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1.	Laundry 04:40	lyrics	buy track
You’ll only sleep clean if you do your laundry Lavender sheets only come once pulled from the machine One day you’ll get up early and be working far too late And realize time is precious and these days can’t be replaced Then later you’ll bear the burden and shoulder so much blame Wake up maybe wiser and older, recognize the change If you don’t pay in, you won’t get the benefit You won’t see results if you resign or call it quits When you’re young and fun and free You focus on identity But you’ve got to give a little if you ever hope to get Before you bore of chores make sure to carry some of your pride The flames will wither pain if the smoke gets in your eyes Soon you’ll learn to smile so shyly, words are carefully picked And listen with eyes closed and emotions locked up stiff Your body will break down, and stubbornly hold it upright Don’t give everything until nothing’s left inside, but If you don’t pay in, you won’t get the benefit You won’t see results if you resign or call it quits When you’re young and fun and free You focus on identity But you’ve got to give a little if you ever hope to get Alternatives’ consequences stifle decisions Can’t take the action, when lacking precision Can’t stand aggression, we’d love precognition Fighting transgressions to keep this calm diction Work towards suppression and nothing will change You’ve earned through succession but built your own way If you don’t pay in, you won’t get the benefit You won’t see results if you resign or call it quits When you’re young and fun and free You focus on identity But you’ve got to give a little if you ever hope to get Yeah, you’ve got to earn a little if you ever hope to get You’ll only sleep clean if you do your laundry Lavender sheets only come once pulled from the machine
2.	Crashing 03:54	lyrics	buy track
The rain is slick where pavement meets gravel Connecting threads once strong now unravel Friends stood firm but now fallen into rivals Tectonic slips and breaking waves have gone tidal The wheels come off as the glass Shatters in my head And I’m done with the road Done with the things you said This gurney is my own made up bed Don’t sleep where you bled The glass spreads in piles with small pebbles Peculiar lights dangling free, wires and metal Puddles ripple where the fluids found unlevel Ground to travel before finding a home to settle The wheels come off as the glass Shatters on my head And I’m done with the road Done with the things you said This gurney is my own made up bed Don’t sleep where you bled All we feel are the broken little bones Bruised and replaced where the guilt starts to grow The world succumbs to the violent red tint Broken mirrors, splintered hopes Hear the sirens approaching There’s nothing here to believe As the world’s encroaching Written clearly in the tea leaves The wheels come off as the glass Shatters on my head And I’m done with the road Done with the things you said This gurney is my own made up bed Don’t sleep where you bled Buckled and broken in the seat I can’t bear the burden it leaves The heat holds back, conversion bleeds Conversion bleeds
3.	Homes Fall Apart 03:36	lyrics	buy track
We don’t talk much Every burden becomes a new crutch The promises I can’t trust I tore every wall down Left our home in ruins and dust Tried to see if you’d notice If everything went bust Then I burned it all to the ground There are fragments of our life on my skin Homes fall apart from the trouble within The pillows are flat and coy smiles fade I left you nothing but a memory made The wrecking crew comes for these walls Implosions before the great fall These notions of nothing at all I’m tearing this house down I’m lying down in this dark stall A trail marks my tired crawl Tracing back my silent call As I burned it all to the ground There are fragments of our life on my skin Homes fall apart from the trouble within The pillows are flat and coy smiles fade I left you nothing but a memory made In spite of you Everything that I outgrew Bursts out in a cold spew As I’m tearing this house down The times were few Where you felt like I do Now I’m off to something new Because I burned it all to the ground There are fragments of our life on my skin Homes fall apart from the trouble within The pillows are flat and coy smiles fade I left you nothing but a memory made There are fragments of our life on my skin Homes fall apart from all the trouble within The pillows are flat and coy smiles fade I left you nothing but a memory made
4.	Silent Film 04:19	lyrics	buy track
