1. |
||||
|
Blue velveteen, so warm and shimmering
Wraps my love in light and shifting shadows
Like the sun dancing on a sea of sapphire
And like her eyes of deepest indigo
Oh my love in blue
See my love in blue
She waits for me in a soft blue cocoon
Weaving a spell of lace and liberty
She will break free someday, oh I know
To float, yes to fly, and split the azure sky
Oh my love in blue
See my love in blue
Oh my love in blue
|
||||
2. |
||||
|
My love sits alone in the dreaming dark
Her cigarette the only light
I want to speak, I do not enter
I know the timing isn't right
But even so, I'd like to know
What it is she is thinking
Yes even so, I'd like to know
I'd like to know
My love sits so still in the midnight halo hour
The quiet is her covering
I move to speak, but then I falter
'Cause that would ruin everything
But even so, I'd like to know
What it is she is thinking
Yes even so, I'd like to know
I'd like to know
And even so, I'd like to know
I'd like to know
|
||||
3. |
||||
|
So long September
So long my lonely friend
The first time that I saw you
You were standing there like you didn't think it could end
I never once imagined
How you might have felt
I didn't dream that you could care
As the breeze blew and the morning cast its spell
So long September
It's a golden memory
Now that the leaves have fallen for me
Another lost September
When you finally spoke your mind
It was five years later then
And I couldn't think, and I just stood there lost in time
And I could not tell you
What I know you wanted to hear
My heart was given to someone new
But even so I nearly jumped, fell for you
So long September
My golden memory
Now that the leaves have fallen
So don't, don't go
It's been too long, too long
Stay, I feel the cold of winter
And I don't, I don't know
I can't see through tomorrow
I wonder how long, how long?
|
||||
4. |
||||
|
You sleep, golden
In the shadows by my side
Take a piece of my heart
With you where you ride
And don’t forget
To greet me in your dream
Cause you never know
What is real or what might be
Sleep, sleep, always by my side
Sleep, oh sleep
And it’s crazy how fast
You tumble into that world
So sad it won’t last
All the beauty that’s unfurled
And here I am
The zombie of the night
My slow sandman waits
Somewhere out of sight
Sleep, sleep, always by my side
Sleep, oh sleep
Now you breathe in shallow waves
Underneath a crescent moon
Me? I’m OK
But sleep cannot come too soon
How? How do you do it?
How do you float on that sea?
Be my evening star
And guide me into the deep
Sleep, sleep, always by my side
Sleep, oh sleep
Sleep, sleep, forever by my side
Sleep, oh sleep
|
||||
5. |
||||
|
You, you were my fairy child
You stole my heart, my beating heart
Oh my pretty one you took my breath away
Mary B, you haunted me
And you, you made me bleed
With desire and aching need
I was tongue tied, I could not plead for you, sweet Mary B
Why, why leave those curtains closed?
I need to know, are you at home?
Oh little changeling don’t you hide out in your room
Come out and play, don’t be afraid
But I, I was a fool, too scared to talk to you
Or even give you a clue
I was so shy and fragile, it seems crazy
Looking back, it’s all hazy ... now how about you?
Oh my fairy child, I wonder if you knew
How I longed for you?
But gone is gone and won’t be back again
The bird has flown, we stand alone
Still memories come breaking through
And there's nothing we can do
Oh maybe, you have them too, Mary B
So come on, come walk with me
Through this ancient history
Take a moment if you please, with me, sweet Mary B
|
||||
6. |
La La Land
03:13
|
|||
|
I like you in the morning
In the half-light, in the haze
Underneath the halo
Of your La La Land daze
I like you when you're blinking
And rubbing your eyes
The daughter of the Sandman
A new day surprise
Maybe come the shadows
Maybe the shine
Wherever and whatever
Will you be mine?
Forget about the bygones
The recollections, the woe
Mercy is a blanket
Fallen like the snow
I love you in the face of
All that may come
Take a trip, make a journey
To La La Land run
|
||||
7. |
Talisman
01:35
|
|||
8. |
||||
|
Buzzing bumblebee
Hovering now like a jet fighter plane
Creepy bumblebee
Nightmarish eyes and a stinger filled with pain
Now please, bumblebee
I have no quarrel and I stake no claim
'Cause I was drifting in my ocean so crisp and so cruel
Yes I was dreaming alone in my kiddie pool
Now flee, bumblebee
Or know that I will have no choice but to scream
Or maybe, bumblebee
I will descend like a human submarine
Always drifting on the waves of the beautiful blue
Always dreaming in my kiddie pool
All, all the mornings that I floated right through
Pretty bumblebee, buzzing bumblebee
You were there too
|
||||
9. |
You're So Fine
02:51
|
|||
|
You're so fine
Look how you shine
You fill my skies
Got you in my sights
You're dead to rights
You're the prize
What you've got
Oh what you've got
Save it all for me
I could be
I could be
The one you need
You're so dreamy
See the gleam
In your silver smile
I've got news for you
Am I coming through?
Wait a while
You've got notions
Deeper oceans
'Gonna sail that sea
Won't you come?
Won't you come
And slip away with me?
I could be
I could be
Your mystery
You're so fine
Oh you're so fine
You're so fine every time
What you've got
What you've got
Look how you shine
Won't you come?
Won't you come
And cross that line?
I could make
Let me make
Make you mine
You're so fine
You're so fine
|
||||
10. |
||||
|
Darling come on, sing us a song, Hazey Jane
Darling come on, sing, sing that strain
Darling come on, we've waited so long for a change
And then we will know
All the faces you can show
Darling come on, won't you be our Hazey Jane?
Darling come on, sing us a song, break the chain
Darling come on, don't string us along one more day
Darling come on, we will step out of the rain
You're in and out of time
Won't you wake up, read the sign?
