Four Quarters
single
Four Quarters
Running at a brisk 152 BPM in D major, ‘Four Quarters’ builds like a ritual that actually works: the verses move as quiet incantation, then the chorus opens up into something genuinely cathartic, carried by that line ‘to be the fool and let it go’ landing exactly where it needs to. The tarot and elemental imagery could easily tip into self-seriousness, but STAB keeps it grounded by letting the dynamic swell do the heavy lifting rather than the concept. It sits somewhere between the melodic confidence of mid-period Bangles and the kind of driving anthem Stevie Nicks might have cut if she’d leaned harder into the rock side of things. A highlight.
Lyrics
Lay the symbol on the ground Speak the words without the sound Eyes closed tight against the dark The past will always leave its mark
A pentacle, the sun and the moon A hopeful hymn sung out of tune
Four quarters Each a change that will not hold Four quarters The past a debt, a future sold To be the fool and let it go On into the evermore Four quarters, falling down
The symbol drawn upside down The words seem clear all around Eyes now open to the dark Light that now provides the spark
A pentacle, the sun and the moon A hymn sung now to attune
Four quarters Each a change that will not hold Four quarters The past a debt, a future sold To be the fool and let it go On into the evermore Four quarters, falling down
Holding on and letting go As if to manifest control The deck is always stacked But neither against nor for It’s never win or lose Just the card we choose
Four quarters Each a change that will not hold Four quarters The past a debt, a future sold To be the fool and let it go On into the evermore Four quarters, falling down
Four quarters, falling down Four quarters, falling down On into the evermore Four quarters, falling down
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose