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The Narcissistic Delusion Erodes

by Charles Michael

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One Step Back Now 02:28
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And Your Bird Can Sing 02:05
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Barb's Thoughts On May 17 02:52
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The Motivational Bop It 01:27
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Marsh Mellow 00:59
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Renovating The Treehouse 01:23
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The Secret Song 01:12
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Social Media Is Amazing! (Live at the Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 03:09
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A Reminder Of The First Amendment (Live at the Abilene Public Library South Branch, Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 01:32
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Don't Listen, Don't Read (Live at the Abilene Public Library South Branch, Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 03:21
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I'm a nasty conservative man And I think these books should be banned Cos I'm too stupid to understand What the First Amendment means I'm a nasty conservative man I hate these gays and I hate all the trans It's too much work to try to understand What the First Amendment means Back in my day, if you read a book People thought you were gay, and they'd give you a look Like you wouldn't believe, but I got an ace up my sleeve Now no one looks at me that way no more I'm a God fearing Christian man And the only book that I understand Is this here Bible in my hand We should let this book dictate how we do things Don't read To Kill A Mockingbird Any books about racism, don't believe a single word Don't read I Am Jazz or Ender's Game And don't even mention Franz Kafka's name Don't read Fahrenheit 451 And don't read 1984, you son of a gun Don't read I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Maybe you shouldn't read anything! And if I should get serious And stop being so facetious They're censoring you, they're censoring me They'll soon try to empty out the library I want to write a book about being autistic But you say I have to be more realistic I want to write a book about being nonbinary But you say I can't have it in the library And why should we go back to this? This is overzealous censorship We shouldn't stand for being banned We don't deserve it I think we should preserve it And now this song is done I must've angered someone And now this song is done.
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Acoustic Smile (Live at Elmwood Antique Centre, Abilene, Texas, 2022) 02:03
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Conversation With Beatrice 01:34
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When You're Sad 02:27
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Purgatory Of Light 03:44
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I Had A Weird Dream About You 04:07
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Flight Of The Bumblebee 01:08
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Musk I 01:44
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Musk I (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2022) 01:46
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Not Alright (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2022) 03:10
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hitemup21 02:29
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feel21 02:24
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She Pulled Me Into The Stall 02:32
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I Know Of A Girl Named Sara (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 02:07
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Lily's Majestic Etymology (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 01:48
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My Happy Wilderness (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 05:02
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Eleanor Rigby (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023) 02:18
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Discussing CityLink At City Hall 02:12
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THE NARCISSISTIC DELUSION ERODES
by Charles Michael
1. One Step Back Now
2. And Your Bird Can Sing
3. Barb's Thoughts On May 17
4. The Motivational Bop It
5. Marsh Mellow
6. Renovating The Treehouse
7. The Secret Song
8. Social Media Is Amazing! (Live at the Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
9. A Reminder Of The First Amendment (Live at the Abilene Public Library South Branch, Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
10. Don't Listen, Don't Read (Live at the Abilene Public Library South Branch, Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
11. Acoustic Smile (Live at Elmwood Antique Centre, Abilene, Texas, 2022)
12. Conversation With Beatrice
13. When You're Sad
14. Purgatory Of Light
15. I Had A Weird Dream About You
16. Flight Of The Bumblebee
17. Musk I
18. Musk I (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2022)
19. Not Alright (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2022)
20. hitemup21
21. feel21
22. She Pulled Me Into The Stall
23. I Know Of A Girl Named Sara (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
24. Lily's Majestic Etymology (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
25. My Happy Wilderness (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
26. Eleanor Rigby (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)
27. Discussing CityLink At City Hall

On July 12, 2023, my external hard drive finally failed on me and I lost everything. I was planning an entire album of over 200 tracks, with unreleased material dating as far back as July 2019. Now that's gone. I don't have every live performance recorded anymore, I need to do some serious upheaval on these animations I'm working on, and I'm essentially starting over with the documentary. What you hear before you is what I was able to piece together and cobble together for immediate release, just so I can never worry about these songs being unreleased ever again.

tinyurl.com/CityLinkFurtherReading

FOR THOSE UNDER 18:
Don't listen to "Musk I".

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released July 13, 2023

All songs produced by Charles Michael
"And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Eleanor Rigby" were composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
"Marsh Mellow" was composed by Syd Dale
"When You're Sad" was composed by Bart Davenport
"Flight Of The Bumblebee" was composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
All other songs composed by Charles Michael

