You Know Nothing Swans

And nothing is written in the book, reality is made by you And every lie that you pursue, eventually turns true And I was told that your eyes would shine a light up into space And infinity would then consume

You Know Everything Swans

And nothing is written in the book, reality is made by you And every lie that you pursue, eventually turns true And I was told that your eyes would shine a light up into space And infinity would then consume

You're Not Real, Girl Swans

You never close your eyes When I am near you You never say you know me When I am inside of you Girl you know it's only a feeling Girl you know you lie and you steal When you take my trust in your body

Nothing Without You Swans

i'm weak and i'm slow when you are near defeated, i'll disappear in the blood in your mouth i'll disappear, defeated i'll stand behind you we'll be here, forever we won't move again your body's open we're

I Crawled Swans

You're my father I obey you I want you to be my father I want you to be my father You know what I am You know what I am I want you to kill me I'm weak Take what's mine Make me feel good Make me feel soft

I Crawled (Live At Heaven London 1984) Swans

You're my father I obey you I want you to be my father I want you to be my father You know what I am You know what I am I want you to kill me I'm weak Take what's mine Make me feel good Make me feel soft

I Crawled (Young God EP) Swans

You're my father I obey you I want you to be my father I want you to be my father You know what I am You know what I am I want you to kill me I'm weak Take what's mine Make me feel good Make me feel soft

The Center Of Your Heart Swans

there's a soft idea wrapped around your mind you're spread out on the bed you're suffering for god i want the center of your heart i've been wondering what it takes to destroy you i found out yesterday

Cop Swans

The punishment fits the crime Nothing beats humiliation Humiliation's a disease Nothing beats humiliation Nothing beats them like a cop with a club Nothing beats them like a cop in jail Nobody beats your

Saved Swans

Now I've got nothing to look at And I've got no pain to deny And I've got nobody to bleed for And I've got no sun to pull down from the sky But I'm saved, yeah, I'm saved And I don't understand it, I'm

We'll Fall Apart Swans

I won't remember what you were when you were young You were no one then and you're nothing now Do you remember what you denied me then Do you remember what you deny my body now I do, I do, I do, oh I do

Breathing Water Swans

drink the water slowly don't show an emotion take your clothes off sit on the edge of the bed cover yourself with your bands i'll stand in the corner i'll stare at the wall i'll try to remember what you

Swans Camera Obscura

There's flowers in my house And I bought them myself No surprises in the record collection You must have thought I was someone else I'm still afraid to get lost In a city I might explore But I'm

Nobody Swans

I Mean Nothing To Myself I Mean Nothing To Myself I'm Nothing, I'm Nobody I Hate My Body, I'm Stuck In Myself I'm Nothing, I'm Nobody I Don't Move, I'm Stuck In Myself I Hate My Body, I'm Stuck In Myself

Raping A Slave (Live Berlin 1984) Swans

Why be ashamed of hatred There's nothing wrong with burning I work hard for everything I own Everything I own chokes me when I sleep Why be ashamed of burning Why be ashamed of burning You do what you

Raping A Slave (Young God EP) Swans

Why be ashamed of hatred There's nothing wrong with burning I work hard for everything I own Everything I own chokes me when I sleep Why be ashamed of burning Why be ashamed of burning You do what you

Freak Swans

Come here you freak, I saw you crawling last night Big erection in your hand, you rule the world You're gonna murder somebody weak You're gonna murder Somebody weak Strong men win at violence and abuse

Greed Swans

Your body is warm You're hiding yourself Sleep on this bed Cover yourself Nothing will go wrong Protect yourself Sleep on this bed Hold on to yourself Nothing will go wrong Nothing will go wrong

Failure Swans

I, I've been lonely And I, I've been blind And I, I've learned nothing So my hands are firmly tied To the sinking leadweight of failure I've worked hard all my life Money slips through my hands My face

Faliure Swans

I, I've been lonely And I, I've been blind And I, I've learned nothing So my hands are firmly tied To the sinking leadweight of failure I've worked hard all my life Money slips through my hands My face

Inside Madeline Swans

red And its mapping out of time inside of her head Now there's always Madeline Rising up from where our limbs intertwined Now walking a random invisible line Clutching like snow to the side of the vine You

Blind Swans

Now some of us are weak And some endure And some people live their life In violence that's pure and clean But I saw a man cry once Down on his knees In the corner of a darkened cell And his pain meant nothing

Better Than You Swans

I'm so glad I'm better than you I'm so glad I'm better than you are I'm so glad I'm better than you I'm so glad I'm better than you are Sit here Now look in the mirror Something's wrong, your face is distorted

The Beggar Swans

I'm sick of chewing at your heels I'm sick of licking up your spit What if I keep the power I give you? Will I then decide to live?

