I appreciate tension, conceptually. Earth and Sunn teach invaluable lessons with their music. With that said, the middle section of this song (post vocals) runs way the fuck too long. It was gonna be a 10/10 but they ruined it tryna b Earth for a minute. GET WITH THE TIMES OLD MAN! 0/10
This song is what it is to be truly and utterly alone in this world, a curse and a blessing at the same time. Thank you for creating something I can relate to, something that makes me feel connected to whatever " God" is.
A first crackle of consciousness as the contractions start. Will the womb be a tomb or will life blossom? Good track, great mix of ecstatic buildup keeping a sinister edge.
This had been one of the first songs I've listened to after my suicide attempt and I felt like being in the world was necessary to listen to such masterpieces so I haven't tried another time yet
talked with a looksmaxxer and now i know the difference of the 4 chan incel and the looksmaxxer, i larped as an incel but at the end i realized that we both were just normies compared to the mediocrity of the 4chan dweller: this eye opening experience made me listen to this song and just wonder what the fuck did just happened.
The "You feed me with gasoline/I'll burn my name in your head" part relates so much to my dad alcoholism and how I love him and feel like shit he does that but also I wanna outdrink him, maybe in a desperate attempt to make him suffer the same feeling of having an alcoholic loved one. Which is shitty. We're both killing ourselves. Him being 70 and falling on concrete because of his bar visits and me because of my periods of extreme drinking and then seizures and hallucinations caused by alcohol withdrawal.
Soundtracks for the Blind is one of my personal favorites It hits where many other albums in music don't, it encapsulates you in an incredible sonic experience, something you have never heard before. In case someone hasn't listened to it yet, I strongly recommend it. Wear some good headphones and pay attention, it is worth the ride
And to think everyone on Earth has a different story to tell if Michael Gira's mother didn't have any children we would have never had this song or album or band it's crazy to think about
Místo toho hledat Swans helpless child lyrixs Helpless Child Skladba, Swans PřehledTextyVidea Now, you be the mother, and I'll be your fool I'll hide myself deep inside Your crimson pool The muddy water runs Beneath your folds You won't let me breathe You won't let me go Now, you be the stranger, and I'll be the white-skinned son You'll blacken my innocence With sugar and opium The children were suffocating Down in your damp cave And you were the mother, and I was the sleeping slave Protect me from violence Hold me in your cool lips You drug me with kindness So I can pretend I exist Now, you be the only child I'll suck on your breast You'll feed me with gasoline I'll burn my name in your head Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah, ah, ah Ah-ah-ah
The most underappreciated SWANS album. People who like the early stuff pass on this a lot, people who think they know what "SWANS is all about" will never listen. It's a true masterpiece of work.