During church, they’ve asked me not to sing Even in mass, they’ve asked I wear the mask from last Halloween You walked through the door, I never felt that way before Knew I had to take a shot Don’t have much money, this loving is all I got I’ve got a face for radio, a voice for silent film You’re out of my league, but I’m going out on a limb Trendy clothes don’t seem to fit, and I have trouble fitting in I’ve got a face for radio, a voice for silent film When you came to my table, I almost spit I know I’ve heard, don’t judge a book by one word, but there’s a limit Right when you walked in, my stomach began to swim I should have escaped right then But I stayed here and look at the trouble I’m in You’ve got a face for radio, a voice for silent film I’m out of your league, you’re really going out on a limb I might just throw a fit, because you’re having trouble fitting in You’ve got a face for radio, a voice for silent film Three years of waking up near you, I count my blessings each morning Each and every time I hear you, I think you should come with a warning I’ve had so much luck I still almost upchuck But we make each other smile You walking down the aisle, must have felt like a trial You grew on me, it just took a while I’m thanking every star in the sky I’ve got a face for radio, a voice for silent film If awkward grew on trees, then you hit every limb We’re labeled misfits, but fit together, I admit You’ve got a face for radio, a voice for silent film
5.	Terpsichore 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Gonna talk to her momma Gonna tell her pa The way this girl keeps moving Beats all I ever saw Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance Gonna talk to her sister Say she’s on a roll The music can’t resist her Anything, fast or slow Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance She swung into a store With nothing in her purse The owner said “don’t matter Because you make our hearts burst!” because Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance She barrels round the bar She waltzes through the world And all you see are stars When her dress starts to twirl Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance Well, she don’t care to run Can’t take her on a stroll She’s fatalized fun Got that rhythm in her soul Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance She’s not keen on slowing Even if she takes a fall She just keeps going Like stopping’s against the law Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s gotta just dance She never rests or stalls She can’t miss a step Got a dance floor installed As the footboard of her bed Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, on mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance Katie Ann, she’s just gotta dance Katie Ann’s got a long line of fans Katie Ann in the sand, in the mud, and dry land Katie Ann, she’s gotta dance
6.	Phases of the Moon 06:01	lyrics	buy track
Feel the surrender and throw my arms up to the breeze How many notes I've drafted just to toss in the sea Or tie to balloons in hopes to find a thermal drift Floating somewhere near you to find it fades once in your grip Because somehow the emotions don't find the right words to say If I could only come clean, maybe you'd see things my way someday To hold you and not let go through the full moon And the phases if shifts to Keep your head pinned to my chest Synced heartbeats in make believe retreat If you wrote me a letter, I'd probably turn it into a song Restructured with rhyming, disturbed until everything's all wrong Plunging hastily when tomorrow becomes today Not too proud to laugh out loud when we can't find the words to say anyway To hold you and not let go through the full moon And the phases if shifts to Keep your head pinned to my chest Synced heartbeats in make believe retreat Dangerous words over oceans via satellites (Look out at each world that glides by) Strange focus, not the reality known before our eyes (Soak it up, slather it in stranger's eyes) Long range arrows found their home launched from Eros (Look out at each world that glides by) Go to sleep, new planes to explore in our dreams (Soak it up, slather it in stranger's eyes) To hold you and not let go through the full moon And the phases if shifts to Keep your head pinned to my chest Synced heartbeats in make believe retreat I'll hold you and not let go through the full moon And the phases it shifts to Under the full moon I'll hold you
7.	Ricochet 04:28	lyrics	buy track
