After a few years of numerous live stints in Sweden and Norway and several non-official EP releases Ane Brun gained her own fan-base and her first official album - Spending Time with Morgan was released at the end of May, 2003 in Scandinavia, and in various European countries in the fall of 2003. The album was released via Ane's own label "DetErMine Records" ("ThoseAreMine Records") that Ane co-owns with Swedish musician Ellekari Larsson and her band The Tiny, and licensed to V2 Music.
A temporary dive released in 2005 built on the first album's success, and is full of songs reflecting on the events following Ane's breakthrough. The fight song records what a struggle it has been, while My lover will go is a haunting tale of woe. One song, Song No.6, features Ane's good friend, Canadian Ron Sexsmith.
In terms of later works, Duets was released in 2005, Changing of the Seasons and Sketches in 2008, and It All Starts with One in 2011 - the first of her Albums to chart outside of Norway / Sweden. A compilation album Songs 2003-2013 was released in 2013.
Ane started her musical career fairly late. It wasn't until she had turned 21 that she took her family's old acoustic guitar to Oslo where she then lived. She quickly found a new best friend in the instrument and for the next two three years she taught herself songs by favourites acts Ani DiFranco, Joni Mitchell, Ben Harper, Nick Drake etc. In the process she began to develop her own style of playing the guitar. In 1998 when on vacation in Spain she brought her instrument (now affectionately named "Morgan") - and her first official live appearances were actually during this trip when she took to the streets in both Barcelona and San Sebastian playing to anyone who would listen, though few would listen.
After this corner had been turned she returned to Norway but now moving to Bergen and things definitely started to happen musically. She started composing her own material and for a while she joined the Norwegian band Damsels in Distress. In 2000 Ane moved to Stockholm and started really venturing out on her own, set on the idea of making a living of performing live with her music.
Since then Ane has been constantly on the road playing everything from the smallest venue to the leading festivals - either solo or with full band (drums, bass, piano electrical and lap-steel guitar). She now lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
She recently collaborated with Koop, an indie swing-funky band, singing in Koop Island Blues, the opening track for the band's last release "Koop Islands"
Undertow
Ane Brun Lyrics
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These movements wherever they go
I must follow
These movements wherever they go
I'm caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
I've been trying
I've been trying
So hard, I've been swimming so long
I'm caught in your undertow
I'm caught in your undertow
Take me out to sea
Away from you and me
Let me float
Lead me out to sea
Let me go
Let me rise towards the sky
Let me take in this light
Let the shore disappear from sight
I'm caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
I'm so tired
I must get up for air
But I can't find it
What's up or what's down out here
I'm caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
Take me out to sea
Away from you and me
Let me float
Lead me out to sea
Let me go
Let me rise towards the sky
Let me take in this light
Let the shore disappear from sight
I'm caught in your undertow
I'm caught in your undertow
Undertow
Undertow
Undertow
In the song "Undertow," Ane Brun describes being caught in someone's undertow. The undertow is a powerful movement in the ocean that pulls you under as you swim, and in this case, it represents being caught in someone else's emotions, unable to escape. Throughout the song, Ane Brun sings about the struggle to break free from this person's grasp but feeling unable to do so. She sings, "I've been trying so hard, I've been swimming so long," which emphasizes the exhaustion of fighting against the undertow. The lyrics also express a desire to escape, to be led out to sea and away from the person causing the overwhelming emotions.
The repetition of the lyrics, "I'm caught in your undertow," emphasizes the feeling of being trapped. The line "I must follow these movements wherever they go" highlights a lack of control, as if the singer is being pulled along by the emotions of someone else. The song's final lines seem to offer a resolution, asking to be led out to sea and left to float, taking in the light and allowing the shore to disappear from sight. It suggests a desire for release, for peace, and an end to the constant struggle against the other's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
I must follow
I feel an unexplainable pull to stay by your side.
These movements wherever they go
I am willing to follow and adapt to your every change or decision.
I'm caught in your undertow
Your presence has a strong influence on me, to the point where I feel trapped and helpless.
I've been trying
I have put in considerable effort to make this work.
So hard, I've been out here so long
I have been persistent in my attempts to make this relationship work for a long time.
I'm caught in your undertow
Despite my efforts, I still feel trapped and unable to escape your influence.
Take me out to sea
I need to escape this situation and start fresh somewhere else.
Away from you and me
I need to get away from our current relationship dynamic.
Let me float
I need to feel weightless and free from emotional burdens.
Lead me out to sea
I need someone to take me away from this current situation.
Let me go
I need to be allowed to leave and move on with my life.
Let me rise towards the sky
I need a new perspective, away from this problem or relationship.
Let me take in this light
I need to focus on the positive and find new sources of happiness.
Let the shore disappear from sight
I need to let go of my past and embrace the unknown future.
I'm so tired
I am exhausted from trying to make this work.
I must get up for air
I need to take a break and focus on my own well-being.
But I can't find it
I feel lost and unable to escape my current situation.
What's up or what's down out here
I am disoriented and unsure of how to move forward.
Undertow
The force of your influence is so strong that it's like being pulled under the water's surface against my will.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANE BRUN
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@istidiahpradita1043
I must follow
These movements wherever they go
I must follow
These movements wherever they go
I'm caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
I've been trying
So hard, I've been out here so long
I've been trying
So hard, I've been swimming so long
I'm caught in your undertow
I'm caught in your undertow
Take me out to sea
Away from you and me
Let me float
Lead me out to sea
Let me go
Let me rise towards the sky
Let me take in this light
Let the shore disappear from sight
I'm caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
I'm so tired
I must get up for air
But I can't find it
What's up or what's down out here
I'm caught in your undertow
Caught in your undertow
Take me out to sea
Away from you and me
Let me float
Lead me out to sea
Let me go
Let me rise towards the sky
Let me take in this light
Let the shore disappear from sight
I'm caught in your undertow
I'm caught in your undertow
Undertow
Undertow
Undertow
@1986Giga
Whenever I listen to this music, it fills me with a big sadness and at the same time with a huge happiness, because it always reminds me my beautiful love with a girl who went from me without any explanation, but my feeling stays eternal for her. Love you Ane Brun for this amazing song <3
@mamusique2012
Haunting voice with mystery, beauty & melancholy. ... pure lyricism !
@neilmccallum2588
This lady's work makes me feel I'm on a musical journey. After years of sitting kerbside, going nowhere.
@lenathelizard7
oh your a street musician ? that's so cool !
@rynrose2729
Me and my bandmate were just sharing songs that make us emotional, and this was top on my list. The musical layering she has used to fill the canvas of frequencies is astonishingly subtle and sublime. I notice more each time I listen. Truly great art. Thank you so much to everyone involved in making this. Xx
@moncheriepoetry
I literally didn't know how to put it but you said it perfectly
@azrathemoon
You left me one year ago and it rained and it's raining again today and i'm writing this to every song that reminds you... i'll never forget you
@MusicByRyder
YOU owe Ane a ''thank you'' for making such beautiful music. Music is not about how many listen to it, but how many understand it.
@leodejager6706
What a True Artist: Ane Brun. Love This Song.
@FernandaamaaPaolo
THE LIFEGUARD <3!! loved the movie and song