Featuring Allison Berger on vocals.

Commissioned by Ali Mohammad, who wished for a song on the the theme "Fuck you Karen! even though I have several wonderful friends named Karen!"

I Am the Manager

Windows open, curtains rise
I wake up and, I look outside
Through window pane, I see you pass
Breathing strained, I fog the glass
Wanna break on through, wanna jump on out
Wanna catch up to you, wanna turn you around

And say Angela, 
What don’t you see in me?
Oh Angela,
I think I’m the one you need

Sun is bright, but the window’s cold
Gotta go outside, cuz I’m feeling bold
But you’re there today, I wanna run inside
As I turn away, you catch my eye
And the eyes are windows to the soul
Did you look on in, oh can you let me know?

Oh Angela, 
What don’t you see in me?
Oh Angela,
I think I’m the one you need
Oh Angela,
I’m giving you transparency
Oh Angela,
What don’t you see in me?

Evening red, draw the curtains tight
I get in bed… and wait for night
Pray for voyage to a dreamy world
Where I’m your boy and you’re my girl

Angela, 
What don’t you see in me?
Oh Angela,
I think I’m the one you need
Oh Angela,
I’m giving you transparency
Oh Angela,
What don’t you see in me?

Angela

Margie's Cat

Dancing trees
In gentle breeze
Sway and tease
Birds and bees

Lazy gaze
Blossoms blaze
Perfume haze
Chromatic rays
Gone in days

Dawn of spring and we’re reborn
Did anything come before?
Magnolia, beloved, adored
Magnolia, five days, no more

Petal sight
Pink and white
evening light
Fragrant night

Final scent
Came and went
Flowers spent
Blooms descend
like farewell letters sent

Magnolia

I TRIED AND I TRIED
TO WORK IN A PLACE
WHERE EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR
BUT I CAN'T
BECAUSE I THRIVE IN AMBIGUITY

THEY OFFERED A ROLE
THAT PAID REALLY WELL
BUT THE PLACE WAS TOO WELL RUN
SO I SAID
THAT I THRIVE IN AMBIGUITY

IF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED HERE
THEN I AM NOT YOUR MAN
BUT IF IT ISN'T OBVIOUS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
THEN I'LL DO WHAT I CAN


SHOW SOME LEADERSHIP

MY DESK IS A MESS
IT'S COVERED IN CANS
AND IT MAKES THINGS HARD TO FIND
JUST BECAUSE
I THRIVE IN AMBIGUITY
CAN'T YOU SEE
THAT I THRIVE IN AMBIGUITY
YEAH I SAID
THAT I THRIVE IN AMBIGUITY

I THRIVE IN AMBIGUITY

The door is locked; are you inside?
This time I stopped instead of passing by
It still feels like mine, I lived here for years
If I’m doing fine, then why’m I fighting back tears?

We turn the page 
We act our age
We disengage
Or we find new ways to fill our days until things change

I’m walking away but the memories stay close
The clouds take your shape, and fade like a ghost
In the garden we kept, the roses are gone
The dirt is bereft, and it can’t move on

Life feels like wandering
From one place to the next
Till you find yourself pondering
If you ever really left

I Am the Manager

Jonathan Feinberg

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