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For Their Skin Had Bled

from Heretic by Eddy Dyer

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To those who for their skin had bled;
The police shot another black man dead
And like a pay phone swaying in disrepair,
His body laid for hours there
And all the nice white families said was
“To those who for their skin had bled…”

To those who for their skin had bled;
On nights of rage the sky was red and
Outside the prayers and the siren songs
Masked silhouettes threw back smoke bombs
To where the deaf deflectors led
To those who for their skin had bled

To those who for their skin had bled
The soul of a man’s, man’s world is dread
Where a fetid claw becomes the rule of law
And it don’t mean shit what you think you saw
Or who you conquer for street cred
We stomp where angels fear to tread when the
Only voice we hear is our own because The screams of pain are a constant drone
So shut the fuck up just this once and
Listen to the people on the battered fronts.
Forgive us now our daily bread
To those who for their skin had bled.

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from Heretic, released August 4, 2023

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Eddy Dyer Lowell, Massachusetts

The old saying about New England weather is, if you don't like it, stick around because it will change. This is true of Lowell, Massachusetts songsmith Eddy Dyer's music. Currently in the offerings is "In And Up The Tree", from the upcoming album,"Heretic", featuring violinist Scarlet Rivera (Bob Dylan, "Hurricane").
Dyer is one half of Dyer Holiday, who released "Together And Broken" in 2021. ... more

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