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The Blind Eye

from The Greater Good by Rasmus Fynbo

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This song is based on the ending of Children of the Sand and the story follows the same vein with desperate immigrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean only to die inside a cooler trailer on their way to the dream of a better life. I wrote the song after the incident known as the “Essex lorry deaths”. I am amazed or rather, terrified, how we can witness the most terrible accidents, digest it, shrug on our shoulders and move on.

I decided to re-use the melody from the ending part of Children of the Sand, because I felt the tune had more to offer than just being an appendix to a song. Also, I rather like the idea of infusing elements from one song into another. I also wanted to try out a more Middle Eastern rhythm for this song – I am not sure it really is, but to me it has a more Middle Eastern vibe. At the same time, I wanted the first verse to be almost acapella. I was difficult to do and when the beat comes on it might seem a little odd at first.

I produced the song just after I was done with “The Freedom to” and had fallen in love with the break in the middle of “The Freedom to”. Why not do it again, I thought – complete with stomps, claps and shouting.

lyrics

Follow the lights at sea
Stay quiet and calm and we’ll be free
The night we fled the ruined earth
The night we lost our birth right
The hole we get to keep

How are people keeping sane?
All the children lost in vain
How are people keeping sane?
When those images remain
The blind eye. The sky-high lie

Moving through the silent docks
Lost inside a freezing box
Came to see the city glow
Death is slow and no-one, no-one will ever know

How are people keeping sane?
All the children lost in vain
How are people keeping sane?
When those images remain
The blind eye. The sky-high lie

Do you know what we become,
When our humanity is gone?
Do you know what we become,
When our humanity is gone?
The blind eye. The sky-high lie

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from The Greater Good, released March 13, 2020

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Rasmus Fynbo Copenhagen, Denmark

Rasmus Fynbo is a Danish singer and songwriter. His sound is a one-of-a-kind combination of Indie pop/ rock, as well as folk and Balcan music, with a pinch of cabaret. His remarkably diverse style paves the way to a very specials sound, that surprises listeners at every twist and turn. ... more

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