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I try not get too self-aware when writing lyrics.

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Win Butler
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 14
Banjoist
Composer
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Musician
Poet
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Houston
Texas
Edwin Farnham Butler III
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Aware
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