The Gavineer's Greatest Hits -- Anna Lynn
Well I finally write another song and it's depressing as all get out. You have been warned.
The song "Anna Lynn", otherwise known by the name "As the Snow Falls", sparked great controversy when The Gavineers first released the single. At first glance it's clear that this song is about a rough murder case, and many young fans guessed that it was a case one of the band actually worked and went searching for the mysterious Anna Lynn. Unfortunatley the first site most found was not a newspaper clipping or other detached account; someone had stolen crime scene photos and then posted them online. The fans, some reportedly as young as 8 years, saw the unedited proof of the violent way Anna Lynn and eleven other girls where murdered by Stu Goils, who would cook and eat the intestines of his disemboweled victims.
Bass guitarist and detective Daryan Crescend was responsible for the capture of the violent murderer and for writing the song. He was publicly criticized for the creation of the song and was blamed for the young fans who were traumatized by the photos even though their existence on the internet was without his knowledge and highly illegal. However through the PR nightmare he and the rest of the band never backed down from their tribute to Anna Lynn, the first victim and the one who reportedly haunted Crescend's nightmares. All proceeds from the single went to the families of the victims.
Now, on the other side of his murder conviction and the exposure of his serious drug addiction, many believe that this case was what pushed him over the edge and into the downward spiral that ended with a life sentence. Crescend refuses to comment on anything so speculation is all we have.
She loved a sunny winter day
Always rushed outside to play
Singing songs that lit up her heart
Suddenly she's grabbed from behind
Deadly thought in a monster's mind
A life over before it could start
I'm so sorry Anna Lynn
I promise I won't let him win
Whispered soft to the blood on the walls
And the snow falls
A dozen sleepless hotel nights
Bad coffee brings me to the light
Another sweet child has met her end
A promise to a mother's grief
An order from a frightened chief
A monster is what we must apprehend
I'm so sorry Anna Lynn
I promise I won't let him win
Whispered soft to the blood on the walls
And the snow falls
A monster we sought
A monster we caught
Now I caught him Anna Lynn
How can I say he didn't win?
All I see is the blood on the walls
And the snow falls
The song "Anna Lynn", otherwise known by the name "As the Snow Falls", sparked great controversy when The Gavineers first released the single. At first glance it's clear that this song is about a rough murder case, and many young fans guessed that it was a case one of the band actually worked and went searching for the mysterious Anna Lynn. Unfortunatley the first site most found was not a newspaper clipping or other detached account; someone had stolen crime scene photos and then posted them online. The fans, some reportedly as young as 8 years, saw the unedited proof of the violent way Anna Lynn and eleven other girls where murdered by Stu Goils, who would cook and eat the intestines of his disemboweled victims.
Bass guitarist and detective Daryan Crescend was responsible for the capture of the violent murderer and for writing the song. He was publicly criticized for the creation of the song and was blamed for the young fans who were traumatized by the photos even though their existence on the internet was without his knowledge and highly illegal. However through the PR nightmare he and the rest of the band never backed down from their tribute to Anna Lynn, the first victim and the one who reportedly haunted Crescend's nightmares. All proceeds from the single went to the families of the victims.
Now, on the other side of his murder conviction and the exposure of his serious drug addiction, many believe that this case was what pushed him over the edge and into the downward spiral that ended with a life sentence. Crescend refuses to comment on anything so speculation is all we have.
She loved a sunny winter day
Always rushed outside to play
Singing songs that lit up her heart
Suddenly she's grabbed from behind
Deadly thought in a monster's mind
A life over before it could start
I'm so sorry Anna Lynn
I promise I won't let him win
Whispered soft to the blood on the walls
And the snow falls
A dozen sleepless hotel nights
Bad coffee brings me to the light
Another sweet child has met her end
A promise to a mother's grief
An order from a frightened chief
A monster is what we must apprehend
I'm so sorry Anna Lynn
I promise I won't let him win
Whispered soft to the blood on the walls
And the snow falls
A monster we sought
A monster we caught
Now I caught him Anna Lynn
How can I say he didn't win?
All I see is the blood on the walls
And the snow falls