Swans - Song for Dead Time

[@urschei1127]

both versions are great but this one was my first listen

[@thakurmishra969]

Now the past is untrue, and this breath is a lie And the sun is an emptiness that burns through the sky And this ground - it will slide down, down into the sea And when this body dies, no man will ever breathe one word of ignorance for me So bury your trust beneath the ground with me And lay your loneliness down for the sun to consume Now the earth bleeds cold water in my open hands But their bodies bleed poison and they swallow the sand And we'll walk to the river, where we will die of a thirst And my fate, it's no question Every fool, he is broken beneath the same holy curse So bury your trust beneath the ground with me And lay your loneliness down for the sun to burn to sand

[@tomschult133]

I cannot stress how thankful I am to people like you who take the time to put the lyrics down. Thank you so very much.

[@thakurmishra969]

Hey i feel the same way, i just started doing it. Im always extremely greatful for all those people who donit way more than i do. Im just returning the favor back, thank you for your encouragement.

[@dalegriffin6768]

Pessimism is always a positive thing to write about, it helps you to release the stress from the rumination.

[@leonardmccullagh3673]

I had a dream about taken acid at a festival and Swans were playing I've never heard of them so iam checking them out so far iam loving it.Grest music I've never heard before 😮

[@Maurobrit]

I love this song and Swans

[@crazzzysean800]

Damb U guys are exceptional, so deep, first heard U in about 1990, this cool goth friend gave me a cassette, i Loved U then n i Love U even more now... Thank U Thank U Thank U

[@steverose1977]

Might have this at my funeral.

[@erwinsalek9480]

I love this Song!

[@dalegriffin6768]

Michael Gira songwriting is very similar to my style. Im sure that Michael studies Philosophy and is influenced by Shopenhauer and Zapffe.

[@puppetmaster3911]

I like Jarboe and Michaels singing in this song. Both versions are great.

[@stefaniacontessa]

Indeed!!! Like 2 sides of a perfect coin!!!❤❤❤❤

[@JRodriguez88]

Jarboe's version is a garden, and Michael's is a swamp.

[@halephil1]

@@JRodriguez88beautifully put 👏🏻

[@aldry2829]

This goes really well with a cigarette and a post break-up.

[@puppetmaster3911]

I heart Swans, I heart Gira....

[@baumbaum1399]

trippy

[@The_heir_to_sorrow]

Madloba

[@UlfRoarNilsen]

Whereas the original sounds open, intimate and warm, you've compressed it with this version to an unpleasant pumping sound and added reverb to distance the vocals. What were you thinking?

[@misterpopeofficial.]

Jarboe always sang the ballads

[@the_beavrest5287]

There's a heavy tone of solipsism in swans words , am i wrong? I'm only trying to crack the meaning and way of thinking of all their work. If you know or can understand the feeling of this please inform me. Sorry for the lack of better words but I'm deeply interested

[@Nowhy]

The voice you hear is another voice from song to song, but there is a red thread going through then all - a commonality, perhabs it reminds you of something, you just have to repeat it...

[@fenixman2]

The words are great precisely because theyre evocative instead of figurative, even Gira himself prob couldnt tell you the meaning word for word of every line of each of his songs, but they do follow one (or multiple) thematic lines. Some are more focused than others. The other guy I think is giving good advice on how 'you just have to repeat it', the intended meaning can only be uncovered ( and only internally ) after being invoked multiple times. Personally the theme I see in this particular song is that of the loss of individuality and the futility of human individual experience at the end of time, which is the same theme explored in a more focused manner in the song 'When Does a Body End?' from The Great Annihilator.

[@SassySasquatchh]

Honestly, I think I prefer the original.

[@vomeinsamenmadchensophie]

♥♥♥

[@bruxdg]

Jarboe was the touch

[@jamesguillorytheirascibleh585]

While I do like that the guitars are more prominent in this version, the original is just far superior. Same thing with Will We Survive and When She Breathes on the reissue. Vastly inferior versions. The extended version of Why Are We Alive is an improvement on an already masterful song, however. And the addition of Blind is obviously welcome. But they aren’t worth ruining the perfect track listing of the original with three crappy replacements. The originals were masterpieces on a masterpiece of an album. Hopefully another reissue will be coming one day to rectify this grievous error.

[@olasfelipe]

Was this remastered? It sounds compressed/brickwalled and trebley.

[@Interzone79]

olasfelipe Yeah this is the remastered version

[@matteoluceri6680]

F**k. I sold my first press CD to buy the new 3-disc version and found this . So disappointed