"She Pulled Me Into The Stall" was completed on April 23, 2021.
"The Motivational Bop It" was completed on May 28, 2021.
"Flight Of The Bumblebee" was completed on October 7, 2021.
"I Had A Weird Dream About You" was recorded on October 24, 2021.
"Renovating The Treehouse" was completed on November 28, 2021.
"The Secret Song" was completed on December 14, 2021.
"Purgatory Of Light" was completed on December 20, 2021.
"When You're Sad" was completed on January 2, 2022.
"feel21" was completed on February 22, 2022.
"hitemup21" was completed on March 2, 2022.
"Musk I" was completed on April 30, 2022.
"Acoustic Smile (Live at Elmwood Antique Centre, Abilene, Texas, 2022)" was recorded on May 3, 2022.
"Conversation With Beatrice" was recorded on May 3, 2022.
"Marsh Mellow" was completed on May 24, 2022.
"One Step Back Now" was completed on August 2, 2022.
"Musk I (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2022)" was recorded on November 6, 2022.
"Not Alright (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2022)" was recorded on November 6, 2022.
"I Know Of A Girl Named Sara (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)" was recorded on January 15, 2023.
"Lily's Majestic Etymology (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)" was recorded on January 15, 2023.
"My Happy Wilderness (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)" was recorded on January 15, 2023.
"Eleanor Rigby (Live at Majestic Coffee Shop, Abilene, Texas, 2023)" was recorded on January 15, 2023.
"Barb's Thoughts On May 17" was completed on May 17, 2023.
"Social Media Is Amazing! (Live at the Mall of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, 2023)" was recorded on June 30, 2023.
"Discussing CityLink At City Hall" was recorded on July 11, 2023.
The cover art was drawn on July 12, 2023.
"And Your Bird Can Sing", in its current state, was completed on July 13, 2023.
This album was released on July 13, 2023.


PERSONNEL

ONE STEP BACK NOW
Alle Holcomb = voice of Sara and vocals
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, electric guitar

AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING
Alle Holcomb = voice of Sara and vocals
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, electric guitar, tambourine, vocals

BARB'S THOUGHTS ON MAY 17
Charles Michael = Mixcraft arrangement
Genny Sherard = vocals

THE MOTIVATIONAL BOP IT
Charles Michael = sample arrangement

Samples in THE MOTVATIONAL BOP IT:
1. Voice clips from the Bop It line of toys [1996-present]
2. Kid N Play - Last Night [1988]
3. Psychodelic Frankie - Donna [c. 1970]
4. Richard Myhill - Morning Aire [1991]

MARSH MELLOW
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, sample arrangement

Samples in MARSH MELLOW:
1. LiquidKonata Tsu - Konata mimicking the sounds of Windows XP [2022]

RENOVATING THE TREEHOUSE
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, electric guitar, tambourine, tin can, vocals

THE SECRET SONG
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, shaker
Jennica Taylor = voice of Rachel and vocals

SOCIAL MEDIA IS AMAZING! (LIVE AT THE MALL OF ABILENE, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Charles Michael = piano

A REMINDER OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT (LIVE AT THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH BRANCH, MALL OF ABILENE, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Charles Michael = voice
Unidentified woman = voice

DON'T LISTEN, DON'T READ (LIVE AT THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH BRANCH, MALL OF ABILENE, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Charles Michael = acoustic guitar, vocals

ACOUSTIC SMILE (LIVE AT ELMWOOD ANTIQUE CENTRE, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2022)
Charles Michael = piano

CONVERSATION WITH BEATRICE
Alle Holcomb = voice of Beatrice
Charles Michael = voice

WHEN YOU'RE SAD
Charles Michael = vocals
Hazel Young = keyboards
Kyle Reed = drums
Wyatt Flatt = bass

PURGATORY OF LIGHT
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, electric guitar, vocals

I HAD A WEIRD DREAM ABOUT YOU
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE
Alle Holcomb = original vocal samples
Charles Michael = sample arrangement

MUSK I
Charles Michael = GarageBand arrangement, vocals

MUSK I (LIVE AT MAJESTIC COFFEE SHOP, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2022)
Charles Michael = acoustic guitar, vocals
Sam Wolfe = live mixing

NOT ALRIGHT (LIVE AT MAJESTIC COFFEE SHOP, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2022)
Charles Michael = acoustic guitar, vocals
Sam Wolfe = live mixing
Stephen Ford = mic holding

HITEMUP21
Charles Michael = sample arrangement

Samples in HITEMUP21
1. The Comet Is Coming - Birth Of Creation [2019]
2. Feu! Chatterton - Cristaux liquides [2021]
3. BoA - Girls On Top [2005]
4. Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Alisa Okehazama - JUJUTSU KAISEN [2021]

FEEL21
Charles Michael = sample arrangement

Samples in FEEL21
1. Air - How Does It Make You Feel? [2001]
2. The Five Stairsteps - Don't Change Your Love [1970]
3. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead [1972]
4. Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Kaneda [1988]

SHE PULLED ME INTO THE STALL
Charles Michael = electric guitar, bass, handclaps, snaps, shaker, tambourine

I KNOW OF A GIRL NAMED SARA (LIVE AT MAJESTIC COFFEE SHOP, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Charles Michael = acoustic guitar, vocals
Sam Wolfe = live mixing

LILY'S MAJESTIC ETYMOLOGY (LIVE AT MAJESTIC COFFEE SHOP, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Alle Holcomb = voice of Lily
Charles Michael = voice, phone
Sam Wolfe = live mixing

MY HAPPY WILDERNESS (LIVE AT MAJESTIC COFFEE SHOP, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Charles Michael = acoustic guitar, vocals
Sam Wolfe = live mixing

ELEANOR RIGBY (LIVE AT MAJESTIC COFFEE SHOP, ABILENE, TEXAS, 2023)
Charles Michael = acoustic guitar, vocals
Sam Wolfe = live mixing

DISCUSSING CITYLINK AT CITY HALL
Charles Michael = voice

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If I don't release something on June 13 or October 31 of any given year, please assume something dreadful happened to me.

Hi, I'm Mx. Charles Michael (they/them) and I make music for my Universe.

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