This song came at a time when I was getting into the famous Australian poets, and I hadn’t read much of them before. Of particular interest to me were Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, Banjo’s work really connected to me. It is so playful but also so magnificently dark, and he writes these beautiful...
[written by LANKS]
[produced by LANKS & Ross Beaton]
[mixed/mastered by Andrei Eremin]
[Verse 1]
There were three young brothers
Who hailed from yonder east
They’d cross the hills of red gums trees
And ride their demon beasts
They knew the trails and read them
Like the back of their hand
Waiting for a wanderer
To idly cross their land
[Chorus]
Every time they’d find them
They’d tie them to this tree
Brothers of the mountain
From yonder to the sea
[Verse 2]
Along the tracks they’d speed
Dust flew up at their heels
Their lips curled up with malice
Their eyes lit up with greed
Till finally a horse came rolling
Across a sunburnt plain
And almost reached their forest
Before turning back again
[Chorus]
Every time they’d find em
They’d tie them to this tree
Brothers of the mountain
From yonder to the sea
[Bridge]
He jumped from his horse, and he lifted his hands
And he threw all his gold toward the trees
The brothers leapt out and they fought for the spoils
And the wanderer crept on his knees
They finally came to their senses
When their stomachs started to ache
Their possessions were gone and a note that was left
Told them that the gold had been fake
[Chorus]
Every time they’d find em
They’d tie them to this tree
Brothers of the mountain
From yonder to the sea
Brothers of the Mountain was written by LANKS.
Brothers of the Mountain was produced by Ross Beaton & LANKS.
LANKS released Brothers of the Mountain on Fri Jul 03 2015.