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Ducks on the Lake
03:00
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Reflection of Hope
03:19
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Hello my distant grey friend
It’s been a while since we walked in darkness and
Abandoned footprints
Oh, how I long to go
Back to the Zone where no winds blow
We’ve all got a dark side
Get lost in yours and try to hide
It seems that gravity is depleted between you and me
We find tranquility and get
Lost in her arid sea
And I desire to ride in your derived tide
On sling shot Eagle’s wings we glide
With Gods of time and of light
In ’68 you looked alone from this crowded room’s window
In ’69 we first met when strong arms took a small step
It’s been since ’72 that I
Last got lost on you
Your reflected light’s on my mind
Shines bright by the shoreline night
You’ve made new friends since then
It won’t be long until I’m in your hands again
I’ll toe the line
I’ll buy us time
I’ve got supplies and a souped-up disguise
Redesigned an all new ride
So hold on tight
With refocused eyes
We’ll watch the Earth rise
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Green Night
04:02
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Remember rendering the chapel
Setting our souls free
Dragging feet on a sunset shore
Beside a raging sea
Medicine flooding both our lungs
As we stop to breathe
Feel the breeze blowing colder now
And we unroll our sleeves
No expectations or stations to know
We found a quirky town and made plans to stay
Floridian obsidian,
Turquoise, and prehnite
Waves envelop all our joy
Onward we ride
Towards horizons enchanted
Not tainted with lies
Anchored by emotions
Our dreams explode the sky
No expectations or stations to know
We found a quirky town and made plans to stay
Lightning flashes, thunder crashes on liquid lace
Watch the clouds, prouder now, falling over us
Hear a foleyed matrimony
On this holy dive
Violently vulnerable
Defenseless and alive
The heron's faring better now
And the anhinga dries
With grasped hands contrast the land
Feel the Ais thrive
No expectations or stations to know
We found a quirky town and made plans to stay
Lightning flashes, thunder crashes on liquid lace
Watch the clouds, prouder now, falling over us
with wind
Where the water waits with wonder
Between the wrecks within
Blessed with bliss and blunder
But we've stayed steadfast since
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We don’t do it because it’s easy but because it’s hard
Unswaddle the mystery in the blanket of stars
Stare into the void, trajectory by charts
Uncharted territory for humanity at large
The capsule sent, we pitched a tent on this virginal land
Made from fragments from the firmament and fractured strands
Of hopes and dreams and benefits numerous as grains of sand
Relayed and played riding on S- and Ka- bands
Journey begins from a paradisic pad
Flames and fears and fame combined highlight the path
Through the unknown, sunlight sparkles into black
One giant leap propels us forward building on our honored past
Immortalized in color on the Rec Center’s wall
All who wander by stand staring and stall
Geometric shapes triangulate the immortal call
Remember predecessors, on their shoulders we stand tall
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Gratitude
04:25
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I’m thankful for my mother and thankful for my dad
I’m thankful for the good days and I’m thankful for the bad
I’m thankful for these virtues and thankful for the sins
Thankful for the easy times and for this mess we’re in
I’m thankful for when the pens prove more powerful than swords
Thankful for metaphors, magic words, and minor chords
I’m thankful for the femme fatale and the ingénue
And thankful for the protagonists always pulling through
I’m thankful for the Der Blaue Reiter and thankful for Franz Marc
I’m thankful for philosophies, sciences, and the arts
I’m thankful for the decadent, I’m thankful for the mundane
And thankful for the elegant and my lack of taste
I’m thankful for our families, future and fore
I’m thankful for their victories and the failures that opened doors
I’m thankful for our island and thankful for our home
I’m thankful for trails we’ve trodden and the path we’re on
I’m thankful for nufranzian and fricaricious frup
And thankful for languages and the words we can make up
I’m thankful for instincts, reason, and wants and needs
I’m thankful for bountiful food and these mouths to feed
I’m thankful for this day and the ones that came before
I’m thankful for the potential possibility for more
I’m thankful for disagreements and chances to grow
And thankful for open minds, may they never close
I’m thankful for paperbacks, libraries, and folks I know
I’m thankful for these old sad songs haunting the radio
I’m thankful for friends, acquaintances, and foes
I’m thankful for strangers who are pals I don’t yet know
For everything we named and where we drew blanks
We embrace graciously and smile and offer our thanks
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Personal Porter
03:20
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This bright eyed girl I know
She went to the expo and she made waves
With the grace that she gave
