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Sydney's Eyes

by Luke Beling

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Sydney's eyes well they got taken
Struggling for a woman near a taxi station
Some boys off a ride from a savage nation
They want Pretty's pride for the holy castration

Well they cut that beast with a blade until it moaned for death
Pretty screamed watching her animal draw its final breath

Above the dusty ground grew this wild olive
Sydney stretched his arm stripped a stick from it
Said this beast you downed boys this creature tortured
You see this woman here she got the trouble for it

Sydney drove that stick into the heart of the boy drinking the blood
But before he blinked the edge of a knife sealed his eyes shut
Pretty cried these criminals killed my animal
And this man survived and lost his sight forever now

Those boys put the hacked up head in some kind of wheelbarrow
Pushed it with heavy legs 'til the light turned to shadow
Sydney felt for the stick he rolled his heels over
Said tell me which way they went
I'm going to kill them real slow

Pretty placed her palms on his wounds and said I won't forget
These scars you have for a bull and girl you've never met
Pretty cried leave those boys for the devil's claws
Sydney come with me out from that tree I can hear the wild dogs

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released March 1, 2024
Written by Luke Beling
Artwork by Luke Beling

Produced and mixed by Tyler Fortier @ little orange room.
Mastered by Thaddeus Moore

Luke Beling: vocal, acoustic guitar, banjo
Erin Flood Fortier: vocals
Tyler Fortier: keys, piano, percussion, electric guitar
Joseph Pennell: vocals

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Luke Beling Hawaii

South African-born singer-songwriter, Luke Beling, grew up listening to music from the 60s and 70s, influenced by records his father played and the surrounding struggle of his native country. Beling believes music should embody the miracle and labor of life. Everyday tales borne from world wandering, Beling's folk songs hope to impart to listeners something honest. ... more

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