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Charlie and the Foxtrots
Georgia born, Nashville-based pop-folk six-piece blending their unique styles to create a dynamic alliance you won't forget. By mixing folk and pop, this group will leave you with an emotionally enveloped feeling of comfort and musical satisfaction.
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Charles Gwynne Wilson III (BMI) 100%
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optimistic, lighthearted, folk lullaby
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Oh my word I've seen something that's good
Didn't think I could
All the sins I've done I would repeat
To get her to meRock me darling rock to sleep tonight
Stay with me until the morning time
If you leave before we wake
I'd swear to God my soul you'd take awayMade a list of things that we'd become
We'd settle none
Burn down all the doors that held us back
No looking backRock me darling rock to sleep tonight
Stay with me until the morning time
If you leave before we wake
I'd swear to God my soul you'd take awayWipe the fear from our eyes
Strip me down to my disguise
I am bare where I lie
Pick me up pick me upRock me darling rock to sleep tonight
Stay with me until the morning time
If you leave before we wake
I'd swear to God my soul you'd take away -
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"The Man I Am" is a song about being trapped in your thoughts, forced to analyze old dreams and failed relationships. Escaping with alcohol or confiding in others can help ease the pain of regret, but ultimately a change in self is the only remedy for a clear conscience.
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I thought I'd learned the come and go
Will I be selfish or alone
Always aloneI'll stay the night with you instead
Escape the walls in my head
These walls I dreadSo just lay your head to rest on me
Stay till nothing's troubling you
Feel free to take my grin
I trust it'll find a safer ending too
For the fool I was sees nothing in the truth
And the man I am is only passing throughMarked walls by the door entail
Past hopes and ancient lovers fail
Always failWine and whiskey will rewind
Catch me at a better time
Another timeSo just lay your head to rest on me
Stay till nothing's troubling you
Feel free to take my grin
I trust it'll find a safer ending too
For the fool I was sees nothing in the truth
And the man I am is only passing through -
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The perspective of a fairytale villain
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Come on girl follow me
We're gonna take a ride down to the sea
Where buried treasure buried treasure lies
Buried deep beneath my heart insideBaby sweet don't you know
I've been through this same old thing before
Fairy tale made up to relieve
Promises a man will never keepI chopped down the cherry tree
Took some fruit and left the rest to bleed
Told a fib to save my tail
Only fooling you to fool myself
No one elseSay to me please forget
I'm like one that you have never met
Memories ripped up to begin
Patterns cycled time and time againDarling dear face so sweet
I'm the baddest one you'll ever see
I'll blow right down your house made out of straw
And eat you up 'til I can't have no moreI chopped down the cherry tree
Took some fruit and left the rest to bleed
Told a fib to save my tail
Only fooling you to fool myself
No one elseSay to me oh
I chopped down the cherry tree
Took some fruit and left the rest to bleed
Told a fib to save my tail
Only fooling you to fool myself
No one else -
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A reflective song, "Dorothy Gale" tells a tale of running away from past mistakes to live a life of solitude, only to realize running away isn't the answer.
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I meant to play things right
To put the past behind me
Spend time in isolation
No reconciliation for lies
All liesDaydreamer blind to love to light
Every spite please igniteGave everything I had
A way to get some back I thought
Turns out I'm pretty lonely
Without the world around me I see
Just meDaydreamer blind to love to light
Every spite please igniteWake up my eyes It's time
Wake up my eyes and my life oh it's timeDaydreamer blind to love to light
Every spite please ignite -
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"Dreams of Yesterday" tells a story of missing home, falling in love, and losing love. The storyteller shares his tale in hopes that it will remembered long after he has passed.
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I miss my family
And nights that I could sleep
And the only thing keeping me awake
Were the dreams of yesterdayI ran from my hometown
Had a ticket out
Now the only thing keeping me away
Are the dreams of yesterdayIf I am to die
Leave behind a ragged life
Tell my story slow
Make it sweet make it knownI washed upon your steps
Bruised and beat to hell
You hosed me down
Broken unwound
And I learned to love againYou hopped the first train home
Left me here alone
No I don't blame you
Nor do I choose
To learn to love anewIf I am to die
Leave behind a ragged life
Tell my story slow
Make it sweet make it knownIf I am to die
Leave behind a ragged life
Let me stay with you
Till the dark fades to blue -
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"Stomp, Clap" is an energetic anthem for all those who've ever questioned themselves and their role in society
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I'm sleeping in the next room over
Laying on the hard wood floor
My baby's living in her head
Can't find the way to me insteadOur brother's hiding in the corner
Wears a mask and speaks to no one
Trees are counting different shades
Numbering my daysOh put down the telephone
Jump off the ledge alone
Lay down the gun go home
Don't listen to the radioWho is the ghost in the machine
Is he as messed up as he seems
We are a mouse inside a maze
Born to live to entertainWhere is the man I was becoming
Hopped a train and kept a running
Oh they're leaving me behind
Left alone to dieOh put down the telephone
Jump off the ledge alone
Lay down the gun go home
Don't listen to the radio -
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This dreamy, feel-good folk song is about regretting a past break up. You ended things because you assumed your feelings were fleeting, only to realize later you shared a connection with this person like no other.