Now, she’s on a lake
But she doesn’t leave a wake, her engine froze
But this girl knows
It’s alright
In the air, she breathes light
She makes her mark
Reflection’s bright
In the glare, she just might
Leave it parked
The weight she holds
She never folds, I’d wait in line
Just to hold her up high
And so she shines, made of Escher lines
Physics has no place
At this girl’s pace
It’s alright
On the stairs, she climbs light
She leaves her mark
Perfection’s blight
In her prayers, she just might
Leave it parked
She doesn’t mind the check engine light
And it’s orange glow
Because she’s got seeds to sow
So she drives
And it keeps her alive, her faith is strong
That she’ll roll along
It’s alright
The weather’s fair in the moonlight
Ready, on her mark
Her timing’s tight, on a dare she puts it in drive
And gets her start
Yeah, she gets her start
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When the seventh seal’s been broken
You are pestilence medication
You could have my food through famine
Throughout the winding worthless war
Pave peace, and lay down our swords
When death waves his bladed staff
We offer up a light-hearted laugh
The white-robed martyrs sing your praise
Through darkened skies and mighty quakes
Dance until the angels’ trumpets sound final
Like out-of-season Christmas vinyl
Your energy is your virtue
With lightest air, search you
In this light, nothing can hurt you
Let kindness renew our world view
Green dress, jean jacket, patches
Hearts skip like record scratches
Meet new friends among the masses
Sorry if I seemed aggressive
But your majestic spirit’s impressive
The morning’s young and herby sweet
Rub your worn out, weary feet
The guise of a shameless extrovert
With a complex, mildly inferior
Sometimes poets cannot be trusted
A new day breeds new adjustment
Your energy is your virtue
Speak in tongues and search you
In this light, nothing can hurt you
Your kindness renews our world view
Revel in revelation
Linger in loss of control
No promises made for breaking
Just a revival of the soul
Revel in revelation
A memory for consecration
Revel in revelation
Worries set for abrogation
Tomorrow return to our stations
Tonight, revel in revelation
Your energy is your virtue
Ending the world to our own tune
In this light, nothing can hurt you
White magic joy, our purview
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Emerald Isle
03:42
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Like the lone last snake lost from his home
Sure I was present, not certain if I’m gone
I’ve never been one to live with any flair
Just an Irish goodbye like I was never really there
Between the hawthorn and the holly
There’s fairies on the mound
We’ll ride the kelpie, sing with the banshee
And buy the Dullahan a round
The road rises to meet us
The wind is at our backs
We rest on the Irish luck
With Irish miles left to trek
With shamrocked shillelagh and the holy trinity
And the smooth, sharp soul of some Irish whiskey
Sean-nós singalong, keep my friends guessing
We’ll part ways with an Irish blessing
Like Claddagh hands, heart, and crown
Friendship, loyalty, and love abound
When I pass, throw me an Irish wake
No tears, please, memories to celebrate
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Social Distancing
04:06
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I swung by the store hoping you might be there
Thinking I had some time maybe we could share
While the hygiene and quarantine puts us in a bind
I know I'm not the only one to try to get you off his mind
And it's been a while, but when we're together it sure feels nice
If I could send a little joy your way, I'd send it same day
To your carved out paradise
We looked out the twenty-second floor window
Searching for ice cream lost somewhere down below
While the hygiene and quarantine hangs us by a thread
I know I'm not the first one to try and get you out of my head
And it's been a while, but when we're together it feels so nice
If I could send a little joy your way, I'd send it same day
To your carved out paradise
If you'd open up your walls, I'd not knock them down
Just sit and talk, and get lost in the sweet sound
It's not infatuation, just a recognition
That life's a little funner with you around
Some no-name place, on a side street, sitting there
Trying hard to find an approach amongst the stares
But now with the hygiene and quarantine and social strain
I won't be the last one to try and get you off his brain
I rarely see you, but when I do, it sure feels nice
If I could send a little joy your way, I'd send it same day
To your carved out paradise
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10. |
Rushing for Embrace
04:39
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Bougainvillea thorns
Tempting beacon, helpless ships out on the reef
May we learn to swim
Leaving lifeboats in man-o-war swarms
Frangipani blooms
From lifeless sticks, souls once were forsaken
Wear it in your hairs
The water’s cool
You move like a charade
The silhouette of a context
Ethereal parade procession that leads us home
Calling out a name
One that heretofore has gone unspoken
Broken down and lame
Lives listless on a riverbed
Easy up to now
Unknown voices linger to keep me sane
Makes me wonder how
And where’s the star where it all began?
