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A Little More Stout
03:19
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Everything we’re made up of
Couldn’t make you fall in love
When these feelings ain’t enough
I guess we’re caught in a rut
See these unknown endings if we wait it out
Mixing each drink a little more stout
Everything we’ve looked over
Was everything that drove her
As far away as she could be
From the monster in me
Forget unhappy endings if we will pass out
Mixing each drink a little more stout
I’ll stumble through these bars
I’ll cuss every damn star because they’re burning way too bright
And it’s burning my eyes, burns me up inside
As I burn these hometown nights
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The Whole Ride Home
03:17
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We’re headed back to a place where the girls have double names
Like Anne Marie, Maryrose, Mary Beth, and Mary Jane
Where the clocks tick slowly and only the rolling hills
Will slay the sky while the world is standing still
You say you think you know it all
But I’ve known you since three feet tall
Delusions and ideas that go nowhere
You only sit still because you’re too scared
Let’s let Charlie lead us back to there
The skyline fading behind my back
One mile closer to being cut some slack
Behind the sky rest the familiar eyes
While only nightmares lead to children’s cries
After this long drive we’ll see the yards that have hid from our view
Where the forest doesn’t always hide the trees
We’ll be getting back real soon
Nothing there has to make sense
Just laziness and patience
Sift through the evidence of slow decay
Add the catalyst to fuel the flame
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3. |
Even Ghosts Cry
03:26
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I spray on your favorite cologne even though
There was no chance of turning you on, I know
Trying too hard just leaves us miserable, but I’m
Slow to learn and slower to grow up
Pass me the blame and say the thoughts aren’t clear
Say it wouldn’t happen in a million tears
Accusations are piling up here
Resurfacing all of your fears
Bugs are digging deep into your skin, and you go
Out of your way to never let me in, even though
You feel detached, don’t remember where you’ve been, please don’t
Turn away and claim that this is sin
In my room I still see your face, and a ghost
Of someone who once lived in this place, long ago
And memories will not her leave, I know
She’s here, watching as I sleep
Lying here underneath the sheet, over me
A night light might not slightly turn to white, where’s the
One who used to cling to my shoulder blades and
Moan and scream and tell me it’s ok
… It’s not ok
This house is no mansion, though it’s got a few stories
And each one it tells about how it fell
Everyone it tells how they failed
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Cedar Grove Days
04:02
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When I was young in the back yard I heard an orchestra through the trees
I was a child but much more mature. Now I’m stuck here waiting for my ears to open
I’m killing myself; it’s mental suicide
Just look at what I have become
This morning the Sun leapt into the sky, sprinting it was so excited
Tonight, I watched it crash into the ground. Now I’m stuck here waiting for my eyes to open
I’m blinding myself, in darkness removed
Just look at what I have gotten myself into
Lying face up on the hill where I used to hide
Watching the clouds caress my private plot of sky
And now the clouds are all grey and the Sun is dead
These care-free days are gone, lost to trying to get ahead
Is it worth it when the cost of living is death?
These meaningless things and death by caffeine
It’s not over yet until we’re dead
Now we’re dead
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You ask for the hardest part
Then, I get a head start because something is bound to go wrong
Repeating the past six years constantly moving uphill
You don’t want to hang on
We can’t keep acting out the things we’ve been meaning to say
And draining our hearts into letters addressed from further each day
Moving away from your fear
And pushing down what you feel, we can’t keep moving along
History spins in your head, stuck in these empty beds
We can’t keep sleeping alone
We can’t keep acting out the things we’ve been meaning to say
The scars that we both caused start to freeze and fade
We still haven’t hit a plateau
But we keep struggling on, keep looking up from here
Loosen all of the ties
Not necessarily a lie, “things will get better”
But they never get better…
We can’t keep acting out the things we’ve been wanting to do
The stars that hid in our sky are now harder to view
We can’t keep acting out the things we’ve been needing to hear
All of our well-planned goals are becoming unclear
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JIT
03:55
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I’m eating out of boredom, I’m drinking out of desperation
The wine from our special night, pop the cork and sit here by myself
You left me alone here
You left me like a stray
Maybe I am not alright
Maybe I could use some help
I can’t take another verbal fist fight
Let’s call it even, let’s call it a night
This paranoia is going to kill me, I see these eyes the way they drill me
Like words I always meant to say, like haunting imaginary friends
They left me with dementia
They left me like a stray
Maybe I don’t think that way
Maybe I will die again
I wish that tonight you’d sleep by my side
But I know you won’t because you want time alone
Maybe I’ll get through this
Maybe I’ll never get away
You left me alone to do this
You left me like a stray
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7. |
Poker Face
05:45
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Don’t want to leave you brokenhearted
It’s been so long since we two started
And I can’t help lying here tonight
Old thoughts of us keep running through my mind
I remember how things all used to be
Reassuring, we’re kissing erotically
I can’t apologize
It’s just how I feel
I can’t see growing up without you here
I can’t let go, I want to go home and
Meet you at the door with no clothes on
Don’t want to leave you brokenhearted
Not been too long since you left me the same
What would happen if I said I’m in hell
Singed to the bone while under your spell?
