I wrote this over 10 years ago when my main music project was a band with Rich Ratvasky called Team Smile and Nod. We released this track in 2021 (https://teamsmileandnod.bandcamp.com/track/when-the-bones-are-dry), but it was never shared on ccMixter... it must have been waiting for MixterPlus!
It's a dark and dismal murder ballad... do you know who it's about?
LYRICS
Surprise, surprise
Our lives are lies
Undisguised and televised
When it ends will you despise
Or be convinced you can't
Tell truth from lies
Surprise, surprise
Eye for an Eye
And a lie for a lie
Surprise, surprise
Truth is worthless
When the bones are dry
Manipulation
An occupation
Rhetoric and speculation
Accusation, moral degradation
The high road is just too high
When sugar-coated
In aspartame lies
Surprise, surprise
Eye for an Eye
And a lie for a lie
Surprise, surprise
Truth is worthless
When the bones are dry
Not guilty has never meant innocent
And justice can be so unjust
As the smoke and the mirrors clear
We'll see
A murderer walks free
Surprise, surprise
Eye for an Eye
And a lie for a lie
Surprise, surprise
Truth is worthless
When the bones are dry
When the bones are dry
When the bones are dry
ooh, a puzzle! I thought about the death of Eric Garner, but then looked up the date since you said this was written "over 10 years ago" and Garner was still alive ..
So, assuming it was topical, I'm going to guess a killing revealed in the Snowden leaks ... final answer
mwic
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2024-04-11 06:23:32
Oh, that rings a bell.. this was a super-cold case wasn't it?
mwic2024-04-11 09:56:02
Ooo... such good guesses! Topical it is, Snowden related, it is not. Care to guess again? (One of the big reasons this accused person was not convicted really was because the bones of the victim were dry, making it nearly impossible for the medical examiner to get the needed evidence.)
Kara Square2024-04-11 09:47:45