We will meet coming out of left field
Randomized entropy reigns
No patterns or order here
Save our breath, pack it up and head out
Words waver and wane of the waves
They’re rushing for embrace
Beaches are all closed
Shops are boarded up and streets are bruised
Give it time to heal
We’ll dip our toes in sometime again
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11. |
Swimming Pool Incident
02:34
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Dog sits on the sidewalk while she’s running by the lake
Finding nooks to read her books
After crash landings that she takes
A bloody face, appreciate
The beauty that she holds
Stay at home with a telephone
And stories to be told
Got no tools for the April Fool’s havoc she must wreak
Make the most of the family host
Over the coming weeks
You’re doing well, making parents proud
Working hard with the Bard
To help your brother out
It’s no wonder the universe is in your grasp
Solving problems to relentless questions never asked
Though stuck at home, she does not feel deprived
Form a team through quarantine
To keep hope alive
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12. |
Dancing Alone in My Room
03:05
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If you’re feeling lonesome, don’t laze around in bed
Get on a feeling and boogie down instead
Dance to the music, to the songs in your head
If you think it’s helping, only time will tell
Sometimes to get to heaven, you gotta raise a little hell
And dance to the music, the songs that are in your head
Whether grunge or new wave, hip-hop, or creole
Blues and jazz standards, jams or rock and roll
Just dance to the music, to the songs in your head
Let the music move in you like venom through your veins
Groove to the latest tune eating, haunting your brain
Sing your own refrain
There’s no need to worry when you’ve got nothing to lose
Don’t have to count your steps, cut loose and move
The past can’t own you, don’t stress for days ahead
Embrace the moment like it’s your daily bread
And dance to the music, the songs that are in your head
Dance to the music, the songs will make you whole
Dance to the music, like you’ve lost control
Dance to the music, the songs that will save your soul
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13. |
Moon Spell
06:15
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Paradise! Behind homemade masks hides a brilliant smile
Moon spell shines phosphorescent as your wooden eyes
San Mateo stars fall with wishes in a tail spin
After dark, worn out faces disguise the shape we’re in
Moonbeam dancing by the stage
Slipstream into a different age
Daydream the nights to twirl around
Snow Queen comforts as Theia writes it down
Could we rewind, freeze the frame in that moment of time?
The Wilbury, laughing, talking, until a quarter to three
Hold you up, the grace on pace to fill our cups
To overflow, gliding toes won’t even touch the floor
Ten of swords, reversed, rebirthed to play the fool
Just rewards, pulling threads out these arcane spools
The world is bending, trying to hold the seams
And we’re upending staring down these void dreams
Be the anchor and hold fast to the set
Not strangers, friends we haven’t met yet
If it’s mistake, we’ll let fate mark it with “stet”
Wisconsin smile warmed in Florida light
Bathing in brilliance beside the breaking tide
You should know that your lighthouse glow is the brightest thing I’ve known
Cuts through the fog 300 miles from shore
Ever since you came through
Stirred style in this sterile room
Could you come back soon?
Renew the view, curfew removed
She’s a constellation in mortal encapsulation
Creation died of hunger with each song it sung her
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4 Star View Cape Canaveral, Florida
Originally from Northeast Mississippi and living in Cape Canaveral, FL, 4 Star View is a cathartic songwriter who swings among genres to create emotionally laden soundscapes. He is the poet laureate for the city of Cape Canaveral. Every album is unique in sound and themes. Most songs are single take, single track to produce a raw sound. Mistakes are not fixed because flaws are part of the art. ... more
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