Anchor

by Matt Gandurski

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I threw off the anchor, and followed it all the way
All the way, all the way down
And nobody saved me, I was just out there to drown

I knew all the questions, the rings of the onion
The names of the stars going round
But I blew all the answers and the whole thing collapsed
The turtles poor back on the ground

I felt forsaken, my foundation shaken
A phone call at five in the morn
Calling collect, red eyed and wrecked
Helpless as the day that I's born

I blew off the danger, and I turned my back
It swung round and cut out my knees
And nobody saved me, I was just out in the breeze

Four angry faces, they took out my laces
And chained me up tight to a bed
Put out the lights, and I spent the night
With nothing but fire in my head

A changing of seasons, three thousand reasons
To let all the leaves turn and fall
Well fall they all did, so I ran and hid
And turned my poor face to the wall

I threw off the anchor and followed it all the way
All the way, all the way down

And somebody saved me, and pulled me back onto the ground

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released December 4, 2020

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Matt Gandurski Chicago, Illinois

Matt Gandurski has been in the thick of the Chicago roots music scene since 2005, as a member of The Northside Southpaws and The Lawrence Peters Outfit, and bandleader of Grit & The Double Knit. This page showcases solo recordings of tunes written from 2018 to present. Enjoy! ... more

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