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A Stone in the Mouth of the Ocean

by Luke Beling

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A Stone in the Mouth of the Ocean touches upon reckoning with our human frailty while striving for a little significance in this big world we call home.

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All the shadows here still dancing got to tell my feet to keep moving
Before the merchant screams buy some more
Before the drilling machines find the oil
Before the air I breathe comes heavy for talking

All the games I play I keep losing
Trying to tell myself to stop proving
Before the man with glass asks my name
Before the lady’s cash buys my fame
Before my leather mask burns up bright into flames

Before the tight rope walker leads me to the slaughter
The bankroll daughter ships me 'cross the border
With a bottle full of bitter
A note from the vicar
Blood on the holy altar

All the time I spend understanding
Trying to find my way to keep advancing
Before the ankle tag lights up red
Before the muscled stag lays down dead
Before the sleeping gas pins me to the bed

All the darts they keep on flying
Got to find my way to keep trying
Before the needle nights pierce my skin
Before the bookie writes my tally in
Before the closing price knocks me on the chin

Before the tight rope walker leads me to the slaughter
The bankroll daughter ships me 'cross the border
With a bottle full of bitter
A note from the vicar
Blood on the holy altar

Before the boneyard prison gives me their decision
The old time religion tells me what I’m missing
That ancient tradition
Land of the hidden
Men of the circumcision

Before the steam boat captain drowns me in the basin
The war-torn nation tries negotiation
With a proclamation
My condemnation
Stone in the mouth of the ocean

I’m a stone in the mouth of the ocean
I'm a stone in the mouth of the ocean
Just a stone in the mouth of the ocean

All the shadows here still dancing got to tell my feet to keep moving

credits

released August 4, 2023
Written by Luke Beling

Artwork by Eric Hurtgen

Produced and mixed by Tyler Fortier @ little orange room.
Mastered by David Glasser.

Luke Beling: vocal, acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica
Nate Barnes: drums
Erin Flood Fortier: vocals
Glen Yoder: electric guitars
Tyler Fortier: vocals, organ, keys, piano, bass

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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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