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In the Passing of Time

by Jim Haptonstahl

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In the Gathering Storm 04:57
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In the middle In the middle anew In the middle Floating back, back to inception Sentimental Sentimental for you Sentimental Drifting back, back to conception In the gathering storm There’s a shimmering form Bathed in light, shines through the night In the gathering storm There’s a shimmering form Bathed in light, shines through the night Bathed in light, shines through the night In the morning In the morning you rise In the morning Swarms of bees, buzz near the berries In the evening In the evening the skies In the evening Bracing breeze blows ‘cross the prairies In the gathering storm There’s a shimmering form Bathed in light, shines through the night In the gathering storm There’s a shimmering form Bathed in light, shines through the night Bathed in light, shines through the night Bathed in light, shines through the night Bathed in light, shines through the night
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Unplug (And Plug Into Your Mind) 03:54
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Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Ear buds everywhere Fill our heads with blare Never seem to care what goes on Ask me where I stand GPS in hand Your wish is my command, my mind’s gone Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Selfies of my nose Selfies of my toes Selfies in repose, it’s all mine Instagram my life Facebook is my wife Twist a Twitter knife, it’s all fine Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Thumbing on my phone I’m in a plug-in zone As if…as if I’m all alo-o-o-o-one A zombie in a trance A cybernetic prance It’s like…it’s like a ritual da-a-a-a-ance Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Eyes turn to the sky Stars are soaring high The moon lets out a sigh and shines bright Sit upon a hill Winds are calm and still It all begins to feel so right Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind…your mind … your mind … your mind … your mind
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Bubbles & Smoke 04:25
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In the Passing of Time 03:54
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In the passing of time In the passing of your inscrutable life In the passing of time In the passing of irrefutable Glory, that once was part of your Story, it’s now memento Mori, you reach for something To raise you high, and guide you… And face another day In the blink of an eye You’re awake and then next you’re falling asleep In the blink of an eye You are ready to die, no more of the Glory, that once was part of your Story, it’s now memento Mori, you reach for something To raise you high, and guide you… And face another day Long time ago everything was Going oh so slow, everyone was Someone to know…for a little while Once upon a time the sun came up and Then you hit your prime, the sun went down it All seemed so sublime…for a little while In the light of the day Everything goes your way, or so does it seem As the day fades away Seems there’s nothing to say to add to your Glory, that once was part of your Story, it’s now memento Mori, you reach for something To raise you high, and guide you… And face another day And face a brand new day You’ll find another way There’s so much more to say Just face the brand new day…
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Freaky Hollow 07:04
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Protest Song for a 43-Year-Old Revolutionary 03:34
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There is a knife in my mind Which I left behind While doing mental surgery For sentimental perjury I am perfervid And perverted Down with tradition Up with sedition There is a life in my mind And it’s stuck on rewind Plus ça change Plus c’est la même chose I am perfervid And perverted Down with tradition Up with sedition There is a wife in my mind She is sweet and so kind Je suis enfante gâté Elle est une fleur de Mai We have convictions And predilections We are perfervid And perverted Down with tradition Up with seduction
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Wildwood Run 03:33
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Man of the Hour 03:52
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60 years ago a mighty man was born Not too many miles from the fields of corn His eyes like the Buddha his face a smiling elf There’s no one ‘round who’s perfect except for himself…self… Ooo . . . ooo . . . He’s the man of the hour Ooo . . . ooo … He’s the man of the hour When he was a child he worked hard just to walk And many family members – they taught him how to talk He learned a little slowly his tongue got in the way But when he got to speakin’ he sure had lots to say…say… Ooo . . . ooo . . . He’s the man of the hour Ooo . . . ooo … He’s the man of the hour Ooo . . . he’s on a mission from God Ooo . . . he’s got a Schwarzenegger bod Ooo . . . he’s a powerful son Of a powerful dad And a powerful mom Now he is a man of wisdom and of love He doesn’t let it faze him with clouds above He makes a little music he makes a lotta dance And when he’s with the ladies there’s mucho romance…romance… Ooo . . . ooo . . . He’s the man of the hour Ooo . . . ooo … He’s the man of the hour Ooo . . . ooo . . . He’s the man of the hour Ooo . . . ooo . . . He’s the man of the hour Man of the hour…Man of the hour…Man of the hour He’s the man, the man, the man He’s the man, the man, the man Yes, He’s the man, the man, the man Yes, He’s the man, the man, the man of the hour
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Sexual Politics (Live at 1987 Elandorf Music Festival) 03:30
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Butterscotch (Live at 1987 Elandorf Music Festival) 02:24
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The Cyclothymic Dance 03:44
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Race to the sun against no one Faced with my past to the last Long to be where Friends can be there Songs in the air For the rest of my life Catch all the news…it only confuses me Attached to my dreams, they double-team on me Long to be where Friends can be there Songs in the air For the rest of my life Once long ago, my friends, we had a chance Now mood indigo brings on the cyclothymic dance Long to be where Friends, they’ve much to share Songs in the air For the rest of our lives For the rest of our lives
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Unplug (And Plug Into Your Mind) Re-Mix 03:54
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Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Ear buds everywhere Fill our heads with blare Never seem to care what goes on Ask me where I stand GPS in hand Your wish is my command, my mind’s gone Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Selfies of my nose Selfies of my toes Selfies in repose, it’s all mine Instagram my life Facebook is my wife Twist a Twitter knife, it’s all fine Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Thumbing on my phone I’m in a plug-in zone As if…as if I’m all alo-o-o-o-one A zombie in a trance A cybernetic prance It’s like…it’s like a ritual da-a-a-a-ance Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Eyes turn to the sky Stars are soaring high The moon lets out a sigh and shines bright Sit upon a hill Winds are calm and still It all begins to feel so right Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind Unplug Unplug Unplug and Plug into your mind…your mind … your mind … your mind … your mind
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Lea 03:08
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From earnest folk-rock to orchestral sonic excursions, from experimental prog-rock to finger-style guitar, Haptonstahl takes an eclectic approach, reflecting on the passage of time while adding to his vast repertoire of distinctive original music.

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released March 14, 2015

All music and words by Jim Haptonstahl. Jim Hap on vocals, 6-and-12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, bass, theremin, percussion, drums, tick-tock, freak-out, passing of time. Cover photo by Michele Haptonstahl

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Jim Haptonstahl Oak Park, Illinois

Singer-songwriter Jim Haptonstahl creates a swirling tapestry of sound, evoking images of prairie land and sky-scapes mixed with voyages into deep recesses of the soul. With an assortment of six and twelve string guitars, vocal harmonies, percussion, and myriad other instruments, Haptonstahl explores a wide and eclectic sonic spectrum...from the meditative to the edgy, and always heartfelt. ... more

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