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1.
Xenophile 03:52
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You could burn all the sage in your abalone I’d save your place, you’d never be lonely The incense and candles and aromatics mix A unique amalgam in fragrantial bliss If you run late and we don’t get to meet That’s just today, but I’ll save your seat In an old white SUV With stickers across the back Takes you where you want to be Far from the trodden path The noise outside the window The road’s infinite song Your hand feels the wind blow And the tires they hum along Much like a yarn web, I’d catch your dreams Keep them watered and fed, nourish your esteem Where desires and druthers and necessities blend It’s a special quiet, quite the godsend If you run behind, I’ll be discrete No, I won’t mind, but I’ll save your seat In an old white SUV With stickers across the back Takes you where you want to be Far from the trodden path The noise outside the window The road’s infinite song Your hand feels the wind blow And the tires they hum along I’m feeling your autonomy In the passion vine and milkweed We’ll study the astronomy Between you and the galaxy We keep rolling on Arms out the window Our eyes on the road Where ever it goes (you’re not alone) We keep rolling on Like we’re losing control And we make our own roads Won’t fit the molds (you’re not alone) We keep rolling on Where ever it goes (you’re not alone) In an old white SUV With stickers across the back Takes you where you want to be Far from the trodden path (you’re not alone) The noise outside the window The road’s infinite song (you’re not alone) Your hand feels the wind blow And the tires they hum along You can burn all the sage in your abalone And I’ll save your place so you’d never be lonely
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Quiddle 05:49
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I’m so tired, I’m so weary Worn out and faking this smile and prayer The lonesome night is ever near me Head to forsaken and meet me there Take a sip of Irish whiskey Bubble the bottle of dark smooth beer My mind’s on fire, my hands are busy Writing to draw your memory near When I’m awake, I’m in groggy headspace When I’m in bed, the sleep won’t come When I’m outside, the sun won’t embrace But in your arms, I don’t feel so numb Take a sip of Irish whiskey Bubble the bottle of dark smooth beer My mind’s on fire, my hands are busy Writing to draw your memory near My face won’t lie, subtle expressions These red eyes will tell the truth At the end of this empty session I’ll drive alone thinking of you Fly away, these haunting questions Leave me fulfilled and sanded smooth Take a sip of Irish whiskey Bubble the bottle of dark smooth beer My mind’s on fire, my hands are busy Writing to draw your memory near Her brown eyes, my mind was taken Danced for a while and it took its toll Laughing sighs, subtly amazing Saw her smile and it saved my soul I don’t need more Irish whiskey Throw the bottle of this dark smooth beer My mind’s on fire, my hands are busy Writing to draw your memory near Writing to draw your memory near Writing to draw your memory near
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Zugzwang 04:08
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You were nodding to the music mellow and cool So I scooched on over next to you on a stool I could be a little brimstone in your handbasket You’d be my shoulder demon making all that racket Please, just sit here next to me Not sure what I’s expecting but you sure blew my mind With a palpitating heart and spiders up my spine Like poisonous incense, colored clouds and I’m blind So pour more of your tincture please one more time And I was strolling back over from the hungry tip jar And I scooched on over next to you at the bar You say you work in retail, well you’ve got me sold Wait five minutes, I’ll bring you myrrh and gold Please, just sit here next to me Not sure what I’s expecting but you sure blew my mind With a palpitating heart and spiders on my spine Like poisonous incense, colored clouds and I’m blind So pour more of your tincture please one more time And I heard you above the static like some back attic magic You’ve got your pins all through me A note on a white napkin, the corner you’ve got me backed in and I don’t want to be free You keep a blow torch armed at the back of your throat With lasers and daggers hidden by eyelids closed Take me and break me and make me walk on your coals And I’ll return to your sewn oats like a lost wounded foal And please, just sit here next to me Not sure what I’s expecting but you sure blew my mind With a palpitating heart and spiders on my spine Like poisonous incense, colored clouds and I’m blind So pour more of your tincture please one more time And pour more of your tincture please one more time
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Sour Grapes and Cool Beans 03:49
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I watched you from the window as you backed down the drive Then lounged in the recliner to drink myself alive But they don’t call it a depressant just for a laugh I cling to your last words like a life raft Could we meet somewhere between Sour grapes and cool beans If the fracture frees, let it break clean We had our share of fighting and we had our share of fun And nights as hot a lightning until you called it done If you see me coming, you change sides of the street You block my calls, you dare not meet Could we meet somewhere between Sour grapes and cool beans If the fracture frees, let it break clean There was a time when forever meant something more than now Whether lace or leather, you never through in the towel Then one night you took flight and said never again You left me with a broken heart and bruised skin All this time for thinking, haven’t been to work for days Sitting, contemplating if there’s something I could say All the time we spent yearning you’re convinced was all pretend If your soul’s not burning, we could at least talk now and again Could we meet somewhere between Sour grapes and cool beans If the fracture frees, let it break clean We might never feel the way we did before But you don’t have to trash it or just ignore The memories made, games we played, and learning how to grow Not saying besties but something more than strangers we’ll never know At least hit me up before you hit the road Could we meet somewhere between Sour grapes and cool beans If the fracture frees, let it break clean Could we meet somewhere between Sour grapes and cool beans
