Today (A Song Fragment)

I find this handwritten lyric sheet in an old milk crate of zines, comics, and personal papers. The Anchormen never finished or performed this song.

I wake up in the morning
and I go right back to bed
I look into the mirror
and I look like living dead

I don't even want to go outside
I just want to stay inside today
Inside today x3

I'm sitting at the table
and looking at the bowl
It's full of Frankenberry
But I'm feeling kind of full

I don't even, even want to eat
I'm too full of myself and me
Myself today x3

Why oh why -- why is everything
Why oh why -- against me
Why oh why -- I don't know
Why oh why -- I've got nowhere to go
Nowhere to go x3

I look outside the window
and I see you on the street
You've got my necklace on
And you're in your stocking feet

But I don't really, really miss your ???
I've got a bad case of the miss you blues today
Miss you today x3

I hear the doorbell ring
ringing loud and clear
my heart begins its singing
my mind introduces fear

I don't know why, why I think it's you
But I hope that, hope that it's true today
It's true today x3

CHORUS

And now you're in my kitchen
We're cooking up a storm
I think it's pretty bitchen
??? my heart is fiery warm

I don't know if we're missing any spice
But I think that, that it's nice today
It's nice today x3

Anchormen, Aweigh! XXXII

Science-fiction hacktivist Cory Doctorow was kind enough to include some Anchormen samples in an episode of the Cory Doctorow Podcast.

In said episode, Cory features snippets of two Anks' songs, "Moon Face" and "Mass. Ave. Attack," both of which hail from the fine CD Punk Rock Is Awesome.

Cory also reads from his way-forthcoming young adult novel Little Brother. You can preorder the book from Amazon.ca, but not stateside yet, as far as I can tell. It's due out from Tor in May 2008. Like, a year!

Thanks for involving the Anks, Cory. And thanks for the name drop.

Somerville Superstars

Since 1999, I've sung in a punk-rock band called the Anchormen. The band is part of an arts collective called Handstand Command. And we're featured in this week's edition of the Somerville Journal! The Somerville Journal is published by the Community Newspaper Co., which is now owned by Herald Media Inc., publisher of the Boston Herald. CNC used to be owned by FMR Corp., parent of Fidelity Investments. I think this is as close as the Anchormen will ever get to corporate sponsorship.