All the dreamers wait in line for you
Darling come on, sing us a song, Hazey Jane
Darling come on, sing us a song today
|
||||
11. |
You Are Why
01:56
|
|||
|
You spin for me
A mystery
And wrap me up within
You fly so high
And light the sky
To stop me wandering
You fall for me
And I am free
And that is everything
I am under
A could of wonder
And you are why
|
||||
12. |
||||
|
Shylove waits at your gates
You're watching from a window
Shylove tries to catch your eyes
You're slipping into shadows
Shylove she wants, but never haunts
So why are you unsettled?
You're dream-like, mystical
In some other world, far away
Shylove, she is here and now
Don't you drift one more day
And you don't know what everyone can tell
You're just an apparition
Shylove breathes, and she believes
Let go your superstition
The wonder of something real
The beauty of flesh and bone
Shylove knows where you are
And she will bring you home
It's not so hard to understand
You can see it with your own eyes
You can reach out and touch it now
Shylove is the prize
|
||||
13. |
Let It Go
02:09
|
|||
|
Now take a look in my hand
Tell me what do you see?
Hey, am I holding anything
That really should be free?
Fly, I've got to let it fly
These hours are so rare
When, when I rise to the day
Am I moving much too slow?
I feel the weight of the world
I've got to let it go
Let it go, go
The fire of love burns so bright
Brighter than you know
In time, devours everything
You've got to let it go
Let it go, go, now
|
||||
14. |
The First Thing
02:48
|
|||
|
The first thing they tell you is to breathe
The moment you see her you know what they mean
She is a picture you drew in your heart
You dreamed her so long in your dark
Now all you see is the sun, moon and stars
So she shines in your eyes
And time is frozen as it all spins 'round in your mind
The first thing you wonder, does, does she hear
The magical sound, the music of the spheres?
All of the colors now become one
When she shine in your eyes
And time is unending as the world spins 'round in your mind
|
||||
15. |
Cry Uncle
03:11
|
|||
|
My uncle Louie slept on the floor
And so did Marilyn
When he came back from Vietnam
The war that he fought in
He tossed and turned
And screamed at night
And jumped at little things
We couldn't name or understand
He was a wisecracker
With a heart of gold
And a laugh like dynamite
But when he spoke
His hands would shake
Or fumble for his combat knife
Someone turn the TV off
We can't take it anymore
No breaking news from the front
'Cause uncle is on the floor
It was behind those eyes
In that gaze
Hidden in the playful grin
Something full of ghosts
Made of sweat
Blood and adrenaline
I think Louie was braver than
Most of us have ever been
Lord, why do we do this to your children?
Lord, what is war for?
Now please, turn that TV off
We can't watch it anymore
We cry uncle now
'Cause Louie is on the floor
|
||||
16. |
Back to You
02:59
|
|||
|
Once again I come back
Been shuffling around
Run back to your shelter
To the place where dreamers and lost souls are found
Come back to you again
Come back to you again
Millennia have fallen
A promise from afar
All creation groaning
Hanging on that star
Come back to you again
Come back to you again
Oh come back to you again
Back to you again
It’s funny how the world turns
Funny how it goes
Everybody waiting
For what, seems like nobody knows
Come back to you again
Come back to you again
Oh come back to you again
Back to you again
|
||||
17. |
Way You Move
03:39
|
|||
|
I love, I love the way you float there
Ride like a leaf on the wind
There's something in the arc of your motion
Lifts me up, up again
It's the way, the way you move
The way you move
Let me spin, spin around your body
I'll be your lone satellite
I could fall, fall into you
My gravity well in the night
It's the way, the way you move
The way, the way you move
The way, the way you move
The way you move
Shimmers at the edge of the morning
Waking to a world where you are
You rise like a dancer from the shadows
My shooting star
It's the way, the way you move
The way, the way you move
It's the way, the way you move
The way, the way you move
|
||||
18. |
||||
|
Maybe I’ve got one
Maybe I’ve got two
Little secrets here for you
Should I keep them in my pocket
Or where them on my sleeve?
Would it spook you, now would you leave?
I’ve been tongue-tied lately
I’ve been half-insane
Just standing in the rain
And maybe I’ve got one
Maybe I’ve got two
Angles I can think of
To slip the message through
Slip it through
There’s a blizzard in my brain
A whiteout in my heart
I don’t know where to start
But I’m sending you a message
A signal down the wire
Could be noise, could be a fire
And maybe I’ve got one
Maybe I’ve got two
Treasures that I’ve hidden
Kept them safe for you
It’s a game of chances
A rolling of the dice
If you give me half a reason
I will pay the price
Any price
|
||||
Tom Hanson Madison, Wisconsin
I write and record little acoustic pop tunes--someone once called them "dream folk" and that fits. I like sharing the music with friends and fans, have had a few songs on TV and film and blah, blah, blah. Enjoy!
If you like Tom Hanson, you may also like:
The new EP from Steve Gunn pairs the guitarist with Mdou Moctar, Circuit des Yeux, Bing & Ruth, and more for five evocative songs.
go to album
The St Buryan Sessions
by Sarah McQuaid
Recorded live at St Buryan Church, the latest from Sarah McQuaid is a showcase for the simple power of voice & guitar.
go to album
The sixth release from Steve Gunn is a dreamy gift of hazy melodies and ambient introspection.
go to album
Once Upon A Time In Montréal
by Murray A. Lightburn
The folk artist explores grief through these smooth and soulful tracks.
go to album
Hushed and riveting, the new LP from Ana Silvera centers her expressive voice against quietly glowing guitars.
go to album
I Used To Be Sad & Then I Forgot
by Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals.
go to album
For My Love
by Kesang Marstrand
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 5, 2016
go to album
