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Bloody smell of the oil well

from Machete by Johnathan Martin

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This one was a magic moment where everything fell into place in one sitting. I had a lot of time on my hands during this period of my life, and was using it to practice my finger picking style, as well as drop D tuning. I loved the Key of Dminor, and was messing around with a piece of music when the global battle for oil and money hit me like a ton of bricks. also the lives it ruins, the environmental catastrophes, and the dictators it fuels.(pun intended)
I've tried to be a on the fence kind of person when I was younger, but that all changed when I took my first history lesson on ww1. From then on, the gloves were off.

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Its strange the way they find it hard to see our world on fire?
The man must know, we'll turn diamonds to snow, as to when , we'll never know..
No fear of hell it's mine to sell, and yours I'll steal for me,
and time stand still for those who feel, this land belongs to all.

No heart beats for free,
the rebels are never true,
we're drowning in the fields,
The bloody smell of the oil well...

To reap the flow , my name is known,
the pipes of war are strained,
the face of shame will rise from men,
while ghosts of time they await...

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from Machete, released December 23, 2019
Written and arranged by J S Martin (InmS) @ SAMRO
Engineered at sounstream studio's by Paul Van De Waal
Mixed and mastered by Lanie Van Der Walt
Vocals and Guitars - Johnathan Martin
Guitars and mandolin and harmonica - Aidan Martin
Bass - Johnathan martin
Drums and percussion - Paul Van De Waal

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Johnathan Martin Pretoria, South Africa

Born in 1977 in South Africa, to a musical family, Johnathan Martin started to picture himself as performing musician from the tender age of 10 tears old. Classical guitar, then piano, and finally getting his first Strat copy at 13 years old. Taking music as a subject at school put the cello in his hands, and learnt to really improv when he joined the full time touring band Jack Hammer in '97. ... more

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