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Smallest Possible Eyes

from Aside by Henry Mansfield

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I want to climb to the top of the nearest hill
And see the world with the smallest possible eyes

I got a note to burn my calendar
The new world leaders bleached all the bibles
And said, "Survive."
We'll have to start over again
We must define our lives
And our muffled imperfections

But please don't rush, we've got a lot of time

I wish we could be stargazers and count the constellations like these keys
And losing count's a church of novelty

Replace our certainty with picture books
Take instinct from Myers-Briggs, leave the quantified to empty maxims
And we warm our hands on the fires that burn us ever on....

Please don't rush, we've got a lot of time

Let dog eared pages turn to skies
And sunburnt clouds God's new disguise
We read words to tear out meaning
And pull transcendence close
But it's all around us

I want to climb to the top of the nearest hill
And see the world with the smallest possible eyes

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from Aside, released July 29, 2016
Henry Mansfield - piano, vocals, backing vocals
Chris Clark-Johnson - bass
Gus Meyer - drums
Jackson Borek - trombone
Kira Newell - trumpet

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Henry Mansfield Seattle, Washington

Seattle and LA-based anthemic piano rock. The best parts of Ben Folds, Death Cab for Cutie and Slingshot Dakota.

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