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Go here to purchase and read more about this benefit single: https://johnandersonbenefit.bandcamp.com/album/an-anthem-for-the-broken-a-single-to-benefit-john-anderson

We're continuing to keep the benefit link open!

But to purchase the full record, Boxers, please go here:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/boxers/id925540196
Bandcamp: https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers
Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Boxers-Matthew-Ryan/dp/B00O69WWES/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1413404569&sr=1-1&keywords=matthew+ryan+boxers

To hear other songs from the record please visit http://matthewryanonline.com/home

The price for the benefit single is $1 with the option to contribute more if you can and wish to. I'm sharing this in an effort to aid John and Amanda Anderson in their fight against the financial weight and stress of John's diagnosis of ALS 3 years ago. ALL MONEY RAISED WILL GO DIRECTLY TO JOHN AND AMANDA ANDERSON (minus the small distribution fees Bandcamp charges).

You can read about John and Amanda's situation right here:
http://www.matthewryanonline.com/home/blog/an-early-single-to-be-released-on-wednesday-february-26th-to-raise-money-for-a-friend

An Anthem for the Broken was Produced and Mixed by Kevin Salem
Mastered by Hans DeKline

Written by Matthew Ryan and Arranged by Matthew Ryan, Brian Bequette, Kevin Salem & Brian Fallon

Performed by
Brian Bequette - Bass
Brian Fallon - Electric Guitar
Joe Magistro - Drums
Kevin Salem - Electric Guitar
Matthew Ryan - Vocals
Everyone Available did the Gang Vocals

Here are the words to An Anthem For The Broken:

An anthem for the ones who hurt
Who broke their fists on dreams and dirt
Who climbed the hills and found the sea
Who saw the tops of home and tree
Who never left their hearts in scars
Who caught the fire in the stars
Who held their kids when they were scared
Who found a way from here to there

An anthem for the real reward
The sometimes broke and bent before
Where hope is lost and winter birds
Float from the wires when shots are heard
An anthem for my mother's arms
The bravest walk, the big alarm
The boxers, cops and soldiers too
The ones who need no gratitude

We won't quit...

An anthem for the brotherhood
The light in the dark and the lean for good
The knowing not which way to go
But here but for the grace of the unknown I know
A dollar's not a peace nor end
I'd do it all and all again
An anthem for the broken hearts
That made it worlds from where they'd start

We won't quit...