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First July
02:29
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FIRST JULY
This'll be my second August but this is still my first July
I"m not ready to be careful; I'm not ready to behave
I'm not ready just yet my friends to go, underneath the blade
We all want to be normal; more or less I guess
But when it comes to bein shunned you didn't try your best, best, best
This'll be my second August but this is still my first July
Isolation, it feels ok; if you think it's on your own terms
But late in the day you feel the need, of another's arms
This'll be my second August but this is still my first July
When you're faced with a bridge to cross never to look back
Do you think of the ones you've left behind and totally lost Track Track Track
This'll be my second August but this is still my first July
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2. |
The Hare
03:39
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THE HARE
Unblinking Eye
Reflection of a window pane; cross the surface, cross the glass, cross my heart
Move so fast
Move that ass
The clock's hands won't stop but you will;
For the pie on the windowsill, on a warm summer day.
And you won't get up for two, cause you.....
Know your haunches will save you
Like they did the last time
And the time before that, And the time before that, And the time before that
But you're still in the same place this race
While the slower creatures are safe at home
Snug in their beds while the hare is out, wiping stars out of the sky.
Can't you see my iris bleed
Into yours as we spot the sun
Fall into each others eyes
The hare and me to hell with everyone
The hare and me go fuck you everyone
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3. |
Inside Your Head
02:55
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Inside Your Head
You think you know.
But you don't
You think you have it all worked out
But it's bein' worked out for ya
In the deep dark night and not till you open your eyes
Do you realize; what those guys, did inside your head?
When she tells you
She doesn't love you
You say, fuck that I didn't even
Like her that much anyway
No resource to waste
We're better off......aren't we?
Why was I even tryin'?
You try to hide it
You could sleep like a lamb
Put it all behind your back
But what was that rush at 3am?
Shakin their heads and fingers
No, No, NO.....It goes right.....here
And you wake up.
Then you try, to take it back out. But it's there for good
Or at least until time breaks it, but that's not the answer you wanted.
No, no, no......
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4. |
We All Know
01:43
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We All Know
I, keep looking at you cause
I don't want you. To think
I want to touch your wife; but i keep giving.....
You, glances with a smile
cause I don't want you; to think
I want to take her hand; and i laughed a little hard at your joke
Cause i don't want you. to think
I'd put my mouth over hers; and take her downstairs
And turn her around. Oh yeah
I know it sounds pretty bad and I want her in here
But I'd never act
But it's up to her
And even though it's going slow
If you would get up and go, i'd probably still say no
But it hurts to be alone
Cause i love her
And i like you
And its so hard
What life puts
Us through
We all know
We all know
We all know
credits
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5. |
Pops!
05:38
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POPS!
This noise, will soon, end but, the silence
Will last forever and all
So I better get used....to it
This time; it's not
Gonna improve; no way; no how....
Just let it go. Like a balloon
Farther and farther, smaller and smaller
Just let it go. Like a balloon
Farther and farther, smaller and smaller
Till it pops
Inside your bones, it's tight lipped, endless
And the blood; it swirls around, wordless
So we better get used....to it
it's all; there is
Never improves; no way; no how. No cause
Just let it go. Like a balloon
Farther and farther, smaller and smaller
Just let it go. Like a balloon
Farther and farther, smaller and smaller
Till it pops
You were an hour and a half late.
Should've taken five minutes more; to brush your hair
Let it go, we're stars
Just let it go. Like a balloon
Farther and farther, smaller and smaller
Just let it go. Like a balloon
Farther and farther, smaller and smaller
And the silence will last forever and ever.
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6. |
Never Get To Mexico
03:22
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Never Get To Mexico
I was listenin' to the radio, when i heard the words, that made me think
Would they ever mean a thing to me again, would i ever take that drink?
You always think there's time to act in ways, to make you mine
But I might never get, to Mexco and if that's so, there's other places I might not go.....
It's those Old Song Blues, such Old News
I wet my pants, at the spark of romance, it drains my veins and leaves me weak. Stormin clouds are brewin in, that cup of tea, it's cold and I feel weak
You always think there's time to act in ways, to make you mine
But I might never get, to Mexco and if that's so, there's other places I might not go.....
It's those Old Song Blues, such Old News
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7. |
Broken Buddha
02:55
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Broken Buddha beside my bed supposed to turn my luck around
Not by reputation but by early results
But now, it's just sitting there, dusty, broken all alone
When it crashed upon the floor I turned around to see him dead
And I picked up the pieces and I tried to find his head
But he hid, so what I did was pick him up; and put him in my room
Need to fix this thing and put him back where it belongs
But on my mother's life, the strangest things happened to me
Things that were hard now they flowed so very easily
So it sat there, unglued, with my brand new attitude, now it's changed it's overdue, library book stolen from school
Need to fix this thing and put it back where it belongs
Should have known it never ever really helped me get that strong
Piece of bone ain't ever gonna help me right those wrongs
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8. |
When You Find
02:19
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WHEN YOU FIND
When you find...someone who....will give....you all you want
You can rest assured.....you probably don't want it from them
Alone last night....i was listenin' to....my friend......I thought he sang
Don't be afraid of.....the cunt your already are
He didn't. but I thought of you anyway
Then i thought about when Ray told me the white house pipes froze....
The night i broke up with you. And it was wonderin'...what he was up to?
When you find...someone who....will give....you all you want
You can rest assured.....you probably don't want it from them
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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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