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Swans – The Sound (1996) | Track profile | Dork

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Swans
Soundtracks for the Blind
The Sound

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The Sound

Release date: 22nd October 1996

From Soundtracks for the Blind

About This Track

"The Sound" is a track by Swans, from the album Soundtracks for the Blind, released 22nd October 1996. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Swans

Swans

Lyrics

The Sound

[Instrumental Intro: 00:00 - 02:01]

[Verse 1]

And wide are your delusions

Deep red is the space behind your eyes

Closed forever is the door to your room

But inside there, lives the sound

You despise, but I love

You despise, what I love

You despise; I love

You despise; I love

[Instrumental: 04:02 - 10:27]

[Verse 2]

Mother, I…

Mother, I…

I was wrong

I am wrong…

You were wrong, I…

I am wrong

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Soundtracks for the Blind

1996

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Album

Soundtracks for the Blind

Release year

1996

—Helpless Child
—Animus
—Blood Section
—I Love You This Much
—Mellothumb
—Surrogate Drone
—Surrogate 2
—Red Velvet Corridor
—YRP
—YRP 2
—Empathy
—Live Through Me
—Secret Friends
—The Sound
—Her Mouth Is Filled with Honey
—Fan's Lament
—Hypogirl
—Minus Something
—I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull
—Yum-Yab Killers
—All Lined Up
—How They Suffer
—Red Velvet Wound
—Volcano
—The Beautiful Days
—The Final Sacrifice

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Writer: Michael Gira
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