The suffering Lights blind the way back to The life that brings The lines that hide and dance, our view Blurred with ages divine Will we have a last time? Will we have a last time? Will we have a last time? Beg to borrow Run south tomorrow Forget the maps that distract From finding the hollow Finding the hollow Soothed by sorrow Run south tomorrow Beg to borrow Beg to borrow Beg to borrow Enchantments made To varied shades Of regrets and monuments Fallen along the way Gliding, lost, we ricochet Earthbound goddess Let nature fade Earthbound goddess Come and find your place Earthbound goddess Enshrined in rock Ripping bodice Caressing the dark Tearing worlds apart Black magic brilliant art Star-born daughter Show your sign Burning alter Sacrifice Stubborn water Choose your side Chains and collar Paradise Velvet, leather Halos, horns Keep them close In winter’s warmth Static grows On radios Signals lost Like self-control Breathe her in Calm and slow Exhale the ghost Fuel the glow Will we have a last time As we beg to borrow Static grows On radios Signals lost Like self-control Enchantments made To varied shades Of regrets and monuments Fallen along the way Gliding, lost, we ricochet Earthbound goddess Let nature fade Earthbound goddess Come and take your place Earthbound goddess Enshrined in rock Ripping bodice Caressing the dark Earthbound goddess Flashes from the core Earthbound goddess Never felt before Earthbound goddess Tearing worlds apart Ripping bodice Black magic brilliant art
8.	Metaphysical 02:48	lyrics	buy track
Oh, there goes the ghost Of God only knows What’s leftover Unsettled, unsober But it’s what mattered most At the time, a crime A victimless pint Half-stale and soured Dismembered, deflowered The spirit in kind unwinds In the closet and under the mattress Cacophonous noise from the attic Scratches on windows, bloodied rose stems Hidden and howling, haunting on whims Oh, a toast to those Fallen, friends and foes Subtle sentiment Innocent intent With the clouded window closed Nailed pain to frame, a name Whispered in flame Shyly awakens Unspoken, untaken The spirit, insane, remains In the closet and under the mattress Cacophonous noise from the attic Scratches on windows, bloodied rose stems Hidden and howling, haunting on whims If you want to speak, sneak into my dreams Leave subtle decrees through imagery A flair for the dramatic through the vapored static Where we could come clean if you hang on to me Entice what you like strike into my psyche Tinker and take, head on a stake Spout what you will, spill the thrilling kill My hands still shake, throw the sword in the lake
9.	Night Like This 04:52	lyrics	buy track
Moving underneath the moon and neon lights Blue jeans, your hands creeping up your thighs Grey shirt tied up tight above your midriff Later, set sail to see how far we can drift Take it to the couch, I’m about to bask in your glow Yeah, I feel you now, but we’re so tired, we’ll let it grow It grows You said, “I can see that you want that kiss” You said, “it won’t happen on a night like this It’s been so magical It won’t happen on a night like this” But you won’t let go “It won’t happen on a night like this” “It won’t happen on a night like this, no” Seeds sown in the plot I worked hard to tend Takes so long to grow the sprouts and to defend Against threats of pests and storms and weeds in the field Sure bet, we’ll be happy with the harvest yield Take it out on the town, we’ll turn the world upside down Yeah, I feel you now, wash over me and let me drown I drown How many times can we run through the rainbow Before the colors fade as we slide down the flow? So we reach and grasp the edge of the moon We look upon, with our breath drawn, We take the dawn and wrapped ourselves in this cocoon Skid through the space as all matter deconstructs Yeah, I feel you now, and we’re about to erupt, we’ll erupt, erupt You said, “I can see that you want that kiss” You said, “it won’t happen on a night like this It’s been so magical It won’t happen on a night like this” But you won’t let go “It won’t happen on a night like this” “It won’t happen on a night like this, no”
10.	Unsure 03:00	lyrics	buy track
When I drive this road tonight The rain, the slick, the moon, the lights So unsure the path I take To try and find my place Pass the miles red, yellow, and green And see the signs, not sure what they mean The trees fly by out the window No lead on where I go Unpaved highway So I can’t make mistakes So, here I go along the road So long to things I know Come undone, become unknown Wait as darkness takes the sun In shadows’ song In the wind, chasing horizons Pretend we’ll meet again At the prism’s end A treasure trove Not of gold, no, not this rainbow But the wishes yet untold Unpaved highway So I can’t make mistakes So, here I go along the road So long to things I know Come undone, become unknown Wait as darkness takes the sun So here I go, come undone Along the road, become unknown Darkness falls, sunrise stalls Sunlight crawls, once and for all Come unraveled
11.	Straight South 04:27	lyrics	buy track
