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It's About Time

by Elizabeth Hummel

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    It’s About Time was many years in the making. The songs span most of my songwriting career, from Aphrodite (1986) to Time and Experience (2014). There is a lot of love in this album! The songs cover a lot of ground, but carry a common theme of living life fully, engaging to the max in the blink of time we are here. I am grateful to my friends and fellow musicians who put their heart and brilliance into this recording with me. Here’s hoping this music will help you heal, grow, love, and experience your own life more fully.

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1.
I want to give you the blue plate special But honey child, you know that I'm not from the South I need a chest for my head to nestle I'm a Southern Sympathizer with a sweet Yankee mouth I am no harlot, I am no vixen But honey child, you know that I got my ways I live right here on the Mason Dixon Where the battle will be raging half an hour away Will you brave it till the morning with your sweet Liza Jane? And when this cruel world is finally ended I'll keep you in my bed beyond the break of day For there's a garden that must be tended Will you take me down to Dixie with your wicked ways? Will you take me down to Dixie with your wicked ways? I want to give you the blue plate special But honey child, you know that I'm not from the South There is no devil that I won't wrestle I'm a Southern Sympathizer with a sweet Yankee mouth I'm a Southern Sympathizer with a sweet Yankee mouth I'm a Southern Sympathizer with a sweet Yankee mouth
2.
Toenails are bright green You’re at the beginning Clock falls off wall And you are winning And it’s about time It’s about time You’re brilliant as any stone In the hard earth Open your arms wide Prepare to receive your worth And it’s about time It’s about time I made a cherry pie to celebrate! Up and over the mountain we go… And it’s about time It’s about time Sailing ships And snakes coiled in circles These are good signs The ocean will bring you her pearls And it’s about time It’s about time
3.
Do not leave your heart to harden Throw your mind into the garden Live your life without a pardon One breath at a time One breath Gaze into the greening bower Thorn and leaf and rosy flower Rising sap and growing power One breath at a time One breath at a time Day into day Into moon into moon into moon Into year into year Into birth into birth Into earth, into sea, into circles and spires Into wind, into Death, into Time, into embers Forgotten songs, bodies tuned to the sway Of the notes and beats awakening In slumbering days Listening to what the trees are saying Whispering tunes of ancestors Singing songs of Universes One breath at a time One breath at a time
4.
Blood Red Volcano Wait a minute I think you’re telling me lies Satan’s in it I’ve seen him laugh in your eyes Do you think I am blind? It don’t take no second sight Way down there In that valley below Is erupting A Blood Red Volcano Do you think I don’t know It really must be time Time to go Time to go Blood Red Volcano I can feel you Sending your curses my way But I’m a mirror Reflecting back what you say Do you think I’ll just take Your poison I’ll blow you…away Blow you away Blood Red Volcano
5.
Goldmine 02:56
You’re stuck here Like a bad dream With your clothes off In the classroom And you can’t remember the answer to the question The teacher is asking you And you’re open Like a faucet That just keeps on with its drippin’ Or a broken zipper on your favorite pair of pants—yeah Are you sitting on a goldmine Funny you should ask… Cuz I breathe in And I breathe out But I can’t reach To the center of the earth today Seems I’m emptier than a garbage truck Before the morning run And I crave love Like a baby that’s neglected Am I weak to feel this way? You’re in a tower with a room of straw Face this task Are you sitting on a goldmine Funny you should ask… And I break into the morning like it’s phony glass It only cuts you up if you hold back And the wind’s up On the bay here And the moon’s big In the sky whether you’re living on the street Or a condominium You still need the cash Are you sitting on a goldmine Funny you should ask
6.
Aphrodite 05:53
Aphrodite It came to me in the sweet springtime It came to me It came to me like a new wine It came to me And how can something so strong Feel so right and so wrong At the same time Why do I feel this way Seems like every day I’m changing my mind Changing my mind What came to me, was it love or was it something else What came to me When you stepped into my eyes Into myself I look into you Trying to find something new Something not planned Then I’m torn and confused I know I have to choose But where do I stand Where do I stand She came to me in a field of flowers She came to me Aphrodite, with her golden crown She came to me She suddenly was there Her hands in my hair Not letting me be Then wide as the sky A feeling like a tide came over me Over me It came to me in the sweet springtime It came to me It came to me like a new wine It came to me Seems something so strong Is never wrong At the right time And I’m learning to find my way Cuz every single day She changes my mind My heart and mind It came to me It came to me It came to me
7.
Wanderlust 03:50
Inside the edges of the sky Gypsy clouds surround the moon Sideways shining enchanted eye Sings stillness to the gloom And you’re wondering which way to turn And you’re listening for who you should trust When you find the freedom from your Wander wanderlust Ya-ya…. Let it come in let it go No story’s carved in stone From the tip of your head to your toes From your skin deep into your bones And you’re checking in with how you feel And you’re listening for the bloom When the forest garden Opens up its song to you
8.
There’s a girl in Halifax She likes to write me letters of love Red lipstick on the back Of a dirty envelope I’ve never been to Newfoundland But I’ve been to Nova Scotia Sometimes I’m an honest man I get my feelings from the Ocean But it’s different in California Will you be on the midnight train? Out of the cold clear north it just isn’t the same Will you be on the midnight train? Bring me your broken heart I’ll give you my name Driving Sunset Boulevard Everything is shining in motion Everyone thinks they got it hard They’re all looking for some devotion Billboards are bigger and louder than love Will you be on the midnight train? Out of the cold clear north it just isn’t the same Will you be on the midnight train? Into this wasted world Of money and fame I work in this studio I watch the stars coming and going City’s drying out my bones But I remember water flowing Through the ice in Nova Scotia Will you be on the midnight train? Out of the cold clear north it just isn’t the same Will you be on the midnight train? Come and cleanse my heart With a promise of rain
9.
Outlaw Man 02:36
He come riding in my town An Outlaw Man High in the saddle rode he And I was a pretty maid Singing a song And the Outlaw Man wanted me Take what you need was his motto and creed Give all the rest to the poor But the blood flowed like a river Over my town And I knew there would be more His eyes they were bluer than a summer sky But ice flowed cold in his veins And I had to leave the Outlaw Man So I could find my peace again Come sit by me darlin’ And sing me a song So all of the world it will know That I loved you truly Said the Outlaw Man Even though you had to go His eyes they were bluer than a summer sky But ice flowed cold in his veins And I had to leave the Outlaw Man So I could find my peace again
10.
The Garden 04:24
The Garden I heard this story from a woman old and wise I met her in the market by the oranges and limes She talked about a garden with fruits sweeter still than these So I dropped my tomatoes and said tell me more please Her little eyes they crinkled up, cuz she knew the story well And she’d been there herself from what I could tell She said the garden is wide and the rock wall is tall But the roses climb over it with no trouble at all And you can get back through the gate you once left behind And sit all day in the green leafy sunshine And nobody with a sword will keep you away But you might see some angels flying, if you want to play And there are many fruits in this garden, many trees Go ahead and try some of those, and some of these Each moment is a blessing that you’re tasting on your tongue Stay in the garden and your spirit will stay young And do not be afraid if the snake is at your feet Coiled in circles, that’s just eternity Well she talked about this place as if we were standing in it now And I must admit the fluorescent lights had disappeared somehow And there were no other shoppers picking through the broccoli Just the faint smell of peaches, this old woman, and me And sometimes I could just get a glimpse of what she saw so clearly And feel the kisses of a mango colored breeze She said the garden is wide and the rock wall is tall But the roses climb over it with no trouble at all And you can get back through the gate you once left behind And sit all day in the green leafy sunshine
11.
Anyway Anywhere Anytime It’s the whittlin’ down of riddle into rhyme She will drop to her knees She will marry the breeze Anyway—anywhere—any time In the poetry of a forgotten age Blossoms floating like snow on the page If she just steals a breath She will touch lips with death In the poetry of a forgotten age With the stillness of a castle built of stone Roses trailing the wall amidst the bones Into the empty glass of night Will be poured pure delight With the stillness of a castle built of stone What of the time we have to share What of the love we have to bear As deep as midnight’s distant stars Anyway Anywhere Anytime It’s the unborn sky reflecting on her mind She’s absorbed by the sky Through the blackness of her eye Anyway, anywhere See them circling high in the air Anyway, anywhere, any time
12.
Rubydazzled 02:56
What does it mean to be me Am I just everything inside my skin Am I the thoughts that I’m thinking Does water turn into me When I am drinking it What does it mean to be you Sometimes, we seem so different Balderdash or tickety-boo It truly is an experiment Will I turn into a spectre When I am dead or return to stardust Does every good deed really matter Can love heal the hurt when my heart is in tatters, yeah How can you really know me Sometimes we don’t seem so separate Fal de ra-la-la Fiddle-de-dee We’re free to be infinite Collywobbles inside Of my tummy I’m so scared And so excited Rubydazzled Here right now
13.
Time and experience Are all that you need To heal the wounds that bleed (or don’t bleed) Many have come before And many will follow Life only flows in the living What a miracle we’re here at all It’s our responsibility to heal How do we heal The lost moments How do we heal There is an essence We can embrace Brand new
14.
Goldmine 02:55
Goldmine You’re stuck here Like a bad dream With your clothes off In the classroom And you can’t remember the answer to the question The teacher is asking you And you’re open Like a faucet That just keeps on with its drippin’ Or a broken zipper on your favorite pair of pants—yeah Are you sitting on a gold mine Funny you should ask… Cuz I breathe in And I breathe out But I can’t reach To the center of the earth today Seems I’m emptier than a garbage truck Before the morning run And I crave love Like a baby that’s neglected Am I weak to feel this way? You’re in a tower with a room of straw You will face this task Are you sitting on a gold mine Funny you should ask… And I break into the morning like it’s phony glass It only cuts you up if you hold back And the wind’s up On the bay here And the moon’s big In the sky whether you’re living on the street Or a condominium You still need the cash Are you sitting on a gold mine Funny you should ask

