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Tenderfoot

by Charlie Steady

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1.
I Got Too Happy 03:01
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Can I be my own muse? A friend for my livlihood. I never dared to look beyond a passing a glance A shining light to see what I was always missing on But now I know the truth The dirty side comes into view I was always asked about these fears That my contention brings My answers rarely hit you I got too happy I got too happy A whisper to clear my seas They thrash goodness to nothing My tired eyes never rest looking to always close From my harsh sound But now I know the truth The dirty side comes into view But you were to help me up To give a hand a helping glance Someone I could lean to. I got too happy I got too happy
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Tapped Out 03:50
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Living life Depression is one hell of a drug I can’t seem to get enough Of losing Abusing Forgetting Cause I’m tapped out and drowned out Living all for you I’m tapped out and drowned out Life is too on cue I’m tapped out and drowned When I have these blues It feels good to be sad But it’s sadistically mad For you For me For us Cause I’m tapped out and drowned out Living all for you I’m tapped out and drowned out Life is too on cue I’m tapped out and drowned When I have these blues I’m running away I’m running away I’m running away Away Sick of my soul Afraid and afraid to change The mood I’m in dictates who I am The mood I’m in dictates who I am Dictates who I am Cause I’m tapped out and drowned out Living all for you I’m tapped out and drowned out Life is too on cue Cause I’m tapped out Yeah, I’m drowned out Living life Steady
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Tenderfoot 03:03
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I’ve never been one to see myself in a lonely light now I’ve always wanted to come out rain or shine I’ve never been one for remorse on others or myself That’s why they say I’m a Tenderfoot I’m not a tool To be used again I’m a hero with no symbol for you to see I’ve always been a dreamer of dreams denying reality I’ve been pushed between a soft and hard place How much can I do to win over you? That’s why they say I’m a Tenderfoot I’m not a tool To be used again I’m a hero with no symbol for you to see I’m a Tenderfoot I’m not a tool To be used again I’m a hero with no symbol for you to see I’ve always been a dreamer of dreams denying reality I’ve been pushed between a soft and hard place How much can I do to win over you? That’s why they say
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Cigarettes and Coffee 04:49
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The lovers come out at dark To wonder if they can be apart Wouldn’t you know? They wish to be never seen As if the light would come in between Their hearts They’ll have their cigarettes and coffee now They’ll have their cigarettes and coffee now While they hide While they hide People gather to unmask this scene With faces both sad and happy They can’t come between those two Lovers will always do They’ll have their cigarettes and coffee now They’ll have their cigarettes and coffee now While they hide While they hide
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That's Your Paradigm of Hope? 03:20
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Walking down the street You see lots of dreams floating out of peoples’ heads Inside their minds Run many lies that they cannot comprehend Well I never knew how to speak to you Myself I did keep, I’m keeping all of my dreams Cause I only come clean in my head Go slam the door Nothing more are your pockets empty again? Your hands start to shake As fear takes the beat you made yourself Well I never knew how to speak to you Myself I did keep, I’m keeping all of my dreams Cause I only come clean in my head Now once again The dream you don’t understand takes you to and from another space You can’t erase your past When nothing lasts in the space we create
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Pure Fun 03:24
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Nasty headaches From a bad place Let’s escape to our dreams We can stare at nothing yet be gone to a lovely place Cause you’re Pure Fun Low-key girl to I come on too strong With no condition or rapport Don’t you look at me give a jolt to my knees Cause you’re Pure Fun And I don’t want to move to the next one The laughing is ending The trance is going to break Take my hand to the left And I’ll be on your right Cause you're Pure Fun Low-key girl to I come on too strong With no condition or rapport Don’t you look at me give a jolt to my knees Cause you're Pure Fun And I don’t want to move to the next one
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Smiling Without Teeth 02:28
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I’ve got a sentimental spot for you Even if it seems like it’s too soon Steady says it’s all the same When people fiddle with these games Smiling without teeth Is mean to you, rude to everyone around you Smiling without teeth May seem cruel to hide from you Now I can’t stand to be in your view So I smile but it’s too soon No one else but me to blame These urges cannot be tamed Smiling without teeth Is mean to you, rude to everyone around you Smiling without teeth May seem cruel to hide from you
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My Hands 04:02
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My hands show my age They ask to be repaid But when I left today My hands lashed out in distain and it remains the same I’m afraid to show all of my atrocities When your eyes look down and see the monsters attached to me And it remains the same My hands show my age They ask to be repaid But when I left today My hands lashed out in distain and it remains the same A small box and gloves to hide the little man inside of me The signals turn red but there’s no train in my vicinity My friends found out about my hands and were afraid of me I’ve never looked older youth is lost with hands like these And it remains the same
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Tenderfoot & Pure Fun's Theme 01:58
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10.
Same Old Thing 03:46
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I’ve been living in the same old space always wanting more I’m afraid of the same old thing keeping my eyes on the floor I’ve tried to leave behind my old self But I’m stuck in the same old space Always wanting more I’m stuck in the same old space in repeat mode I’ve always known what to do That’s what makes it the saddest truth I’ve been having the same old dreams night after night I’m in love with the same old things since the start of my own time I’ve seen all this pain but minded myself But I’m stuck in the same old space Always wanting more I’m stuck in the same old space in repeat mode I’ve always known what to do That’s what makes it the saddest truth I’ve been living in the same old space always wanting more I’m afraid of the same old things keeping my eyes on the floor I’ve tried to leave behind my old self But I’m stuck in the same old space in repeat mode
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Steady 03:33
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The water bed is dry It’s played me my whole life My youthful figure leaves I’m going to find another beauty This life keeps me Steady all the time The light hits my face It goes straight to the back my brain Your voice comforts me In a time when I cannot see This life at times, is barely livable Living life Steady Living life Steady Living life Steady Living life Steady
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The Raven of the Road 04:24
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The raven of the road is a traveling one Like a man who left himself and stayed for no one He never felt that he be longed so he packed his bags and left his thrown Tries to fly away from convoluted sounds But the pencil in his hand keeps him down Where books are written, magazines read The raven sits and waits instead On his journey alone he met some friends Who seemed to be as sad as him The escape they used was nothing good But the raven never tried a different move Tries to fly away from convoluted sounds But the pencil in his hand keeps him down Where books are written, magazines read The raven sits and waits instead As morning came he woke in fright That the escape he chose would end his life The way ahead brings him a grin For escaping the darkness could they blame him

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"Written and recorded between January 2015 and September of 2017, Charlie Steady's debut is a concept album about the coming of age journey of Tenderfoot who transforms himself from an anxiety ridden, sporadic youth to a steady, self-actualized adult."

"The album is characterized by a variety of musical styles tied together with lyrical content focused on anxiety, fear, and the distain of one's self with their own impurities. Only after resorting to extremes as a means of self-correction, does Tenderfoot come to the realization that there are some things that stay the same about ourselves and that the hardest thing to do in life is live steadily."

"Writing, recording, and producing my own music was, at times, too self-indulgent and uncomfortable for myself, but what kept me going was this nagging sense that If I didn't take all of these experiences from the time I was 18-22 and memorialize them somehow, then I would be doing a disservice to myself. From writing "My Hands" in January of 2015 to finishing post-production in May of 2018, it's been a long journey, and I hope I get to keep going forward from here. Basically, I hope I didn't goof it up." - Seth Craig (AKA writer for Charlie Steady)

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released September 23, 2018

Music and Lyrics Written By: Seth Craig
Produced By: Seth Craig, Kyle John Silva, and Tony Craig
Recorded @ Workshop Records

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