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Slow Down Time

by Illiterate Light

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1.
Slow Down Time 03:28
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Finally broke down Near San Francisco Crashing waves Rear view hero Moment the rain started fallin Finally all sunk in Nobody loves you When you’re the bottom Dog in the fight And the money is long gone Strummin alone on a 6 string Watching the storm roll in I’m more than 1000 miles from home And I’m finally breaking Just trying to slow down time Just trying to slow down time Got a million things on my mind Just trying to slow down time So I think I’ll settle down Outside Toledo Wife and kids And a dog named Beto Strumming alone on a 6 string Watching the storm roll in Nobody sucking my soul And stealing my joy Ain’t nobody else Gonna write my story And when the morning rain starts falling I’ll feel it on my skin I’d start another fire in the stove But I’m only dreaming Just trying to slow down time Just trying to slow down time Got a million things on my mind Just trying to slow down time 21st century Man in the mirror Gonna play my hand Til the dealer won’t deal I don’t care who forgets me I’m not here to complain I got a one way ticket To another planet Light years out I’m the first to land it Strumming alone on a 6 string Watching the storm roll in
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Paint the Town 03:00
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I’m heading back to Virginia To breathe that mountain air And there’s a watering hole That we all know Waiting on me I’m haunted by her memory But I don’t even care I'm gonna drown it down With a bottle of crown in your arms We’ll paint the town Paint the town Paint the town without her Paint the town Paint the town Paint the town red A journey through the ages A place I’ve never been But I feel so small in these concrete walls I’m breaking I try to turn the page And I see her name again But the pain she’s caused Has come and gone And I’m goin back to Finn’s To paint the town Paint the town Paint the town without her Paint the town Paint the town Paint the town red Paint the town Paint the town Paint the town without her Paint the town Paint the town Paint the town red I'll say it again Paint the town Paint the town Paint the town without her Paint the town Paint the town Paint the town red So red Too red I’m dead
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Second Gear 03:39
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Can I take you for a ride Can we breathe in the air Back roads by rivers and the countryside And the sun keeps sliding Back and forth Your eyes are gold Second gear and we are on the mend Can we just forget All the ways I let you down Can we just forget All the lies you tell yourself Right out the window With all the ways I hurt myself Again and again Can we just forget Another winter in Manasquan The waves get colder when they crash You said this beach wasn’t made for us And then you jumped in Atlantic ocean Now I’m swimmin’ after you Can we just forget All the ways I let you down Can we just forget All the lies you tell yourself Right out the window With all the ways I hurt myself Again and again Can we just forget Can we just forget It’s the look in your eye It’s the look in your soul Marigold Let summer decide Where we go Can we just forget All the ways I let you down Can we just forget All the lies you tell yourself Right out the window With all the ways I hurt myself Again and again Can we just forget Can we just forget Can we just forget Can we just forget
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High 04:32
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Death is knocking At my door It tried every window first Now it’s taking me For a ride In a Cadillac hearse Never been too good At goodbyes They say real men Shouldn’t cry and scream And bleed I wanna get high and numb the pain Drink enough wine til it don’t sting But that won’t heal my bitter broken heart Yeah I wanna get high and run away Cause black and blue is here to stay And I’ll be damned if life isn’t hard Just like that Your last breath Still holding your hand Send your spirit To another shore There’s a party when you land Can’t go with you I can’t turn back Nights are slow and the Days are fast, and dark And hard I can’t go with you I can’t turn back Nights are slow and the Days are fast, and dark And hard I wanna get high and numb the pain Drink enough wine til it don’t sting But that won’t heal my bitter broken heart Yeah I wanna get high and run away Cause black and blue is here to stay And I’ll be damned if life isn’t hard
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Killer Not a Lover 05:50
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I keep bending over backwards Looking for a faster Way out of here I keep hearing that it’s too late That I should plan my getaway And just disappear They want me running round in circles Turning to the same hurt Night after night I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight They came disguised as a new hope Yeah, that was just a cruel joke To pull my chain Tried to give me the blue pill I spit it out and said go to tell They said you’re insane They want me running round in circles Turning to the same hurt Night after night I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight First in battle Last in war My family name My father’s sword My mother’s love A loaded gun A hand grenade Against the sun Don’t piss me off Don’t piss me off Don’t piss me off And in the morning i'll be better Hold my head against your sweater baby I know you wanna save me tonight I'm just back against this wall Surrounded by these animals That never change They want me running round in circles Turning to the same hurt Night after night I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight Gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight I’m gonna show ‘em my true colors I’m a killer not a lover And I know how to fight

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Speaking on the outstanding five song extended play, Gorman says: “The new EP is simple. It’s more minimalist and mellow than our previous albums. We recorded all 5 songs at my studio in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. We produced it ourselves alongside our musical collaborator Danny Gibney, in between tours, just like when we started. It was mixed by Adrian Olsen, who has been heavily involved in all of our releases since 2019.  This is our first release from my studio, and fans should expect more music more frequently from us now that I’ve finished building the studio.

Sonically, there’s plenty of Space Echo, tracking to tape, pedal steel by our friend Jason Summer, subtle synths and the like. Cool drum sounds and for the most part everything is a little rough around the edges. Lots of writing on piano, just exploring some new space there.”

He continues, “The title track is about the feeling that life is moving too fast (“Slow Down Time”). And you get burnt out, decide to seek the simple life in a small town (“Paint the Town” and “Second Gear”), but then things get heavy again and life still comes at you and you have to deal with the pain and unstoppable nature of life (“High”), and ultimately you decide that no matter what, you will keep moving forward with a wounded yet resilient hope in your heart (“Killer Not a Lover”).

There’s a modest sincerity to these songs that I’m proud of. They feel like us just doing our thing in the valley of Virginia, unconcerned with the world around us.”

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released March 22, 2024

Produced by Illiterate Light and Danny Gibney
Recorded by Danny Gibney
Mixed & Mastered by Adrian Olsen
Recorded in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
Special shout out to Travis Legg for the artwork and Jason Summer for pedal steel.

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