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Going Grey

by Four Dollar Piece

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1.
The First Man To Live Forever 04:07
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I wanna be the first man to live forever 'Cause I'm scared of death and afraid of failure I wanna fix the things I hate And keep me awake Cut all my ties with phantom pain I'd break my bones to make amends With all the loose ends Give every ounce of good away But lose my friends one day No martyrdom or masquerade Recede to the shade A rise in grace with price to pay I wanna be the first man to live forever 'Cause I'm scared to death And I'm such a failure (I'm such a failure) I wrap my words in empathy Knee deep in anxiety Apologies for making a scene I'll grab my things and quietly leave
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Caustic Clay 03:25
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I've been pacing the pavement Mulling the words you say Splitting hairs with my patience Molding your caustic clay Burn me off of my rope At both ends until the hope I held white knuckle tight Fades to ashes in the light Turn me out of my shell As i look down the wishing well But staring back at me Is twice the man i'll ever be I've been defusing your landmines Clearing paths to run away A stoic sight for your sore eyes Retreating to the grey Burn me off of my rope At both ends until the hope I held white knuckle tight Fades to ashes in the light Turn me out of my shell As i look down the wishing well But staring back at me Is twice the man i'll ever be Burn me off of my rope At both ends until the hope I held white knuckle tight Fades to ashes in the light Turn me out of my shell As i look down the wishing well But staring back at me Is twice the man i'll ever be Molding your caustic clay Retreating to the grey Molding your caustic clay Retreating to the grey
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Cave Your Head In 03:17
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I gave up your ghost Now i'm dizzy on the comedown And I fought off your cold But your words still linger around I wish I could shed my skin Tear me limb from limb So i can feel comfortable again Let me cave your head in So I can split you into pieces And we can stitch you back together And finally make you whole again Let me cave your head in So I can take out your depressive thoughts That linger deep inside you Steeped in dread I stood out your storm Now i'm stuck beneath the wreckage And i sharpened your sword But you still ignored the lesson Succumb to the circumstance Fall into a trance So I can feel blissful ignorance Let me cave your head in So I can split you into pieces And we can stitch you back together And finally make you whole again Let me cave your head in So I can take out your depressive thoughts That linger deep inside you Steeped in dread Fall in love with your shadow in the moonlight Change my mind in the times when you lose control You melt away like the snowfall in the springtime Just fade to black and let the credits roll Surrounding static like a relapse to your former self You try and hide it through your lies but you're still falling short Tumble down your spiral staircase as a cry for help The puzzle pieces of your problems starting to distort Let me cave your head in So I can split you into pieces Let me cave your head in So that we can feel the same
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Chewing on Styrofoam 02:52
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Slowly creeping in Drown me out with static Soft, but permanent Pulses full of panic Hold me hostage 'til Morning, noon or midnight Rinse, repeat the ruse 'Til i see the white light I feel your silence inside me Burning a hole in my skull Spin from the deafening quiet It's like chewing on styrofoam I feel your silence inside me Burning a hole in my skull Spin from the deafening quiet It's like chewing on styrofoam Nonsense remedies Fuel frustration fires Feed me therapy Hook me to your wires Read the regret room Troubled tales of trauma Beat the drum of doom Or spare me all the drama I feel your silence inside me Burning a hole in my skull Spin from the deafening quiet It's like chewing on styrofoam I feel your silence inside me Burning a hole in my skull Spin from the deafening quiet It's like chewing on styrofoam I feel your silence inside me Burning a hole in my skull Spin from the deafening quiet It's like chewing on styrofoam I feel your silence inside me Burning a hole in my skull Spin from the deafening quiet It's like chewing on styrofoam
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Wasting Space 03:59
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We're just running in circles Got our tails stuck between our teeth You're been seeing the glass half full But I'm holding my breath to get what you mean I've been wasting space Watch me drift away Let me bare the weight Of all my mistakes I've been wasting space Watch me slip away Help me to erase All these endless days We're still running in circles Got the rope tied between our feet You've been reaching for my hand to hold But i'm waiting this out for something sweet I've been wasting space Watch me drift away Let me bare the weight Of all my mistakes I've been wasting space Watch me slip away Help me to erase All these endless days We're just running in circles We're still running in circles We're just running in circles We're still running in circles We're just running in circles We're still running in circles We're still running in circles We're still running in circles I've been wasting space Watch me drift away Let me bare the weight Of all my mistakes I've been wasting space Watch me slip away Help me to erase All these endless days

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Going Grey is a distillation of everything we did on Vertigo, but bigger and better in every way.
Bigger riffs, more experimental electronics, more earworm choruses.
We're incredibly proud of what we've created and we hope you enjoy.

-Paul and Pete

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released July 22, 2022

All songs written by Paul MacMichael, Peter Koza, and Tyler Thompson

Recorded between February 2021 and January 2022 in Rockaway, NJ, Denville, NJ and Morristown, NJ

Produced by Tyler Thompson and Four Dollar Piece
Engineered by Tyler Thompson, Paul MacMichael and Peter Koza
Mixed and mastered by Tyler Thompson

Four Dollar Piece is:
Paul MacMichael - vocals (all tracks), guitars (all tracks), keyboards (all tracks), programming (all tracks), percussion (all tracks) bass (3, 4), mandolin (3), banjo (3)
Peter Koza - guitars (all tracks), vocals (1, 2, 4), keyboards (3, 4), programming (3, 5)

Bass (1, 2, 5) and additional vocals (2) performed by Tyler Thompson

Trumpet on “The First Man To Live Forever” performed by Chris Singh and engineered by Josh Lustig

Artwork by Christian Arnder

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Four Dollar Piece Rockaway, New Jersey

Taking their name from an uncirculated American gold coin from 1879, Four Dollar Piece (Paul MacMichael and Peter Koza) combine elements of alternative and garage rock with distorted drum machines and synthesizers. The duo's mantra of "big riff energy" permeates through its poignant but heavy rock songs. ... more

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