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Moseley Flag 07:03
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Water is white-capped by the jetty where it breaks Wild people dancing to the rhythm that it makes Tourists’ secret trysts and students on spring break Begging for mistakes, begging for mistakes If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” It might not be right, but it feels like nothing’s wrong If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” Free fall towards last call and wind up on the beach Caress the sand digging in to places we can’t reach Bodies drained and pulled, poured out with blissful shrieks Begging for repeat, begging for repeat If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” It might not be right, but it feels like nothing’s wrong Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” Red-lipped hypocrite grooving at our show Her propellants are loaded, she’s ready to blow Caught in the night swim, I’m caught up in her flow Begging please don’t go, begging please don’t go If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” It might not be right, but it feels like nothing’s wrong Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” We create our destiny We create our destiny We live fast, but we live free We create our destiny Radio on loop, there’s nothing new Rotating a few formulaic tunes Create our own music tonight Begging for binding, begging more tight We live our life like we don’t have to think twice And we live for tonight, forget return flights We live our life like we don’t have to think twice And we live for tonight, we forget return flights We live our life like we don’t have to think twice And we live for tonight, forget return flights We live our life like we don’t have to think twice And we live for tonight, forget return flights We live our life like we don’t have to think twice And then we live for tonight, forget return flights If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make this hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” If all we’ve got’s tonight, we’ll make our hope our home Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” It might not be right, but it feels like nothing’s wrong Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” Gonna let our freak flag fly, gonna read “Let Us Alone” Let us alone Let us alone
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Dance Hall Shoes 03:09
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I’m gonna grab a cup of coffee, you grab a pot of your tea The way this night’s a-going, we’re gonna need more caffeine I’ve gathered all my sugar, bring your vat of cream We’re gonna go out jukin’, slip on your dance hall shoes We’ll improv to jazz and pour our rhythm to the blues With no regulators, we’re gonna blow a fuse Come on, take a turn Come on, feel the burn Come on, take a turn No place for concern If we play it right, we’ll still be moving by morning light You’ve got your pretty brown hair all locked up in braids I’ve got my worn out jeans, honey, we’ve got it made We’ll keep on rolling as long as the bands play We’ll meet up at the diner and get some vittles to eat We’ll take a little break and refuel, angel, my treat But the music won’t stop and neither will our feet Come on, take a turn Come on, feel the burn Come on, take a turn No place for concern If we play it right, we’ll still be moving by morning light
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Figure It Out 06:06
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Last night I let a stranger slip through my fingers But I, I got her number I’m not a stalker With each mile under these tires I want to turn back I’ll come running back To your house, sit on your couch And let you talk for days Do you feel it now? Oh, do you feel it now? Because I figured it out But do you feel it now? Today I woke up alone, my head caught in a storm But you are back at your table I’m living in fable Feel the miles stack up in piles I want to return So much left to learn Beyond a single tryst Beyond a simple kiss And let you talk for days Do you feel it now? Oh, do you feel it now? Because I got it figured out But I don’t know how I could put you down I can’t put you down What do you think? Meet up for a drink? Whiskey and ginger what do you say? The passing of time like wind through the chime I am with you all the way If you’ve anything to say I’ll beg you talk for days Tonight I’m back home again in my dream land But I still hear your voice Feel your resounding joy But despite the miles you’re here in mind I feel like I’m with you Lost in the rear view Minds change so fast Don’t say that it’s passed When there are still games to be played I wanna hear you talk for days Do you feel it now? Oh, do you feel it now? Because I figured out But I don’t know how I could put you down I can’t put you down Do you feel it now? Oh, do you feel it now? Because I figured out I really feel it now Oh God, I feel it now But do you feel it now like I’m feeling it now? Oh, do you feel it now?
