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The King of Dreams

by Barefoot Bran

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    Bran returns with his 3rd studio album. "The King of Dreams" takes us on an exploration of the world of dreams. Hop aboard Selene's crescent moon ship and set your dream-filled sails as "Dreams" peeks behind the star-spotted veil of the night.

    The title track introduces you to the Sand Man, the King himself, who takes you along down the Moonbeam Road to show you the realm of the Fae, through time and space, up into the clouds, and even under the bed where the ghosts and ghouls dwell!

    Bran adds a few new flavors to his unique pagan folk sound with a few ethereal, fun twists amply scattered through the album.

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    * A Book of Idle Dreams coloring and lyric companion book
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    * 5-track bonus disc

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1.
Do you ever wake up for no good reason Sometime during the night? Sleep-filled eyes, scattered mind Dreamy pale moonlight Do you ever wake up for no good reason Sit up in bed and think? Do you wonder where you go When you start to dream? I am the King of Dreams The Emissary of Sleep I'm the Sand Man, the Man in the Moon I am the King of Dreams Do you wake up for no good reason And watch the pale moon rise? Do you see the man, see his face In the dreamy pale moonlight? And do you see the bag at his belt Filled with the sleeping sand? Do you feel the grain, feel the power Fall from his magical hand? I am the King of Dreams The Emissary of Sleep I'm the Sand Man, the Man in the Moon I am the King of Dreams The King of Dreams our captain Constellations our whales Crescent moon our ship And dreams will fill our sails I am the King of Dreams The Emissary of Sleep I'm the Sand Man, the Man in the Moon I am the King of Dreams
2.
I went a walking one summer's day, where I found a forest where I could escape From the city's loud and industrious ways. That's when I met the Fae They danced around me with wings all a flutter, and took my hand before I could utter They begged and they pleaded, “Please will you kind sir come with us into our world.” (chorus) They said: We mean you no ill, we just want to play We're just little innocent fairy fae We'll feed you Fae food and we'll love you 'til dawn And then we'll send you on home I've read one or two books in my time, and I had a good guess that this was a lie That when they would take me to the realm of the Fae, there I would stay...forever! I stood my ground and I crossed my arms, but they insisted to me that they meant me know harm They twirled in their dresses of silver and white and danced in the wind like a kite chorus They promised me they'd love me and they'd take good care to return me home without a scuff or a tear And I wanted to believe them, they were so cute, but they had a reputation to boot (and it wasn't a good one) I told them, “I know of your traps and your tricks,” but they wiped away their tears and continued to insist “We're no evil gnomes! No hairy trolls!” With grace and with laughter and magic untold chorus They offered me bites of delicious sweets, offered me kisses and promised me treats, They tickled my feet and danced on my head, and I forgot what I had read (what did I read?) Their giggles contagious like a bad cold, their smiles outrageously beautiful Their magical music got my feet tapping, and even before I knew what had happened I joined in their dancing, I wanted to play With the innocent little fairy Fae I ate their Fae food and loved them 'til dawn And I didn't want to go home I enjoy in their dancing, I delight in their play With the innocent little fairy Fae How did I not want to go with them To the realm of the fairies, to my new home!
3.
Shapeshifter 03:44
I have a story of old That I have been told He told it to me At the dawn of my journey Shapeshifter! A being of many forms Shapeshifter! Feather, scale, horn As a wolf you appeared to me Amidst a circle of trees Through the woods I followed you As a bird you freely flew Shapeshifter! A being of many forms Shapeshifter! Feather, scale, horn Shapeshifter! Spin me another tale Shapeshifter! Wing, claw, tail As a fish you showed me my past In an ancient ocean of glass As a hare you taught me to live Death was a buzzard and serpent Shapeshifter! A being of many forms Shapeshifter! Feather, scale, horn Shapeshifter! Spin me another tale Shapeshifter! Wing, claw, tail Guide me through the grove Secrets do you know When it's answers that I seek You transform me Shapeshifter! A being of many forms Shapeshifter! Feather, scale, horn Shapeshifter! Spin me another tale Shapeshifter! Wing, claw, tail
4.
I got grass stains on my knees, and dirt under my nails I’ve been busy just planting those seeds, I don’t know what that entails I recall sometime last fall round harvest time last year I was a skittish little scarecrow when harvest time drew near I’ve got positive tomatoes growing right off the vine And a few negative cucumbers, but that’s just fine Cuz even though they like to say you reap what you sow What you don’t end up needing gets tossed in the compost Ears of corn just barely born tasting of jealousy Radishes with that spiteful bite, I shouldn’t have planted those seeds Avocados of optimism growing on that ol’ tree Enough sweet peas of inner peace to choke the weeds of misery I’ve got positive tomatoes growing right off the vine And a few negative cucumbers, but that’s just fine Cuz even though they like to say you reap what you sow What you don’t end up needing gets tossed in the compost Spicy peppers