Name: Guns of August
Duration: P00H04M55S
Description: Inspired by "August 1914" by May W. Cannan

Guns of August

from Millions of the Mouthless Dead by Vallhünd

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Inspired by "August 1914" by May W. Cannan

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The Guns of August

The sun rose over the hill, Bare for the gathered hay,
A blackbird sang by the windowsill, And a girl kneels down to pray:

‘Keep him safe through the night, O Lord,
Whom Thou hast kept safe through the day.’

The sun rose over the shell-swept hill, The guns are over the way,
A soldier turns from the hell of the night. To the hell of another day,

And a bullet sings by the parapet to drive in the new-turned clay.
A shell screams over his head to ring in another day

The sun sinks over the hill, They had carried in all the hay,
A blackbird sang by the window-sill, And a girl kneels down to pray:

‘Keep him safe through the night, O Lord,
Whom Thou hast kept safe through the day.’

The sun sinks by the shell-swept hill, The guns had cleared the way,
A soldier turned to sleep that night. Who would not wake for the day,

A bullet sang by the parapet
Shredding flesh like new turned clay
A blackbird flew from the window-sill,
While a girl knelt down to pray.

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from Millions of the Mouthless Dead, released February 8, 2021

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Vallhund Minnesota

Vallhünd makes metal music. Death, thrash, melodic? Forget the sub genres, just metal. Influences are proudly displayed and nothing should be taken (too) seriously.

Vallhünd is Aaron Ashley, originally from the Duluth, MN music scene. Currently in a basement in the Twin Cities south metro. ... more