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Birthday Card

by Charles Mansfield

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Birthday Card Of course they are; Halloween cards are more interesting than birthday cards. Actually, Deceptively…thoughtful, this one Hope that you have; or had a good day. It would have been lovely to stay. But there it is, and I can’t complain and I can’t explain.... Even better than never better Even better than never better Even better Things in the night; might be spookier than they appear Happy Birthday Things down below; might seem spookier from up here Happy Birthday
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Don't Want You To Know I don't want you to know; i don't want you to know What was I; thinking when I bore into you eyes and burst out I love you I don't want you to know; I don't want you to konw I don't even think; You will ever find Anyone who's fascinated by you more I don't want you to know; I don't want you to know
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Large Dog 03:01
Large Dog Started me thinking I have a hard time pushin for something I’s never sure would work out The thought of why not just try isn’t better to try and fail than not even try at all Except for the fact that maybe she doesn’t even want to, her insides and heart are not in it; but won’t admit it. Hopes I just get it That’s the Elephant; more like a Large Dog That whole emphasis on if she doesn’t know if she could make me happy it’s just something she needs to do. She needs to go away though she might wanna stay all things bein’ equal but with that being said It’s like a real easy way of sayin I couldn’t make her happy; it’s just something she don’t wanna do. It’s just something she doesn’t want to do. That’s the Elephant; more like a Large Dog That’s the Elephant; maybe it’s just more like a Large Dog Runnin round my head like I can’t even miss her cause the pain never seems to work out. Crush it away for we know that happiness doesn’t stay and I’m lookin’ at a week full of hell days That's the Elephant........maybe it’s just more like a Large Dog That’s the Elephant; more like a Large bred Dog Started me thinking I have a hard time pushin for something I’s never sure would work out
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Misery 03:56
Misery Well I couldn’t sit down And I couldn’t reach out But it was there right in front of me How Far does your misery go beneath the sea of calmer waters You jump and you run and smile but after awhile it comes to be Well I would never forget But I didn’t remember Anything but the good times oh yeah yeah that we had How Far does your misery go beneath the sea of calmer waters You jump and you run and smile but after awhile it comes to be The last time I saw it, your face I heard the tale It told me so many times before but I didn’t see How Far does your misery go beneath the sea of calmer waters You jump and you run and smile but after awhile it comes to be
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16 Fingers 03:45
I've seen people; in this room that could blow the sides off of a ship whose sound is lost in morning light and you scoff and think, yeah right; but they left no room for doubt, ah ah ah Four arms four hands sixteen fingers playin piano across the sunset I was thinking to myself this is what I should remember when i'm gone gone gone These four walls have changed; broken down and rearranged while we just yelled into the air. in one ear an out the rest. in the garden; possum stole the show. don't lean on that pipe if you dare; it's not attached to anything Four arms four hands sixteen fingers playin piano across the sunset I was thinking to myself this is what I should remember when i'm gone gone gone........About what it was like here to believe So burn that couch and all the rest. But save the mural as if your life, depends on it, cause it might. ah ah ah Four arms four hands sixteen fingers playin piano across the sunset I was thinking to myself this is what I should remember when i'm gone gone gone gone gone gone gone gone Gone

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Produced by Mark Garrison and Charles
Engineered by Mark Garrison
Recorded at Sound Garrison, Buffalo, NY
Mastered by Alex Saltz - APS Mastering

Charles Mansfield - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, keys
Mark Garrison - Drums, Percussion
Pete Lund - Additional Percussion

Thank you Melissa, Caz, Linnea, Pete, Jeff
and Mom

Copyright 2016

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released July 29, 2016

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Charles Mansfield Brooklyn, New York

Ask Charles what's up and the answer always is writing, playing, recording; not necessarily in that order. His sound has been compared to somewhere between Neil Young and Elliot Smith. The past few years have seen Charles in New York playing clubs, house shows and open mics in and around New York and Brooklyn. New single This Is Winter slated to release 3/18/18 ... more

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