of petty disputes, sarcastic garlic and onions so rude Sweeeeet potatoes of love Squash that just wants to make a fuss, carrots that daydream Enthusiastic rhubarb, lettuce of tranquility I’ve got positive tomatoes growing right off the vine And a few negative cucumbers, but that’s just fine Cuz even though they like to say you reap what you sow What you don’t end up needing gets tossed in the compost Spending those days out under the sun pulling up all those roots Can cause your back quite an ache, but ain’t that just old news Cuz nothing comes quite that easy in the Garden of the Mind Thorns and stickers, flowers and seeds, they’re just one of a kind I’ve got positive tomatoes growing right off the vine And a few negative cucumbers, but that’s just fine Cuz even though they like to say you reap what you sow What you don’t end up needing gets tossed in the compost
5.
Yesterday I went to sleep, or I should say I tried I watched a scary movie, I think I may have cried As I lay alone in my bed, wide awake in the dark Demons ran through my head, could I just remark It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts I wake up in a sweat, I pant and I shake Convinced my death was eminent , even while awake Somewhere down below, underneath my bed Lay a greenish, grayish goblin, or perhaps some living dead It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts I tried counting sheep, but what I feared the most Oh it's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts I got up out of bed and I turned on all the lights And then and only then I felt sort of right But in the flickering light of the lamp, I fsaw what I feared most Standing right before me was a great big ghost It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts I tried counting sheep, but what I feared the most Oh it's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts When the fear had left my mind, and also the terror I suddenly realized I'd screamed at a mirror Who, then, is to blame for such a foolish fright? Too much TV and ghost stories or such a gullible mind? It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts It's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts I tried counting sheep, but what I feared the most Oh it's easier to sleep when you don't believe in ghosts
6.
I had this crazy dream last night, I sat underneath a tree When this big giant rabbit girl came running towards me We traded hellos and I asked her “Where did you come from?” She said her kind had a funny name: The Mindosioloxon* She said her name was Mi Lio Silo, and I had told her mine We laughed at the absurdity and we walked to pass the time We walked through the garden where the bumblebees buzz Mi Lio taught me things About how different the world really was How real was the strange, whoa-oh, how real was the strange We walked the roads up in the hills, looking down on the town Where the little glowing lights in the big high rise had us looking down How strange the friendship could really be between a human and a rabbit We laughed when she tried to pet my head as if I was a pet We walked through the garden where the bumblebees buzz Mi Lio taught me things About how different the world really was How real was the strange, whoa-oh, how real was the strange When I had awoke from that dream, I couldn't help but think There's really no difference that I can see between the animals and me Language is an unscalable wall except in the world of dreams Where anything is possible, where the strange becomes reality We walked through the garden where the bumblebees buzz Mi Lio taught me things About how different the world really was How real was the strange, whoa-oh, how real was the strange
7.
Lonely ol' wanderer Crane skin bag of bones Carried by the westward wind Every step he called his home Living in the shadows Of the old woods and the trees He taught the wind how to fly And he taught the birds to sing Where have you gone? Where did you run? Though the world has forgotten you I am your son He was the brown, he was the green The spirit of the plains He was the bark, he was the king He shall return again Lonely ol' wanderer I remember your words well By the light of the stars We drank from that well From your bag of wonders You pulled many a thing But the one that I'll never forget Was when you taught me to dream You showed me the castles Up in the purple sky I saw the spirit of the trees Through your green brown eyes He was the brown, he was the green Spirit of the plains He was the bark, he was the king He shall return again
8.
“Jump into my time machine,” he said See all of time and space before you head to bed We'll explore the history, the past To the well known milestones or the lost memories so vast We can rewrite history Be the puppet masters, write our own story Crack open a history book and you'll find A blank, white canvas, c'mon, we've got a universe to write Who doesn't want to see the glimpses of the past? Hold the keys to history “Jump into my time machine,” he said See all of time and space before you head to bed We'll explore the future, the skies See the great advancements or humanity's demise We can know the future unknown Meet the future world president, through the stars with her we’d roam Bring back all the knowledge of time Obtain all the wisdom, All the answers to life Who doesn't want to see the glimpses of the future? Hold the keys to the mysteries Hold on one minute I said Stop a second, catch a breath, And just use your head I'll be the first to say Jumping through time and space Sounds like a cool way to spend a day But how can we handle such a thing? When we all struggle with Being here, present today We're too busy dwelling in our past Thinking 'bout what all we did, Wallowing in regret And hoping for what might await Dreaming about what lies ahead, we forget about today How can we hope to see, the future or the past When we ignore reality Open our eyes to right now, notice where we stand The present in the palm of your hand We hold the key to the locks The time traveler's paradox We don't need no time machine No future, no history Just open our eyes and just breathe The present moment for you and me
