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A Shot And A Beer

by Varnaline

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1.
Hear the Birds Cry Well hear the birds hiss See them unwind to the sky The scene is well lit You see the murderers try On your way to the earth The mortar and stone will turn You stretch and reach to the sky Tear it down, tear it down, tear it down Discussion will talk While action breaks bone I thought that you knew It only shows how wrong I can be Hear the birds cry Tear me down, tear me down, tear me down Hear the birds cry Tear me down, tear me down, tear me down
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Only One 02:27
Only One You know the mystery ain’t gone You still crown my eyes Twist all of the words to fit But they just don’t seem right And I confuse the outside world When I think of you You’re the only one Hello, hello, hello It’s me a friend I know, I know, I know I hear that beat again The only one The only one History is good for laughs A few years down the line But of all the damage done I know that it’s not wrong And you diffuse and leave no clues When I think of all I’ve done I can’t believe it’s true
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In Your Orbit Walking down the street I see you in the stars Driving down this road I see you passing by And there’s only one thing That I need to know Am I in your orbit now? You tell me all that shit The other one’s hear Well everything you think I’ve known before here And I will wait Till the day runs through Am I in your orbit now? You tell me it’s crazy I don’t know about that You tell me be patient There are things to wait for Am I in your orbit now?
4.
Bardust 02:48
Bardust Bardust, see the snow Bardust, see the snow Watch the spirits rise Clear the world from your eyes With a shot and a beer or maybe something I don’t know about you I think I’ll have one more The stars are all out tonight The stars are all out tonight Hanging low on the bar now Sweep them out when it’s closing time I don’t know about you I think I’ll have one more Things aren’t looking quite right Once more call it a night So much time So much time So much time So much time I don’t know about you I think I’ll have one more Things aren’t looking quite right Once more call it a night Once more call it a night
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Don’t Come Home You’re out again And I’m up late And it seems like days But it’s been years So don’t come home Don’t home Cause I’m still here The house is warm And so’s my heart But you’re out cold And so’s your heart So don’t come home Don’t come home Cause I’m still here The birds will fly And still come back But I ask why You come back Don’t come home No don’t come home Cause I’m still here I’m still here

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Varnaline A SHOT AND A BEER

After extensive touring following the release of the first two Varnaline records, Anders Parker moved to a small house in the woods in Upstate New York and wrote. Using a borrowed 8-track recorder, Parker recorded each song as it was written.

Capturing the quiet pastoral mood of his life at the time, A Shot and a Beer, is a mini album of acoustic nuggets. There's a looseness and intimacy to the entire set of songs that draws the listener in. Once again Parker wrote, sang, played, and recorded every note on the record.
The plaintive opener "Hear the Birds Cry" flows into the ache of "Only One," which rolls into the spacious beat of "In Your Orbit." This condensed group of songs is its own world of longing and wonder.

Random fact: The house where Parker recorded this record was built around a large maple tree.

Originally released October 7, 1997

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released October 7, 1997

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