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I'm wondering to the rushing wind.
Got to depend on the current trend.
I'm whispering to the sky up high.
Why oh why do I feel the time go by?All those nights, we were so right.
On a second try, we just might find,
This time I'll find by the light of our eyes.
Oh there'll be no wondering why.
Just you and me, this October Spring,
The soft rustling, of the agreeing trees' Evergreen Philosophy.You've been blinded by, by the setting sun.
Tomorrow's come, today is young,
Look east the rising has begun.
All the shady benches taken up by none.
We won't wait, we'll carve our names,
and here we'll stay forever young.All those nights, we were so right.
On a second try, we just might find,
This time I'll find by the light of our eyes.
Oh there'll be no wondering why.
Just you and me, this October Spring,
The soft rustling, of the agreeing trees' Evergreen Philosophy.Come with me to find, and
Leap into the light.
Take ahold of my arm, and
Hold on tight.All those nights, we were so right.
On a second try, we just might find,
This time I'll find by the light of our eyes.
Oh there'll be no wondering why.
Just you and me, this October Spring,
The soft rustling, of the agreeing trees' Evergreen Philosophy. -
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"Meeting the Stone" is a smooth yet dark song about finally deciding to break up with someone after a long, painful period of trying to fix the relationship.
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Spending time fixing
All these habits we've worked on breakin',
All the false love I've mistaken.Blankets had you waited,
Now my lips are jaded.
Through darkness I'm awakened.I'm standing where the ocean meets the stone.
You and I together
Is like gambling with the weather,
Hailing lustful pleasures.Put it off yourself for
The time for regret is lost girl,
And along with it me that hated chore.I'm standing where the ocean meets the stone.
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"Maple Leaves" is a sweet, heartfelt song about being in love with someone who's unsure of their feelings, though you know if they gave you a chance they'd feel the same.
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I've been spending some time.
Talked you up in my mind.
Building up this imaginary love of mine.You and I we will find
This feeling's one of a kind.
Open your arms and into your heart invite
This idea of mine.I don't want to go another day without knowing you.
I can't stand by,
Knowing that I'm not the one by your side.If this season's winds decide to breathe
The autumn breeze,
I will fall for you.
I will fall
Like the maple leaves.The timing's never right
For you to open your eyes,
So take my hand
And baby trust me blind.If you come to decide
The peak is not worth the climb,
For you I'll wander
Aimlessly into the night.
Without your guiding light. -
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"Leaving it Behind" is a bouncy, upbeat folk song about realizing you've grown as a person while the one you once loved hasn't grown with you.
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While this world was busy holding you hostage,
I was dreaming of something,
Something to dream about.While this world was busy cooking up something,
Something amounting to nothing,
I had found a way out.I will leave this world behind me.
I won't sigh for the emptiness inside of me.While your face was busy reflecting my sunlight,
Using me as your spotlight,
My heartstring came untied.Cause I'm done pretending always that it's all fine,
For you to pretend that it's alright.
I'm tired of shielding my eyes.I will leave this world behind me.
I won't sigh for the emptiness inside of me.It won't stop it won't stop 'till the rhythm's playing,
Playing to my heart,
Playing it so hard.It won't stop it won't stop 'till the rhythm's playing,
Playing to my heart,
Playing it so damn hard.I will leave this world behind me.
I won't sigh for the emptiness inside of me. -
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"Mademoiselle" is about falling in love fast. It's hard to make promises about not getting too committed when you've met the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. The song starts as a pleasant, laid-back folk lullaby, but ends with a thumping, upbeat twist.
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The first day you saw me,
I got your name to see
If it would go with mine pleasantly.First night that we made love
I was a little too drunk,
But I don't mind.
I don't mind.It doesn't feel so good when you're not around.
Like a lioness you're too damn proud.
The look in your eyes it keeps me spellbound.
I'm the ship, you're the anchor, so let's settle down.
Down, down, down.All those times we said
We wouldn't think ahead,
I still peaked at script unread.If you should bid farewell,
Keep your mademoiselle.
Memories of angels melt.I don't sleep too well when you're not around.
Like a lion girl I'm too damn proud.
The look in your eyes it keeps me spellbound.
I'm the ship, you're the anchor and let's settle down.
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"Thumping" is a lighthearted, joyful song about the excitement of young love, and learning how to handle heavy attraction for the first time.
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Everybody's bumming,
Running 'round thumping around this town.
Get it up and get it down.You and me chasing circles,
Hearts blazing on hallowed ground,
Buried 'neath safe and sound.Lightning on the ceiling,
Sunshine in the window pane.
The more that you're revealing,
Less the sky is staying tame.
Can't control the feeling,
All the clouds are screaming rain.All the moms weeping
For their kids stripping on empty streets,
Keeping a forbidden beat.Quit thumb fiddlin' 'cause girl you got rhythm,
So don't retreat.
Turn off the burning heat.Lightning on the ceiling,
Sunshine in the window pane.
The more that you're revealing,
Less the sky is staying tame.
Can't control the feeling,
All the clouds are screaming rain. -
