Name: Paranoia (A Nü Start)
Duration: P00H03M16S
Description: Written by Charles Ellsworth in the Winter of 2019 when he'd wake up ever morning and look out his apartment window and wonder "what the fuck am I doing living in New York City?"

Paranoia (A Nü Start)

by Charles Ellsworth

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Written by Charles Ellsworth in the Winter of 2019 when he'd wake up ever morning and look out his apartment window and wonder "what the fuck am I doing living in New York City?"

lyrics

Well I was having some paranoia
Beneath the sequoia
I was hanging from the end of a rope.
Spending a hundred a month to stay in touch
With everybody that I hardly know.
Can’t find a moment alone
Or a dollar to loan
To anybody who really needs help.
I spent all of my dough on rock & roll
The devil wouldn’t give me
a dollar for my soul
The engine is running
i’ve got nowhere to go oh oh oh oh.

I just wanna ru-u-u-u-n run away
From the present weight
Of all my past mistakes.
I’m trying to go oh oh oh oh
So damn far
From every memory or her
That might break my heart
I need A Nü Start

(Chuck's best attempt at a bitchin guitar solo)

I just wanna head out west
To Marfa, tx
Get high with the hippies
And drunk with the rednecks.
Hear them boys croon at the lost horse saloon
Sipping on tequila all night.
Take a hit of acid
To see what happens
Hang out on the corner
Of the prada store
Where I’ll get my picture taken
By some people on vacation
Trying to get away from it all.
One kid turns to two and two turn to three
It’s hard to believe that they ever had dreams
Of their own
Their engines are running
But they’ve got nowhere to go oh oh oh oh.

I just wanna ru-u-u-u-un run away
From the present weight
Of all my past mistakes
And i’m trying to go oh oh oh oh
So damn far
From every memory of her
That might break my heart
I need A Nü Start.

Whoa oh oh oh and
Darling i’ve been holding on
For what now seems like
Too long
And i think it’s time i show myself the door.
But if sometimes you’re feeling wreckless
Come and see me in west texas
The king of those black hats on that dance floor.

Cuz i’m just gonna a ru-u-u-u-un run away
From the present weight
Of all my past mistakes.
And i’m trying to go oh oh oh oh
So damn far
From every memory of her
That might break my heart
I need A Nü Start.

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released June 5, 2020
Written and Produced by Charles Ellsworth

Guitars/Lead Vocals/Hand Percussion - Charles Ellsworth
Drums - Vincent Draper (Carson Wolfe)
Bass Guitar - Kevin Schultz
Backing Vocals - Natasha Thweatt

Mixed and Engineered by Wes Johnson at Archive Recordings in Salt Lake City
Mastered by TW Walsh

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Charles Ellsworth Brooklyn, New York

Born and raised in the White Mountains of Arizona, Charles Ellsworth first gained an appreciation for a simple, not so distant past. His vivid lyrics and near-familiar melodies weave to tell stories of heartbreak and loneliness while shining a light on the perseverance of the human spirit. ... more

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