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Originally released as "Just a Phase" on the 2010 record of the same name, the final release of my first band.

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Did I go and trade my childhood for a more informed worldview?
'Cause some days it feels as though
I let my youth slip right through my fingers
The figures of my former life
are melting away into memory
But the lessons they have taught
Will always be a part of me

I waste these beautiful days
with my head in the clouds
Just pondering all of the ways
that I could help out
But if progressive chain reaction
needs another voice
or a catalyst
They won't find the answer here
because in practice I am useless
Or so it seems
Or so it seems

I can only hope
that this worthlessness
is just a phase
Because so many have achieved
the most incredible feats
by my age
And though I'm relatively young
the simple fact still remains
That nearly twenty years have passed
and I have yet to grab the reins
And no matter how long I sit here
it takes more to make a change

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from The Birthday Songs, released August 15, 2021

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The Michael Character Boston, Massachusetts

It's political music, whatever. Based in Boston, MA. Absolutely willing to drive very far to play for you and five of your vaguely alternative friends in your combination kitchen/laundry room. Hit me up. I'm fully serious.

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