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An Eye for an Eye

by Ben Grace

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lyrics

Oh the newsreels flow with the blood of all our young men
The videos show black bodies falling again
All the flags fly at half mast, the horrors are broadcast
From Baghdad to Baton Rouge
We struggle to weep 'cause we ain't even shocked by the news

Beat our swords into ploughshares, melt down all the guns
Disarm the whole world but until that day comes
I'll keep on dreaming of a world without war
'Cause a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Leaves the whole world blind, it's not worth fighting for

We walk thru the streets like all of our grandmothers died
As we type til we bleed in a digital war for our lives
But the rhetoric resounds and the hatred abounds
From both sides of the enemy lines
They say "Guns don't kill people" but we see the videos live

Beat our swords into ploughshares, melt down all the guns
Disarm the whole world but until that day comes
I'll keep on dreaming of a world without war
'Cause a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Leaves the whole world blind, it's not worth fighting for

So I hope and I pray in the face of all anger and hate
That there will come a day when sorrow and tears wiped away
No more mothers in mourning, a new day is dawning
When peace will have the last say
'Cause True Love is roaring and Abel's blood calls from the grave

Beat our swords into ploughshares, melt down all the guns
Disarm the whole world but until that day comes
I'll keep on dreaming of a world without war
'Cause a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Leaves the whole world blind, it's not worth fighting for

credits

released July 6, 2018
Ben Grace - producer, vocals, piano
Spencer Cohen - drums, percussion
Jay Foote - bass guitar
Alex Foote - electric guitar
Heatherlyn - backing vocals

Recorded by Ken Rich at Grand Street Studios (Brooklyn). Assisted by Luke Young

Vocals produced by Kohli Calhoun and recorded by Luke Young at Grand Street Studios

Mixed by Sam Kassirer

Mastered by Dave Gardner for Infrasonic Sound

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Australian singer-songwriter Ben Grace’s impeccably crafted songs hover in the space between lightness and the depths, wrestling their way through humor and melody to peel back the layers and reveal the naked truth of us. Through the specificity of his own deconstruction, Ben writes into our universal search for belonging, spiritual homecoming, and desire to live seen and unashamed. ... more

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