9.
Sleep comes easy When the sky goes dark so soon One minute you've just woken up The next, it's dark by noon Sleep comes easy When the sky goes gray The green gives way to brown gives way to white No light out here In the Slumberlands Slumberlands See his face, the cold embrace Old Man Winter comes again In the Slumberlands Slumberlands The deep comes creeping in The cold, it numbs your toes Just clutch your hot cup of tea As the steam, it warms your nose There's not much else to do When it's minus twenty two outside Just stoke the flames and play your games Until summer comes again In the Slumberlands Slumberlands See his face, the cold embrace Old Man Winter comes again In the Slumberlands Slumberlands
10.
I’m gonna lay on down On pillows made of clouds Never gonna touch the ground On pillows made of clouds Gonna fly in the sky Never gonna be so high Feel the wind as it passes by On pillows made of clouds I’m gonna lay on down On pillows made of clouds Never gonna touch the ground On pillows made of clouds Gonna sleep all day Dream the whole day away And in the night I’ll awake On pillows made of clouds Gonna watch the rising moon See its silver smile soon Gonna dance all night with the moon On pillows made of clouds I’m gonna lay on down On pillows made of clouds Never gonna touch the ground On pillows made of cloud When the sun starts to rise I’ll close my weary eyes And drift along up in the skies On pillows made of clouds
11.
Wake up sleepy head Lunar shadows in your room Rub the sleep from your eyes And turn your gaze to the moon Here she comes now Gliding on the air Robes of silver thread Starlit raven hair On the Shores of Selene we ride On the Shores of Selene tonight The King of dreams our captain Constellations our whales The crescent moon our ship Dreams will fill our sails Here we come now Cirrus clouds the beach Sail the Milky Way A dream just out of reach On the Shores of Selene we ride On the Shores of Selene tonight On the Shores of Selene take flight On the Shores of Selene goodnight
12.
Moonbeam Road outside Just a step, but a whole new life to begin How far does it go No one can see, but that won't stop me I'll push on if I must I am scared, but so were all those who dared Will you be my guide? To the sky, to the stars above us so bright Tonight, we will go Down the Moonbeam road How far does it go Down the Moonbeam road Moonbeam Road outside Like a dream, a starry, moonlit street Don't look back now But keep in mind all the memories you keep inside A childhood dream wakes you up To the chance, to the love and the light and the dance Celestial wanderer In the night, in the clouds, up in the starlight Tonight, we will go Down the Moonbeam road How far does it go Down the Moonbeam road But now I find myself here Standing before, before the opening door
13.
I've finished reading that book And I placed it down on my knees Now I'm taking a good look At sailing the seven seas I've painted every portrait I've dreamed every dream I'm lookin’ for new a outlook I'm thinking of swimming upstream Whoa, these fins need a new current To carry me far away I'm looking for new waters A dawn of a brand new day I've tasted all the sweet waters Of every river and stream I've laughed every good laughter Smelled every flower of spring And I've taken every new hand That's pulled me out of hard luck I've walked these uncharted lands I've slept in every old oak Whoa, these wings need a new wind To carry me far away I'm lookin’ for new skies A dawn of a brand new day Just when I thought I've seen it I've seen it all and all I stumble on a new chapter I guess I haven't read it all And oh, just you wait and see What lies beyond this hill A brand new adventure And more lies ahead still These eyes see a new chapter A thousand brand new ways To walk this life I'm living A dawn of a brand new day

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Bran returns with his 3rd studio album. "The King of Dreams" takes us on an exploration of the world of dreams. Hop aboard Selene's crescent moon ship and set your dream-filled sails as "Dreams" peeks behind the star-spotted veil of the night.

The title track introduces you to the Sand Man, the King himself, who takes you along down the Moonbeam Road to show you the realm of the Fae, through time and space, up into the clouds, and even under the bed where the ghosts and ghouls dwell!

Bran adds a few new flavors to his unique pagan folk sound with a few ethereal, fun twists amply scattered through the album.

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released May 1, 2017

Bran plays everything on this album except:

Backing vocals on tracks 2 & 11, provided by Susan Boring Van Unen

Cover background space art by Brian Wesley Nutt II (facebook.com/orbiumcellar)

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Barefoot Bran Kansas City, Kansas

Bran crafts his unique, down-to-earth folk songs that tell stories that are fun, inspiring, insightful, and ofttimes humorous.

From heart-felt songs of world peace, to earthy tunes of Nature; from epic myths and stories, there’s sure to be something in Bran’s music for any groovy, tree-huggin’, peace-lovin’ soul!
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