fight for independence.

While the beliefs and views of many people around me made me feel like divorce was a cop-out and the easy way out, I see in hindsight that it was the bravest choice. I was definitely afraid, but I knew it was what I needed to do to allow my children, and myself, to thrive.

When I listen to these tracks, I feel the anguish of that season. But I also remember the awakening that occured as I found my footing.

I found love again, probably sooner than I should have. I was addicted to falling in love.

But that's a story for another album... "

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released January 1, 2006

Recorded in Prince George, BC at Moko Productions.
Artwork by Shawn Petriw.
Photography by Ricardo Alberto Leiva.

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Dawn Boudreau Vancouver, British Columbia

I used to think I was a jazz musician - but I must confess: I’m a folk musician who writes with a jazzy twist, sometimes with hints of musical theatre. Having achieved a comfortable state of middle-aged happiness, I love to share stories from the journey I traveled to get here. ... more

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