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Time Tripping

by Tom Hanson

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1.
Fairy Child 03:20
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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
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Bumblebee 02:18
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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
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5:00 AM Alarm Clock 01:20
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Drop the Needle 03:24
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He brought me songs, he brought me music Record albums from the library I was eight, maybe nine but he could see How I felt, the deep desire The hunger there Oh the sound! The sweet, sweet melodies Songs of beautiful melancholy Words that woke something beyond this world He fanned the flame that grew into a raging fire See the boy glued to the stereo Album covers in his hands Drop the needle, spin it 'round 'Round and 'round Play it again, 'round and 'round My music teacher said "it's not for you You're a monotone, you're not musical" But that was then, and this is now And here we are And here's the dish served up nice and cold now See the boy still sitting there Drop the needle, spin it 'round 'Round and 'round Play it again, 'round and 'round Oh oh, again and again Sweet, so sweet
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Four Boys Down 02:39
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Four cousins bundled in the spare bedroom They really should be sleeping, not plotting their doom Fall, fall down, four boys down Midnight scheming at grandma's house Sneak down the creaky stairs, as quiet as a mouse Fall, fall down, now all fall down Tumble, tumble down, four boys down The mission is the kitchen, the secret raid is planned But a stumble in the darkness and it's a staircase avalanche Fall, fall down, every body down Tumble, tumble down, four boys down
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Cry Uncle 03:11
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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
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The Leaves of Parisi Park 02:16
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The Northern Cardinal 02:03
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Hey little bird what are you doing? Why are you hanging 'round? The others have all gone, gone for the winter But there you are now Now, now the cold calls, the snow falls And where is the silver laughter of birdsong? It's all gone into some silent night But oh little bird, you're so colorful You brighten the day And your lonely song lifts the morning Is that why you stay? Stay, stay so long now, to show how We can sing through the winter The song of creation, elation That everything is Returning again in the spring
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Sherrie Hiding from the Sun 02:57
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Sherrie blushed and tried to run From the spotlight of the sun If you call she will not come Lift her up, she won't come down Turn your head, she hits the ground Look again, she won't be found, she's fading Sherrie said there is no chance Not another song or dance She's checking out, she's in a trance Close the door, she won't come 'round No footsteps now, no not a sound She's slipped out, she's gone underground Now how, how many ways can we fly? And how, how many times will we try? Sherrie, she was the first The best, maybe the worst Sometimes you seek the curse You're up, you won't come down You're soaring, you touch the ground You wonder, you wonder Will you rebound? Sherrie hiding from the sun Beautiful as you run Where, where did you go, my faded one?
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In the Mourning Light 02:21
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Oh in the mourning light We don't get it right But you know that's the score We need you in the mourning light We need your second sight 'Cause you see what it is all for Oh Lord, in the mourning light When the sun takes flight We will greet the half-light moon What else can we do? We find you in the mourning light With a heart so bright We can make our way hone Yes in the mourning light We will be all right 'Cause you have rolled away that stone
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Snow Day 01:37
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Up the Hickory Tree 02:36
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Up the hickory tree now At the top of the hill Some secret congregation And I was the acolyte Yes up the hickory tree then You were standing at the edge A wicked wish and a double dare One more, one more step now I remember thinking you must be mad Were you looking for salvation Or only a thrill? In a flash you were falling And rolling down the hillside Laughing through the joyride OK, nothing changes As time turns its pages On the hickory tree friend I confronted the scheme Saw the fabric of the future On the faces in the forest The voices in a chorus Shouting go, jump now It's your turn, you can fly now So high, so far
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The Sea Above 02:50
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Lying here in the cold I don't know why I feel so old The weirdest thoughts have They have taken hold When I look up I see an ocean of blue When I look down it's all askew I'm walking on clouds Now what should I do? Someone tell me what's true The sea above, the sky below Is it upside down? I don't know It may be here, it may be there On the ground or in the air Why am I like this, I don't understand I'm not crazy so what is the plan? I feel like a stranger in a stranger land Oh I don't understand The sea above, the sky below I'm back and forth and to and fro Maybe I'm young, maybe I'm old Where is the silver, where is the gold? On this sea I could swim so high On this ground, oh I could fly What am I now, who am I then? Turn it over again and again
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The Starlight Projector 03:54
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Creep into the new baby's room to watch the stars The night light projector is swirling, magic colors And I'm still lost in that room Even now, under this waning moon The wonder of all the heavens waits for you Me and my brothers, we lived on Johnson Street In a tiny ranch house of vinyl and concrete But it was a castle to me Full of life and mystery As the starlight spun through the night so peacefully But I don't understand why It seems like everything's changed The times, the place, the fear It's so strange In that house I found faith and I found a Friend Now I feel like an old soul born again Through the long days climbing these stairs Was there an angel unawares? In the starlight turning 'round, were you right there?

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Time Tripping is a collection songs based on childhood memories.

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released October 17, 2021

Tom Hanson - songs, vocals, acoustic guitars, keys, percussion
Biff Blumfumgagnge - violins, mandolins, electric guitar, keys

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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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