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The Handmaid's Tale (Under His Eye)

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I have re-released a new mastered version of 'The Handmaid's Tale (Under His Eye)'. The writing of the song, back in 2018, was inspired by the TV series after I watched a few initial episodes.I just finished listening to the original 1985 novel on audiobook as read by Elizabeth Moss.

This Margaret Atwood fictional, future dystopian theocracy threatens to drop upon us in a not so far away future. Over the past year or so in America, attacks on women's rights - and social/personal rights in general - has prompted protest and social media fight back. I don't need to live in the US to be fully cognizant of the state of affairs.

I've only recent been made aware the song is being used as an audio meme. 'The Handmaid's Tale (Under His Eye)' is being employed by many on social media, like TikTok, as music background to their own commentary videos. I support their position and struggle and am therefore pleased to know that something I've created has current relevance and is being used in this manner.

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under his eye you loathe your life under his eye
under his eye you hate your body under his eye
under his eye under his eye
you're caught you're kept you're a concubine
and waking up mornings has become unkind
your only hiding place is in your mind
under his eye you bleed you break under his eye
under his eye you are property under his eye
under his eye under his eye
you're caught you're kept you're a concubine
and waking up mornings has become unkind
your only hiding place is in your mind
under his eye you scheme to die under his eye
under his eye you scheme to die under his eye

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released September 7, 2022
Written, Produced - Alien Skin

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Alien Skin Melbourne, Australia

I've been making darkwave electropop from elements of 80s post-punk subculture for over 40 years. Including years in the Australian band 'Real Life' topping world charts in the 80s with 'Send Me An Angel'.

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