If I were begging for relief You would be the last to know If I were formless You would be my fading shadow If you were begging for release I would be counting your sins If you were hopeless I would be your final attempt And let me know if there’s another way out, we won’t find it out cold We’re heading straight south on a long-forgotten road If there’s another way out, we’ll cause it to cave in Drawn to the flames and turning to ash on the way in If I were selling the hard truth You would be the last in line If I were complying You would keep the noose tied tight If you approved of the hard proof I would expunge it on glitch If you were hiding I would drag and drain the ditch And let me know if there’s another way out, we won’t find it out cold We’re heading straight south on a long-forgotten road If there’s another way out, we’ll cause it to cave in Drawn to the flames and turning to ash on the way in Well, I went to the river, but got tripped up in the mud And I pulled the trigger, but the bullet was a dud I commenced to shiver, losing so much blood Sounds too sinister, but who are we to judge? If you were seeking an escape I would enigmatize the route If my soul turned up fake You would die laughing and proud And let me know if there’s another way out, we won’t find it out cold We’re heading straight south on a long-forgotten road If there’s another way out, we’ll cause it to cave in Drawn to the flames and turning to ash on the way in If there’s another way out We’re heading straight south turning to ash on our way in
12.	Blunderbuss 03:02	lyrics	buy track
The monster under the bed was the same one that tucked me in The beast in the closet was supposed to a friend The scratching shadow outside the window Was the one I thought I knew All these nightmares, all these tremors, they all are you If we were in the mines, you’d be the blackdamp in my lungs I’d be the canary who is never coming home Maybe I’m underdressed, maybe I’ll blend in fine If you’re under duress, I’ll help you free your mind I find you wondrous, maybe I crossed the line We’ll load this blunderbuss and start firing blind It sounds adventurous, if we make it out alive With no harness you came and threw me in the lake No gentle caress before you claimed me your biggest mistake If I sink in the ground, if I drown, you’d say it must be fate All these nightmares, all these tremors, they share your name If we were blasting off, you’d be the radiation I’d be the mongrel mutt who is never coming home Maybe I’m underdressed, maybe I’ll blend in fine If you’re under duress, I’ll help you free your mind I find you wondrous, maybe I crossed the line We’ll load this blunderbuss and start firing blind It sounds adventurous, if we make it out alive Thrown under the bus, scapegoat for a time We’ll load this blunderbuss and start firing blind
13.	Little 03:37	lyrics	buy track
I’ve ground a chip on my tooth To match the one on your shoulder I’m a little more broken I’m a little bit older So tired of taking advice From worn out philosophies So weary of the trite clichés There’s too many fish in my ocean In the fade between shadow and light A lonesome ghost folds to the dark night I’m a little more delicate I’m a little in need of a big fight Living in frictional fables Cling tight to fictional stables Where green grass doesn’t go dormant By the crumbling autumn leaves Please don’t use my name if you say it like that Please don’t use my name if you say it that way Like a little glitch in a lame display Sleeplessly toss in torn sheets Maybe go out for a long run I’m a little more anxious I’m a little bit over and done One day I’ll find myself drifting Through dreams revived from sifting Fall through the air to shatter All wrapped in a calming blanket Please don’t use my name if you say it like that Please don’t use my name if you say it that way Like a little glitch in a lame display

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Liner notes as a bonus item. Silver Nitrate is kind of about time passing throughout life. An exploration through various genres. It started from a dream where these creatures came out of the wet sand on the beach and began infecting people with madness by cutting a small gash above their victims heel. This album is from the perspective of one such victim, and he reviews his life. Each song represents something from the various stages of his life, and the genres are varied to coincide with the timing of the events he is reviewing in his state of craziness. The first and last song are supposed to show a similar feel to show the beginning of the infection, and the ultimate end of the narrator himself, but in a calm place before rejoining the universal soul.

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released April 16, 2021

4 Star View - Lyrics, music, album art
Marcus Orr- keys on Terpsichore

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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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