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Inside My Mind's Eye

by Jim Haptonstahl

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1.
Escape From Camp Cusino 02:26
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2.
The Moon Is Blue 04:13
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I’ve been away I’ve been so far away In my own mind I have no way to unwind Keep running away from our fears Stun-gunning our sinking careers So cunning . . . our soul disappears Oh, oh, oh, oh soul disappears I’ve been so cool I’ve been so cold tonight I feel the fool I’m staying out of sight Keep running away from our fears Stun-gunning our sinking careers So cunning . . . our soul disappears Oh, oh, oh, oh I look for something true There’s nothing I can do but hold on, hold on I don’t have much to say I need to find a way to hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on . . . The moon is blue The sky is full of light We slide into The same old skin tonight Keep running away from our fears Stun-gunning our sinking careers So cunning . . . our soul disappears Oh, oh, oh, oh Keep running away from our fears Stun-gunning our sinking careers So cunning . . . our soul disappears Oh, oh, oh, oh I look for something true There’s nothing I can do but hold on, hold on I don’t have much to say I need to find a way to hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on . . .
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Prairie Trance 03:40
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Arctic Repentance 04:16
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5.
Gone Too Soon 05:14
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Crossed my eyes and looked into the glow Pursed my lips and gave into fantasy Crossed the street to see where it would go Cursed my life and gave into ecstasy Flowing, growing, glowing moon Going, going, gone too soon Took your tears and made them into mine Saw your soul deflecting the darkest night Took your fears and put them into line Saw your face reflecting the lunar light Flowing, growing, glowing moon Going, going, gone too soon Went to sleep while dreaming of a girl Speaking words that I could not contemplate Went too deep while reaching for the pearl Seeking life in moments that came too late Flowing, growing, glowing moon Going, going, gone too soon
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Lachrymale 03:02
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Inside My Mind's Eye 05:01
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It’s a cool, damp day at the lakeside See a silhouette of a landslide Inside my mind’s eye I have visions of a girl She glares right through me and my head begins to twirl I ache with yearning as my heart tilts in a whirl It’s a strange mist hangs o’er the landscape See a blonde-haired muse in a white cape Inside my mind’s eye I have seen this all before A siren calling me in tones I can’t ignore I feel anxiety that shakes me to the core . . . . . . shakes me to the core (Chastened to be) (ones so dear) Chastened to be pleasant to the ones I hold so dear (Hastening) (the news) Hastening to share with them the news (Images) (web of fear) Of the images that haunt me in my tangled web of fear (Trapped inside) (my muse) Trapped inside the clutches of my muse . . . of my muse It’s a dark, warm night in the prairie Near the rising moon looms a fairy Inside my mind’s eye I have walked above a cloud To where the air’s so thin no breathing is allowed And every spirit there is cosmically endowed . . . . . . cosmically endowed . . . cosmically endowed . . . cosmically endowed
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Never to Be Lost Again 04:48
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Say no more . . . just say no more And let your pain be Unlock the door . . . unlock the door And set yourself free Your struggles rule the day In time they'll fade away Your strength is here to stay . . . inside of you Never falling . . . never crawling Never to be lost again You take the time . . . remake the time And let the hurt go Create the rhyme . . . re-state the rhyme And let the words flow Your struggles rule the day In time they'll fade away Your strength is here to stay . . . inside of you Never falling . . . never crawling Never to be lost again Blue in the sky And spiraling clouds drifting by Feet on the ground, feeling so right Everything sound and shining so bright Release the mind . . . release the mind Stay out of the fray Don't look behind . . . don't look behind Just face the new day Your struggles rule the day In time they'll fade away Your strength is here to stay . . . inside of you Never falling . . . never crawling Never to be lost again Never to be lost again Never to be lost again Never to be lost again . . .
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Lamentia 04:03
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Orphans of Shadows 03:50
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There once was a girl who cut off her hair She threw out the locks, left nothing to spare Her head was all bared The people all stared The children were scared to see A girl with no hair A’ wandering where . . . To places she dared to be . . . dared to be There once was a boy with something to say He reached deep inside for words to convey His heart was all frayed The people dismayed The children afraid to hear A boy made of clay With something to say In truths that were made too clear . . . made too clear Orphans of shadows Who dream through the night They peer through the windows And seek out the light [Instrumental Interlude] Orphans of shadows Who dream through the night They peer through the windows And seek out the light There once was a man who wore a long beard He played the guitar, his clothes were all smeared But when he appeared The people all sneered The children, they feared to see A man with a beard With eyes that were teared Who played something weird for free . . . played for free Played for free . . .
11.
KLAA2 #9 06:30
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12.
Skip Rocking 03:17
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released December 10, 2004

All words & music by Jim Haptonstahl. Jim Hap on vocals, 6-and-12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, bass, percussion, timpani, mellotron. GUEST ARTIST: Julia Haptonstahl - bass on "Inside My Mind's Eye" and "Never to Be Lost Again". Recorded at Happy Gunner Studio with production, mixing and mastering at BobDog Studios, Oak Park, IL. Cover and album art by Max Haptonstahl with additional design by Andy Mead.

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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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