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Charlie Coming Down

from Balance (2020) by Benjamin Russell

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Recorded before BALANCE

I had thought to include CHARLIE COMING DOWN on BALANCE, but ultimately decided it just didn’t fit. You could say, this song captures what it feels like to be “unbalanced”.

Throughout my life, I spent perhaps half the time thinking I was special, intelligent and capable. The other half, I was convinced I was stupid. I often felt like the character Charlie, from the book, Flowers for Algernon (Cliff Robertson played him in the movie adaptation, Charlie).

I remember thinking there was a weight on my brain. If I could just shake it off, I’d be able to see clearly and understand. Sometimes the weight would lift and I felt invincible. I would run with this and get as much done as possible because I knew the weight would come back and I’d be stupid again.

This song is FREE for anyone who purchased the BALANCE album (CD or digital download). If you bought it on Bandcamp, it should show up automatically now as an extra track. If it doesn't drop me a line and I’ll send you an MP3.

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Charilie Coming Down
Benjamin Russell

He felt like Charlie coming down
From on high toward the ground
Going back to being stupid
But not happy now he knew it
Knowing just how far he'd seen
But already losing memory
Aware that he was more, no more

Charlie coming down
From a peak toward the ground
Addicted to the highs, was he unwise
To try to rise?

Fear of falling kept him from the height
But at night he dreamed of precipice
Mountain top and cliff
He fell, and fell, and fell
Until he learned to fly

Charlie coming down...

Fear of failing kept him on the ground
Until he learned to fly

Charlie coming down...

Until he learns to fly

Charlie coming down

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from Balance (2020), track released September 22, 2021

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Benjamin Russell Montreal, Québec

Benjamin Russell is a multi-genre singer-songwriter, painter, graphic artist, videographer, writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

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