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Black Skies

from The Child by Loa Hex

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The first single off our new EP, Black Skies describes the glaring inequities of race in the early 20th century as seen through Loa's eyes.

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Dark skin, wrong town
White hoods, on horses making their rounds

Won’t stop til his body’s hung
Light their cross and think they won
Every night I ask God and pray
When the devil comes back he won’t look like me…

Black skies are falling
They’re falling…they’re falling…
Black skies are falling, they’re falling…

He’s strung up, off the ground
Rope creeks, the cowards nowhere around.

A man killed without a fight
Left to rot in the morning light
Bloodline snuffed in a single night
You’re never wrong if you’re always white

Black skies are falling
They’re falling…they’re falling…
Black skies are falling, they’re falling…

I looked out, can’t see
Hall light, reflection looking at me

Mama says they’re gone tonight
Is that they’re fire or just moonlight
I lay awake, consumed with fear
Do I hear hooves are they getting near?

Black skies are falling
They’re falling…they’re falling…
Black skies are falling, they’re falling…

They look like me, just like me

credits

from The Child, track released April 26, 2016
Written and performed by Eva Green, Jeremy Williams, TheBobby George, and Dan Metivier

Produced by Dan Metivier

Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room

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Loa Hex Chicago, Illinois

Loa Hex brings big riff rock n’ roll from Chicago’s northwest side. Hitting hard with Midwestern hooks, metal-tinged panache and heartfelt songwriting, Loa Hex conjures powerful music that connects with an audience. With a live show that blends an intimate communion with the mystic energy of a backwoods revival, Loa Hex walks the fine line between great band and theatrical experience. ... more

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