The Most Unfortunate Lie Swans

took the possibility away And without any control or freedom The elements were laid down in this way And so my mind is slowly devoured By the ideas to which it subscribes And in the end, I'm left with nothing

New Mind Swans

were before Or what they're doing where They are now I will be there With my eyes wide open I will be there I will be there I will be ready To receive The new mind Now I am a man Now I am a man But I'm nothing

Sex, God, Sex Swans

I will pray I will pray I will go down low And I will pray to you Down as low as I can go I will go there and I will pray to you I will beg you I will beg you lord I will deny myself I will deny you lord

Another You Swans

I'll walk fifteen steps across the room I'll stay there until I know where I am I won't move until I know where I am I won't move until I until I remember where I am until I I won't move until I remember

Trust Me Swans

Because I love you I give you this Don't be afraid of this You can trust me now Though we will deceive ourselves You can trust me now You can trust me now Don't be afraid of this It's not unusual It's

The Beautiful Days Swans

Y'know Could do this for fifteen minutes or something Talk to the man while he masturbates You know, that was something I think I could, I could do You know, and of course you don't even you know, ever

I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull Swans

Testing one, two, three Well well fuck, huh, I mean I just don't know what to say I'm very glad to be here with you tonight I'll be able to talk to you about some things that I know a great deal about

She Lives Swans

Now I just want to thank you For going insane Every second you suffer Is a loss that I gain Every breath is a drain down Down into a hole And your mind is a shrinking thing It was crushed by your skull

The Sound Of Freedom Swans

We're standing by a river In a place where nothing moves And the white light in the sky Is meaningless and cruel And we turn our face away From a cold and violent wind And we bow our heads down And we

Coward Swans

I'm a coward Put your knife in me I don't know you I can't use you I don't know you I can't use you I don't know you I can't use you Put your knife in me Put your knife in me Put your knife in me Put your

Killing For Company Swans

I couldn't stop myself I knew I'd do it again But I could heal myself If I could feel your skin And if I comprehend this moment I know we'll live again And if I heal your wound We will make love again

Swans Prefab Sprout

Swans and their partners they stay Faithful forever or die on the water Foxes are only good for Ruffling feathers, leading lambs to the slaughter Swans effortlessly beautiful, take care!

Why Hide (Live At Heaven London 1984) Swans

My heart pumps My legs move I sit down I rot I hide my stink I follow directions I know how to work I keep my mouth shut I know my place I hide my stink I need you more than I hate myself You hurt me then

Why Hide Swans

My heart pumps My legs move I sit down I rot I hide my stink I follow directions I know how to work I keep my mouth shut I know my place I hide my stink I need you more than I hate myself You hurt me then

God Damn The Sun Swans

When, when we were young, we had no history So nothing to lose meant we could choose Choose what we wanted then Without any fear or thought of revenge But then you grew old and I lost my ambition So I

Mind/Body/Light/Sound Swans

Throw your mind away Fall into the sea There's nothing solid here Dissolve your body today There's a sun in the sky We're in the atmosphere Throw yourself in the sea There's nothing solid down here Mind

I Remember Who You Are Swans

When other people say you're someone to misuse Shut in behind your young girl's face And helpless in your bed of thorns I'll remember who you are Yes, I'll remember who you are I'll remember who you are

Anything For You Swans

Force yourself on me I know where my money comes from I'll do anything for you When your hands in my mouth I'll force it down I'll force it down in me Hold it in, take it out of me Push me, I'll move I'll

Minus Something Swans

like a soldier and march away 'Cause I'm very delicate in a lot of ways, and things get to me and affect me in a very adverse manner I don't need that don't need that I feel now like minus something, you

The Beggar Lover (Three) Swans

Despite my love for them, there's nothing I can do for them, nor is there anything they can do for thеmselves. It's slowly encroaching, rеlentless.

Swans Negative

Thrill of fear Flash of cruelty Was what I sensed Of the signs you were sending Lives as one But separated Who'll draw the lines Who tells when it's too late?

Blood And Honey Swans

I found you lying where I drowned you I found you lying where I lay with you Where I threw you in the water Where I drowned you in the river Where I watched you roll away Where I watched your body roll

24 Hours Swans

24 hours split three ways because you bought one third you own everything shut off the possibility and wipe out imagination now the world stands still i'll take it with me to my grave wrap your bands around

Take Advantage Swans

Play with a pig, and you become a pig Play in the mud, and you sink in the mud fall in a hole, and you stay in a hole you'll be there to look at, at the top of the stairs they're talking about you when

Volcano Swans

Your lipstick smear across your face Now toss your hair in dirty grace Pink leather strap on your guitar Now spread your legs how bright you are Mmmmmm they all know your name Mm Cully, claw your way to

How They Suffer Swans

It's not as much a deterioration fact it's the disease I have which er, uh, the the right eye is blind as you know And that was done, er, unfortunately as as a result of a detached retina And the retina