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Hunker in the Bunker

from Essays for Anthems by Alright Already

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The city's on lockdown, orders from the top of the hour
News casting a blanket of blackout to cover up the snow
We covered ourselves in caps and coverlets
Conscripted for the shovel brigade
Slugged it out in the trenches, content just to hold the line
We march, from the mountain to the marsh
From the light to the dark, and from the means to the end
We will defend

Hunker in the bunker, waiting for the outpost call
On the edge of a melting iceberg in the face of a winter squall
We wonder, yeah we wonder, watching for a semaphore sign
But we're squinting in the wind, climbing the steepest incline snowblind

The slope of the ramparts glistens in the morning sun
Listen to the sharp report of a sly retort when metal grinds the concrete down
Resounding, the sound echoes on the walls of the barracks' windswept flank
These reprisals are a cheap morale, and now there's rancour in the rank-and-file

We'll put it all in a pile
And do it all with a smile
We're on the company dime for this time

Hunker in the bunker, waiting for the outpost call
On the edge of a melting iceberg in the face of a winter squall
We wonder, yeah we wonder, watching for a semaphore sign
But we're squinting in the wind, climbing the steepest incline snowblind

Oh but these anomalies make great enemies
When it's 30 below, who knows where the blame is
When we're feeling evasive
When we're digging ourselves in just to dig out

We march, from the mountain to the marsh
From the light to the dark, and from the means to the end
We will defend

Hunker in the bunker, waiting for the outpost call
On the edge of a melting iceberg in the face of a winter squall
We wonder, yeah we wonder, strutting on a vanguard line
But we're squinting in the wind, climbing the steepest incline snowblind
We're in it for this time

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from Essays for Anthems, released September 1, 2023
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Sean MacGillivray
Additional shouts by Andrew Wiseman
Mastered by J. Lapointe for Archive Mastering

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Alright Already Halifax, Nova Scotia

Literary, angular 12-string electric anthems which seek to agitate rather than soothe. Midwest emo guitar and pop-punk rhythm, too complicated for punk but too simple for prog. Dylan Mombourquette and AJ Boutilier provide the critical backbone for Sean MacGillivray's rhythmic compositions. "Essays for Anthems" arrives September 1st 2023 and features guest vocalists from across the spectrum. ... more

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