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It’s About Time was many years in the making. The songs span most of my songwriting career, from Aphrodite (1986) to Time and Experience (2014). There is plenty of love in this album! The songs cover a lot of ground, but carry a common theme of living life fully, engaging to the max in the blink of time we are here. I am grateful to my friends and fellow musicians who put their heart and brilliance into this recording with me. Here’s hoping this music will help you heal, grow, love, and experience your own life more fully.

credits

released July 12, 2014

Elizabeth – vocals – acoustic guitar – banjo – Hammond
Reva Wittenberg – vocals : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
John Nasan – acoustic guitars : 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 – electric guitar : 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11
Marilyn Pedersen – viola : 10, 12
Robin Toye – drums & percussion
Jon Green – upright bass : 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13
Brian Castillo – bass : 1, 3, 4, 7 – electric guitar : 4
Morgan Doctor – tabla & shaker : 3

Jordan Hughes – photography, website design & webmaster
Brian Castillo – recording & mixdowns, photography, CD design
Chris Hanzsek – mastering : hanzsekav@comcast.net
Special Thanks to Betty Hummel and the Brew-ha-ha Team


All Songs by Elizabeth Hummel © 2014
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Elizabeth Hummel Olympia, Washington

I have been writing songs most of my life. A good bit of recording and performing too. Money comes and goes, but the muse is precious and timeless. I pray that my songs help people through darkness as well as celebrate the light. This music is a village and I am not alone. I am deeply grateful to the many people who have helped me birth these songs in so many ways. You are the Love! ... more

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