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Ghost Knocking 03:27
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What’s become of all that numb I used to feel? Upside down, you let me drown to reveal the heal You picked me up, filled my cup, I guess it’s just my luck One fell swoop, I’m recouped, my fate is sealed I felt salvation at the door Was it too much to afford? But you swore open hearts could lead to more All these years, all these fears, I walked them off Make father proud, big stick and loud, this cocktail’s Molotov Self-destruct, self-obstruct, I guess it’s just my luck I’m compelled to break from this cell and feed from your trough I felt salvation at the door Was it too much to afford? But you swore open hearts could lead to more God knows I’m trying Expand this supply Still hurts when crying “Understand” is not “comply” Native plants on foreign lands, golden in your glow Plant the seed, fertilize and feed, and watch it grow And if it blooms right on cue, it’s all because of you Place it on a grave, placed by mistake, and make it a show I felt salvation at the door (I guess it’s just my luck) Was it too much to afford? (You showed up, right where I was stuck) But you swore open hearts could lead to more (offered a branch with open hands) (Before the midnight bell struck) I felt salvation at the door (I guess it’s just my luck) Was it too much to afford? (You showed up, right where I was stuck) But you swore open hearts could lead to more (offered a branch with open hands) (Before the midnight bell struck)
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Dystopian 03:51
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The dark tightens strings in the night of lost notes I didn’t write Couldn’t sing, never sent Revenge, repent, but not defend Cochineal smothers my sleeve, try to breathe with each heartbeat Letting go of each bullet hole Coming home asking for more Clipped wings doesn’t mean we’re broken Realist is not dystopian (Are our words all we have left?) There’s life outside a cage Love, hurt, beauty, and rage (Are these words all we have left?) You still thunder as it breaks, lightning cracks but can’t escape Shadows slide open wide A brief aside before we collide Chemicals coalesce blend silhouettes to confess Blank slate, amalgamate Hungers sate in brighter days Clipped wings doesn’t mean we’re broken Realist is not dystopian (Are these words all we have left?) There’s life outside a cage With love, hurt, beauty, and rage (Are these words all we have left?) It’s so quiet with no one here Mellow noise between the ears A millstone with your name Engraved round my neck in twelve frames Moving all jerky and slow but we barely know So, let’s go (We want out! We want out!) Clipped wings doesn’t mean we’re broken Realist is not dystopian (Are our words all we have left?) There’s life outside a cage Love, hurt, beauty, and rage (Are these words all we have left?)
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Kafkaesque 03:04
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Been around the world without leaving my room Thumbing paperbacks for different points of view Becoming insects for something to do It’s too Kafkaesque watching the news Between the pages, between the lines Cultures change over time and get redefined Still lighting candles for the folks that I know Keep writing scandals for the ones that I don’t Still citing sad songs from the radio When progress comes too slow Watch the dark horse trot across the screen See the fortress fall like autumn leaves A matter of course struck at the scene What if all our friends jump in the ravine? Between the bridges and rising tide Cultures change over time and get redefined Still lighting candles for the folks that I know Keep writing scandals more for the ones that I don’t Still citing sad songs from the radio When progress comes too slow Write the names singed in flames Feel the souls reach high I used to have one before it got burned But I’ve never felt so alive Left my soul, it had to go Left my soul to chase the unknown Left my soul: ashes, dust, and coal But never felt so alive Still lighting candles for the folks that I know Keep writing scandals on the ones that I don’t Still citing sad songs from the radio When progress comes too slow

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released August 14, 2020

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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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