I need your embrace, soaking wet
So hard to sustain what is so hard to get
In the shower, I’ll collect your hair and make a doll to be my only friend in there
I’m not insane
Do you think it’s a game?
With your poker face on it’s always the same
It’s not the tears
My eyes are red from fear
I’ll carve into the wall that you were once here
And I can’t apologize
For things I’ve done wrong
You know that my heart is my most erogenous zone
I won’t let go
I want to go home
And hold you at the door with no clothes on
I can’t apologize
I guess it’s just me
I can’t be expected to live up to your dreams
I won’t let go
With you, I’m at home
Come, hold me tightly once more before I’m gone… with no clothes on
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Tabitha 16-22
03:06
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You say I’m much too old for you ever date
Or that you’re too young
Maybe you were born too late
Wait two more years and then you’ll be 18
But come this December, I’ll be graduating
There’s no need to worry
I’m not talking statutory
You’re far too pretty to be so young
Forget our age and focus on us
I want to get to know you but you say you’ve heard enough
And what would people say if they heard about this stuff
You tell me that I’m random and with me you’re never bored
I’ll take you out to eat, wherever I can afford
Let’s go to the movies or watch your favorite show
You laugh and shake it off and say you’ll never go
But I’ll take you to the park or do anything you wanted
And you could keep my heart because you’re not old enough to pawn it
Just a few more hours of your time and I swear I could make you mine…
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Our Favorite Pastime
04:19
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Blaming myself is a little too naïve or maybe a little too hard to believe
You’ve been preparing for the worst
I’ve been hoping for the best
We’ll shoot the moon and watch it die
I’ll take this wooden spoon and gouge out our eyes
We’ll steal the stars and place this back in the sky
And say good night
On the back porch, watching the cars as they pass
Wondering which of life’s questions I should ask
So, I’ll say in like a sadist
I’m not scared to die, maybe just excited
At this intersection of my life
I don’t know
Sight of the car crash, this is no accident
Let’s call it fate, I’ll take the blame for it
And I’ll take the fall
Meanwhile, the rain is slick
The passing headlights spin and make me sick
Under the overpass
I’ll fake it all
See those bloodshot eyes burning holes straight through the side
I’ll lay down tonight and hope to learn to fly
Tomorrow may not come around, so kiss me while you can
And stay the night… or say good bye
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10. |
Next Time I Die
03:39
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I was 18 on the 4th of July
We were cracking open bottles of homemade wine
Watching fireworks and making out in the yard
I thought about the future and I didn’t see no cubical jobs or college degrees
That’s the first time I picked up daddy’s guitar
Sneak up on me like a sideways rain
Blow me around like a hurricane
Leave me chapped and blistered from your wind
Tie me down in front of a train
Laugh as I squirm and strain
Leave me torn to pieces once again
When I was 23, I headed west, bound for somewhere in Texas
But wound up walking to LA
There was nothing there for a Southern man, so I packed my bags and turned around
And made it back home in about five days
We could count the birds across the wire
Or listen to the sound of screeching tires
The party turned debauchery
Enough to resurrect the Dead Sea
And it left me drowning in your wake
Only a wounded heart at stake
They say that you only live thrice
And the next time I commit suicide
It might could be my last day’s end
When you leave me torn to pieces once again
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11. |
My Cheated Heart
02:17
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These burning memories won’t help a thing
Temporary relief for this long-term pain
Faces are melting, our smiles are ash
All up in smoke, just like yesterday’s trash
The flames extinguish all the tears in my eyes
This pain helps to fuel all of your lies
I guess I lost all faith
When I saw him running down your face
You’re on your knees, but you’re not praying
I lay face down but I’m not playing dead this time
I really died tonight
I’m trying to sleep, not solving a thing
Maybe I was better off not admitting the pain
My heart is breaking while these demons pull
This bottle is empty, this gun’s a mouthful
This holy water, it burns like fire
Down my crooked throat to reveal the liar
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Take a sip, beautiful
I filled this cup for you
With all of our dreams of ice bergs and beauty queens
And on these restless nights
You’re all that’s on my mind
I’ll call you just to say
Though you’re states away and next to the bay
Mary Beth
I love you to death
Leave the light on, please
But don’t wait up for me
I look at the Southern sky
And wish to God I wasn’t scared to fly
In California do you think of me walking around those crowded streets?
