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In the Half Light We Begin

by Tom Hanson

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1.
She Might Be Dreaming 02:40
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She said she might be dreaming I said, well, that's OK Her sunlight smile was beaming I won't chase that away There's many shades of truth in this world So don't delay She said she might be falling I said, hey that's the way When you hear the wild blue calling It's time to jump I'd say There's many things to be in this world Why not today? You turn a blind eye to the fear And that's OK She said I'm bursting I said, come out and play You know that's not the worst thing So come straightaway There's many ways to shine in this world You'll find your way So many shades of light in this world Even in the gray
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Kisses of Rain 03:45
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Kisses of rain feel so strange In a barren land These dust bowl days, and sunbaked haze Felt like quicksand Oh kisses we've missed, the blade, the twist The scarlet hand We've wandered through this wasteland Thought our labors were misplaced and We never asked why or turned to the sky For kisses of rain Don't laugh, don't cry Don't say goodbye We could reminisce, treasure the bliss That went before But it's not enough, no not enough That's for sure Is it hit or miss, a flick of the wrist? Is that the score? A journey through the wasteland Where dreams are lost, displaced and Dreamt again Oh kisses of rain falling again At the end of time Now meet me in the wasteland We won't be disgraced and We will find our place and let go the shame Don't laugh, don't cry Don't say goodbye
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Harbingers 02:36
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Take a look at where you stand Do you feel the shifting sand? Premonitions of the tide The turning that you can't deny Just like it always goes The poetry before the prose The harbingers that sleep Like wolves among the sheep No no no Now take a closer look The secret's lurking in the book Could be the coming of an age Not just the turning of a page The harbingers of night Flirting with the light of the stage Where do you stand In or out of the cage? This moment is a narrow thing Lacuna, or coiled spring? Just searching for some peace Is that the golden fleece? The harbingers align You see the signs everywhere You read them and you weep Now the wolves among the sheep, have a care Oh, mark the time Please beware
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Pretender 02:48
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I don't really know I'm just a feather on the wind I don't penetrate, perceive or apprehend I'm only one iteration Of the many who try to ascend Pretender to the throne To the bitter end It's a miscalculation A failure to understand Yes a misinterpretation Of who you are and what I am A pretender to your throne I'm stepping on an anthill Didn't even know it was there Industrious little kingdom But why should I care? Oh antman, pretender Say a prayer Oh little man, look up now And see, see the sky The vault of an endless sky The infinite watchful eye Of the firmament
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Child of the Light 03:29
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Wake up my love Don't you hide away We're not children of the dark No we are the day And don't fall asleep Before it is time Stand ready at the watch Of the night Rise up dear one Let the fog roll away Let go all you've done 'Cause it's a new day Now more and more Rejoice in the sun And look to the return Of the king Oh child, child of the light You are wild and full of fright But child, you are the light It's your wedding day And you are clothed Clothed in white If it doesn't Doesn't feel quite right If it wasn't The end of the night Hold on to this This foretaste of dawn Hear the call The trumpet Oh child, child of the light Running wild and ready to fight But child, you are the light It's your wedding day And you are dressed Yes dressed Dressed in white
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Too Low 02:43
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Too low to feel the breeze The gentle touch among the leaves Too low to hear the song That serenades the teeming throng Too low to mark the way Find a place beyond the fray Too low, too low today Where, where do you go? And how, how do you know When you lay, you lay so low In the deep dark? Too low to greet the sun The new day rising for everyone Oh too low to reach the stair The ladder to somewhere Now tell me where, where do we go When we lay, we lay so low And the days move so slow In the deep dark? Low, too low Feel the pull, the undertow Down, down, down below In the deep dark
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Forever and a Day 01:57
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Been waiting, and I cannot say But it seems like forever and a day What am I doing here? I'm restless, why should I stay? Been breathless forever and a day What am I doing here Forever and a day? Forsaken, a castaway And it feels like forever and a day What am I doing here? Tell me why am I waiting here? For so long Forever and a day
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Sister in the Treetops 02:45
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She is in the treetops Soaking up the sun drops She is a fascinating child If you listen you'll hear her Jangle like silver A river running wild Youth is temptation Longing and fixation And we are beguiled Oh sister of the morning You are flitting so fast Like a ray of light Look at how we tumble Trip up and fumble But you know the game Why, why, no reason This is your season And there is no shame Sister of the springtime Peaking through those leaves I can barely see you for the trees Oh sister in the treetops Looking for the raindrops Oh what a precocious girl She could be waiting Heart could be breaking Oh what will unfurl? Sister of the morning How high will you climb? I won't give you a warning You'll be fine Sister of the new world Yes how far will you fly? Look to the west now It's a fading sky
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In the Mean Time 03:07
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In the mean time I am waiting Through the winter without you On this thin ice I am skating Am I falling through? In the desert I am crawling In the mean time without you Is this penance, is it stalling? Don't be cruel, don't be cruel I miss you In the mean time I am fading Won't you tell me what to do? A single word persuading And I'll wade through A world of blue And the waning moon I know who you are Yes I know what you are And I know you won't go too far In the mean time Now in your mean time I'll be waiting In these long days without you Pray your rainclouds will be breaking 'Cause I miss you You know I do I need you
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Paper Lanterns 02:09
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Could it be, is it true? Someone like me with someone like you? Paper lanterns, one and two Do wishes come true? Take our time, it's all right There's no need to hurry, it's already the night Paper lanterns, taking flight In the moonlight But how, how can we know If it comes, where it goes, dear? And the winds will always blow (And when is the last goodbye?) Fragile hearts, paper thin In the half-light we begin, love So why not jump in? And we will conspire to fly so high
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We All Want 03:43
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We all want everything The pauper and the king And we all wear our diamond hearts On our sleeves, or a string Don't you wonder where it ends? Why the long road winds and bends? And you, always reaching For something unnamable Calling out, beseeching For one piece of everything It's not enough And we all want what cannot be The elusive, the illusory The light beyond the stars Forever, a dream too far And we, lonely wanderers Always searching for a promised land Desperate for salvation For one piece of everything It's not enough Now I am older And I've seen so many things Yes now I am older But I can't say I've seen everything We all want something more And we're knocking at that door And we all try to find a place A little peace, a touch of grace Yes we wonder where it ends Why this long road winds and bends And here we are, still reaching For something indescribable Calling out, beseeching For one piece of everything It's not enough

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Stripped-back, guitar and voice album, with few frills. Written and recorded October - December, 2023. Intended primarily as a Christmas gift for friends and regular listeners.

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released December 19, 2023

Tom Hanson - songs, guitars, vocals

Album cover image - Trudi Finniss

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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!

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