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Anthem for Doomed Youth

by FIRST TO BURN

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Debut track by FIRST TO BURN from forthcoming split 7"
with HOT SKULL

Vocals: D
Guitar : B
Drums: NxBx

Artwork by Dillon Ashcroft.

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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells,
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,—
The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;
And bugles calling for them from sad shires.


What candles may be held to speed them all?
Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes.
The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

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released April 12, 2013
Music written by B.
Vocal performance by D.
Lyrics by W. Owen

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Burt Kallou in Downtown Hades 2013

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East Oslo Death Choir Oslo, Norway

East Oslo Death Choir is a DIY music label based in Downtown Hades.

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