Every time a plane flies over head, I’ll wish you were here instead
How did we get in this mess where you’re always somewhere else?
Please don’t give up on me yet, you’re still the promise I wish I’d kept
Your angel’s touch could save me from this place, I’ll keep the wine out just in case
Hear your heart beat while you’re stealing mine
Just like every other time
While you’re sitting in the window seat, I hope you think of me
And know my thoughts are expressly implied
Before you say good bye
Know of everything in my life
You’re by far the best, my sweet Mary Beth
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13. |
Natalie S&T
04:32
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A cold winter morning, bone chilling wind
Natalie’s in England, and only pretend
The blood in this jar is painfully real
What could I do when she asked me to kill?
I feel her with me lying in bed
She shows me the special place to hide my dead
Another blackout, not sure where I’ve been
But I have the severed head of my best friend
You can’t see her face like I do
And you can’t feel her eyes staring through
You can’t peel her rotting flesh away
You can’t hear her lovely voice say
“Please kill for me”
Say it again, just tell me again, my sweet Natalie
Anything for you, my love, my sweet Natalie
At times I see through her, other times she floats
I’d kill to be with her, and be one with her soul
Save all the blood to fill up the tub
No better place to make sweet first love
She names the tools that lead to their fate
Keiser blade, hack saw, sledge hammer, duct tape
Deliver destiny to every one
There’s no guilt with more work to be done
Command me sweetly
And so delicate
Something beautiful and elegant
Wait for the moon and yell at it
The way you speak, I always fell for it
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14. |
Red Light Lovin'
01:38
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Hey, hey, honey, I’m a railroad man
You say you want some touching from these aching hands
Well, what do you know? I think I could use some loving too
Leave my red lantern on the porch
I’ll watch you sway through the front door
And, hey, babe, I think I could be in love with you
Gimme some lovin’, give it me good
Gimme all your lovin’ like you know you should
Hey, sugar momma, won’t you give me all your loving good
Look in my wallet and what do I find
Two soggy dollars, a nickel and dime
Reckon what I could get you to do?
Strawberry syrup all over your toes
Tie me up and leave me screaming for more
And, hey, babe, I think I could be in love with you
Roll on over, take a sip of your gin
Praying that I’ll be with you again
Honey, are you just talking, or do you feel it too?
You’re done with me, you leave me for broke
Send me out back with a smile and a smoke
And, hey, babe, I think I could be in love with you
Hey, hey, honey, I still taste your kiss
And I still feel you burning when I piss
And, hey, babe, I think I could be in love with you
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15. |
The Acting Life
04:36
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These two night stands are adding up
I’ll tell you more after this cup
Of Bud Heavy stills make shaking hands
I don’t believe I’m in love with you
It’s happened, though the times are few
For now, these shooters are my only friends
Follow these white highway lines
Out past the city limit signs
Where I’m going, hell, I still don’t know
Somewhere quick away from this
I got a few cases and a fifth
Maybe I’ll be there before it’s all gone
This road is empty and slick with rain
Every night it’s always the same
I’m running from someone I left behind
If I get stopped, I’ll wind up in jail
It can’t be much worse than this Hell
That I’ve created in my heart and mind
Am I thinking of California?
Am I longing for Mississippi?
What about Texas or Kansas?
Or maybe the cold shores of Maine?
There’s not a state in mind to fit my state of mind
My tires are balding, my head is spinning
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Maybe falling ain’t enough to scare you off of all that stuff
Claiming life just got too rough
Daddy’s leaving makes me tough
Too much piled on your silver plate, not too long before it breaks
It’s been so long since you walked strait
Daddy’s leaving makes you afraid
Don’t you feel the rain that won’t let up?
Don’t you hear that thunder rolling on?
Nothing’s left the weather looking good
Trying to understand why Daddy’s gone
Every minute that you live is another all you have to give
And left here wondering “what if?”
Daddy’s leaving and momma’s sick
Everything you’ve done is wrong, what the hell is going on?
Watch the road from the front lawn
Daddy’s leaving makes me strong
Don’t you feel these walls caving in?
Don’t you feel the floor on fire?
Nothing makes you want to live again
Trying to deny that Daddy’s alive
Trying to understand that Daddy’s done
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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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