Sinis—the pinebender—forced travelers to help him bend pine trees to the ground and would then let go suddenly, flinging unsuspecting victims through the air. Alternative sources say Sinis would tie people to two pine trees that he had bent down to the ground. And then he would let the trees go, tearing his victims apart. This led to him being called Pityocamptes (Πιτυοκάμπτης = "pine-bender").
(This, according to Wikipedia, which is never wrong.)
lyrics
SINIS
Hey hey! She got it turned upside down.
Laughing underground.
Around here.
She came from the wrong side of town
Ceiling's coming down
Surrounds her.
You could be a black market clown
Pirate party town
Around here.
You can't hide Forever
In the past you tried to sever
For the past will want to stay long
And today's already long gone.
Who, who is the last standing now?
Laughing underground
Around here?
Hey hey! I let the vampires win
And I will always let them win
Around here.
Old sins cast long shadows
From the shame of hiding halos
But you can’t hide forever
In the past you tried to save her.
Feels like she’s falling...
Down.
Feels like the first time in a long time...
Falling....
Down, down to sha la la la la
Start again.
Down down to sha lalla la la laaaaa.
You can't hide forever.
From a love you tried to sever.
SINIS
Jamie Fillmore (2015)
credits
from Mine to Me (pre-release),
released October 10, 2022
Music by Mark McCutcheon, Mike McCutcheon, and Jamie Fillmore
Lyrics by Jamie Fillmore
Jamie Fillmore—vocals, guitars
Anita Fillmore—vocals
Mike McCutcheon—bass
Mark McCutcheon—drums
Mike Tolva—guitars
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