Name: Don't Coddle Me
Duration: P00H03M44S
Description: Grown from my own desire to withdraw, it turned into a story of a cubicle dweller wanting to be “out of your happy crew”. I tried to do a write-and-record-in-a-day, but as soon as the stop recording button happened near midnight, “Don’t Bother Me” became the more succinct “Don’t Coddle Me”. I really fell in love with the sound and feel of the Ibanez acoustic bass.

Don't Coddle Me

from 11 String Confessions by Brad Elias

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Grown from my own desire to withdraw, it turned into a story of a cubicle dweller wanting to be “out of your happy crew”. I tried to do a write-and-record-in-a-day, but as soon as the stop recording button happened near midnight, “Don’t Bother Me” became the more succinct “Don’t Coddle Me”. I really fell in love with the sound and feel of the Ibanez acoustic bass.

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Don’t Coddle Me
Don’t coddle me if I don’t play the part
Don’t coddle me if I don’t laugh so hard
Don’t coddle me if I’m not joining in
I’m checking out so stop checking in
Don’t Coddle Me

I can’t figure out how to get through one day
Without listening to all the advice you say
It’s not that I’m mad – you’re well-meaning folk
You want to repair a thing that ain’t broke
Don’t Coddle Me…

If I seem aloof, it’s not because of you
I’m just better off out of your happy crew
I’m not your damn project, a ship gone aground
This isn’t a frown you must turn upside down
Don’t Coddle Me…

I’m not a terrorist,
I’m not a communist,
I’m not a hypnotist,
I’m nothing on your list
It’s not a deep depression,
Or some micro-aggression
It’s just my rest expression.
I feel fine! Don’t Coddle Me…

I’m the kinda guy who likes to work alone
Don’t start panicking when I don’t get the phone
If you can be patient, I might open up
But ‘til that happens, a smile is enough
Don’t Coddle Me…

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from 11 String Confessions, released July 5, 2016
Brad Elias

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