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Blue​-​Eyed Devils

from Blue​-​Eyed Devils by Walter Ehresman

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This song is about the cultural damage caused overseas when US foreign policy is designed to serve the goals of giant corporations.

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Blue-Eyed Devils
(© 2014 Walter Ehresman)

My eyes, they multiply across the firmament
--the better to see you, again;
My ways, they permeate the color of your skin
--you'll no longer be "you," my friend.
Constant exposure across the aether waves
brings saturation to a culture you can't save;
Your friction just delays you doing things our way (with a flash of light).

[chorus]
Blue-eyed devils proudly kicking down the door;
Blue-eyed devils with a force you can't ignore;
Your family cowers as you wait for the encore (with a flash of light).

My hands, they slip beneath the blouse of privacy
--the better to feel you, again;
My greed, it eats away every wall of sovereignty
--the better to use you, my friend.
You've seen the way we treat the masses of our own—
that should tell you something 'bout the hand that holds the stone;
Your needs are swallowed by the reach of the blast zone (with a flash of light).

[chorus]

[chorus#2]
Blue-eyed devils sing their hymns pitched at a roar;
Blue-eyed devils calculate the final score;
Your family cowers as you wait for the encore (with a flash of light).

credits

from Blue​-​Eyed Devils, track released November 22, 2014
Walter Ehresman.—vocals, vocoder vocals, guitars, 5-string electric bass, keyboards, electronic percussion pads, keyboard percussion, saz, steel-string fretted multi-oud, rawap, sampling, sequencing, drum machine programming. Special guest: Nigel Jacobs—throat-singing.

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Walter Ehresman San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Called "the quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed local disc jockey Charlie Martin , Walter Ehresman was an eccentric presence in the Austin music scene from the '80s until his 2015 move to Mexico. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist...and a restless musical spirit, always looking for something new, expressed with fearlessly honest, socially-conscious lyrics. ... more

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