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Anthem

by Misner & Smith

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Produced by Misner & Smith and Bruce Kaphan.
Engineered, recorded, and mixed by Bruce Kaphan
at Niagara Falls in Niles, CA Sept. 29, 2022 — Sept. 29, 2023.
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO.
All songs written by Sam Misner/ASCAP (except for “Rising of the Moon” by Kate Wolf/Another Sundown Publishing Company).
Arrangements by Megan Smith and Sam Misner.
String arrangements by Bruce Kaphan.
Album sequencing by Jeff Kazor.
Cover and Art Design by Kyle Monhollen.
Lyric sheet artwork by Patrick Kelly Jones.
©&℗ 2024 Misner & Smith/Scribble On The Wall Music.
All rights reserved.

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Anthem

It was an anthem of her own
and she sang it all alone
at the hour and the occasion of her choosing
Funny thing she said
that she never got to bed
but she doesn't think of all the sleep she's losing
Seems that late at night
when the crescent moon was bright
like a wry, wicked smile on the horizon
Devils in her dreams
she wakes up with a scream
"I've seen the tricks and stitches god relies on"

It wasn't just a boast
less a brag and more a toast
to the friends who she had known through tribulation
A phantom in her bones
she always had been prone
to the power and the pull of its persuasion
They'd waged and they had lost
even won and still been tossed
to the curb but then they rose each time together
One thing that's for sure
though we never found a cure
we can ride out heartbreak like the weather

She was face down on the floor
when a knock came at the door
the outside world was there and it was calling
Cordelia sang her tune
on that fateful afternoon
when the melody outplayed her fear of falling
She sang the anthem of her soul
there's so little we control
save the melody we sing while we are steering
Funny thing she said
that it may be in her head
but the love we lose is always reappearing

credits

released February 7, 2024
Vocals - Sam Misner and Megan Smith
Electric and Acoustic Guitars - Sam Misner
Upright Bass - Megan Smith
Drums, Tambourine, Congas, and Vibraphone - Dillon Vado
Hammond B3 Organ - Skip Edwards
Lap Steel Guitar - Bruce Kaphan
Violin and Viola - Anna Okada
Cello - Edward Willett

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(my-zner) & smith
Northern California-based unclassifiable duo Misner & Smith treasure the unpredictability of their band. Technically precise songwriting mirrored with an improvisatory spirit and soaring harmonies are the hallmark of their sound. On their new album, "All is Song", they turn in their finest work to date, an album of inspired declarations to the power of music and song. ... more

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