{"id":47641,"date":"2025-10-19T13:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T13:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=47641"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:23:22","slug":"long-hang-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/10\/19\/long-hang-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Hang Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/Long-Hang-Time-Best-Of.mp3\">Long-Hang-Time-Best-Of.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/Long-Hang-Time-Best-Of.mp4\">Long-Hang-Time-Best-Of.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/Long-Hang-Time.mp3\">Long-Hang-Time.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/Long-Hang-Time.mp4\">Long-Hang-Time.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/Long-Hang-Time-intro.mp3\">Long-Hang-Time-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nLong hang time<br \/>\n(Hangin&#8217; on the vine)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThe human institute<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t rotten to the core)<br \/>\nFrom the heart, root<br \/>\n(Take less, give more)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nLong hang time<br \/>\n(Hangin&#8217; on the vine)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBearing the fruit<br \/>\n(Of longevity)<br \/>\nFrom the soul, root<br \/>\n(For humanity)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nLong shelf life<br \/>\n(Slow to spoil)<br \/>\nOverflowing, rife<br \/>\n(Fresh from the soil)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nLong hang time<br \/>\n(Hangin&#8217; on the vine)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBearing the fruit<br \/>\n(Of longevity)<br \/>\nFrom the soul, root<br \/>\n(For humanity)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nLong hang time<br \/>\n(Hangin&#8217; on the vine)<br \/>\nOn-site insight<br \/>\n(Pure delight)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBearing the fruit<br \/>\n(Of longevity)<br \/>\nFrom the soul, root<br \/>\n(For humanity)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nLong hang time<br \/>\n(Hangin&#8217; on the vine)<br \/>\nLong hang time<br \/>\n(Hangin&#8217; on the vine)<br \/>\nOn-site insight<br \/>\n(Pure delight)<br \/>\nStronger (longer)<br \/>\nIn the sunlight<br \/>\nStronger (longer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG:\u00a0Longest-Lasting Fruit on the Vine<\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sNRHic\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAA\" data-processed=\"true\">Examples of fruits that have a long &#8220;hang time&#8221; or a long shelf life, suggesting they are slow to ripen or spoil, and can remain on the plant for extended periods.<\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Citrus fruits<\/strong> like oranges, lemons, and mandarins can stay on the tree for months. One source notes that an Owari Satsuma Mandarin can ripen in December and hold its fruit until March.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Grapes<\/strong> are described as having a long shelf life due to a waxy coating that prevents moisture loss.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAw\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Figs<\/strong> are another example, with some varieties, like the &#8216;Bordissot Negra Rimada,&#8217; known for being a slow-ripening fruit that can take over four months to mature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Hardy kiwi<\/strong> vines produce fruit that remains green when ripe, which helps to hide them from birds, allowing them to hang on the vine until you want to pick them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBQ\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Avocados<\/strong>, specifically the Hass variety, ripen in April but can be harvested until the end of September.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQBg\" data-processed=\"true\">Many of these fruits are considered &#8220;non-climacteric,&#8221; meaning they do not continue to ripen after being picked. This is in contrast to &#8220;climacteric&#8221; fruits like apples, bananas, and tomatoes, which will ripen even after they are removed from the plant.<span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"Ox9cDf_1y,Ox9cDf_1z\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/strength\/\">Strength<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-Hang-Time-Best-Of.mp3 Long-Hang-Time-Best-Of.mp4 Long-Hang-Time.mp3 Long-Hang-Time.mp4 Long-Hang-Time-intro.mp3 [Intro] Long hang time (Hangin&#8217; on the vine) [Verse 1] The human institute (Isn&#8217;t rotten to the core) From the heart, root (Take less, give more) [Bridge] Long hang time (Hangin&#8217; on the vine) [Chorus] Bearing the fruit (Of longevity) From the soul, root (For humanity) [Verse 2] Long shelf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[1336,4174],"class_list":["post-47641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-autumn","tag-strength"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47641"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47653,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47641\/revisions\/47653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}