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Sunbreaking

by Tom Hanson

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1.
Sleep 04:30
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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
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Back to You 02:57
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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
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Still the One for Me 02:49
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Come on now, tell me something What you need, that’s not nothing I love you more than anything And I still wait at your gate And I can tell what you’re thinking Will we float, are we sinking? Look all around, eyes are blinking Take my hand, understand I wanted you from the first time I saw your clouds were like sunshine And all your rain, it was so fine You were the one for me And is it time, will you falter? Lay it down at the altar? It’s want you want, what you’re after It’s no surprise, it’s in your eyes I’ll love you through every dark day Through all the twists and turns along the way I’d never lead you astray You are the one for me So don’t hold back, come near now There’s nothing here to fear now My love I hope it’s clear now You’re still the one for me
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Wear the Crown 03:25
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Star-crossed lover, undercover Leave a trail of smoke If you go too far down in, you’ll hear no sound See no ray of hope Who enthralled you, who has stalled you? Some kind of fool? Your day is now, you know how Don’t be cruel All the dancers take their chances What do they know? They trip like harlequins, so elegant In their show You should be wading in, taking a spin Touching the sky You know it’s true, you know what to do You know why And so the mummy wakes, the spell it breaks And you stumble out It may be slowly, but it’s a holy Turnabout Now you open the door, you’re crossing the floor Making a scene You smile, you’re like a child In a dream See the lights above you, the God of love Shine on down Open wide, step outside Wear the crown
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One or Two 02:43
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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
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After the Show 03:39
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I cannot shake the image in my head Dark room, you propped up in the bed I said too much, I spoke too loud My soul was rain falling from a cloud After the show the disgraced acrobat Begs your grace—what do you think of that? Just hold on to the morning Hold on and don't let go Your eyes like flares, they burn so bright Give me hope when I've turned out the light It's all I know, all I truly need – this love To the rest let me pay no heed Just hold on to the morning Hold on and wait, wait with me for the dawn It won't, won't be too long I still carry the weight of the things that I have done To you, you, my only one I'll give my all, or all I've got Please forgive me, I know it's not a lot But it's been you down all the years I bend, nearly break, but I am here Just hold on to the morning Hold on my love and wait, wait for the stars to decline The sun will rise one more time
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Aurora 01:45
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A Poem, A Prayer 02:59
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The hush, the rush of rivers ‘round the bend A wish, a kiss, whispers on the wind A morning so cold won’t be a friend A blush, a blush, what will you try? Will you fall for the sky? Will we see a glow, a spark in your eye? Come sing me a song, but don’t make me cry How long, how long ‘til you fly? A child, a child born with the dawn One look at your face, my heart was gone A tumble of years, then something went wrong The tears, the fears, a mist in the air The haze of those days and no sun the spare Oh, eloquent girl, a poem, a prayer Come sing me a song and I won’t despair How high, how steep the stair? How long, how far to be there?
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Prodigal Morning 02:35
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Now the trees are bending Another dance is ending Just the same old story Slipping softly into winter And thoughts are drifting With the colors shifting And the fading glory One more circle ‘round this old star Looking for a dream Waiting for a song Some kind of promise To carry you along Soon the frost will glisten And the cold will christen Every new day breaking Breath like smoke in the morning rising Look within, without you Shadows all about you Now your bones start aching It’s here and there is no disguising Looking for dream Waiting for a song A beautiful picture Something that’s strong Looking for a promise A never-ending light A prodigal morning At the end of the night
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Somewhere Somewhen 03:37
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Alight upon the hour Midnight in the falling rain Step out in the silent city On my feet again It’s like a spell I’m under Wrapped up in these velvet lights The stars and the street lamps flicker Shimmer in my sight Come out of the clash and clatter The smother of the day to day Oh more and more I feel it The need to slip away I need to clear my head, I need to Think about the might have been Take a sip of breath and dream of Somewhere somewhen Look now the clouds are lifting See the lights in the teeming sky A chorus of guardian angels Sings a lullaby And it passes understanding Who knows the reason why? The peace that is granted The hope that you find
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Moonlight Again 03:21
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Moonlight, moonlight again Lingers in my sight The sound, the sound of drum Beating in the night Where did you go, why did you fly? What carried you away? I feel that hollow place in my heart Longing for one more day With you, with you Give me, give me chance Send me any kind of sign Toss me, throw me a crumb Anything you’ve got is fine ‘Cause I recall every little thing Every moment that we had The joy, the pain, the go insane I never thought that it was bad With you, with you The heart of a star exploding within That’s how it goes sometimes I wish, I want, I wonder if I understood my crimes? I’ll tell you, I’ll say it again I never wanted you to run Think, think of it like this: I’m just clinging to the webs I spun With you, with you Moonlight, moonlight again Waiting for a miracle Now what, what do you say?
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Sunbreaking 04:33
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I dream, I dream of you I wish, I wish for you I breathe, I breathe in you Hang on every perfect thing you do The sky, the sky is clear again Tell me, tell me where have you been? I waited, I lingered so long I tried, I tried to be strong Without you it felt all wrong I grieve, I grieve with you Believe, believe in you It’s not so hard to do It’s just the hours and the days falling through Hoping it all comes true

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released May 9, 2018

Tom Hanson: songs, vocals, acoustic guitars, keys, percussion
Dan Lawonn: cello, electric guitar, bass, keys, backing vocals
Shawn Wierderhoft: backing vocals on "Sleep"
Gordon Ranney: keys on "Somewhere Somewhen"

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Hanson
Photography by Melody Hanson

Special thanks to Dan for mad skills, fun sessions and general awesomeness - you took the music to another level; to Shawn for much listening, support and encouragement along the way; and to Mel and the kids for love and indulgence ("he's in his studio AGAIN?"). This is dedicated to my late friend and musical partner, Gordon Ranney: you are dearly missed but your inspiration lives on.

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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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