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Swans

Volcano

Release date: 22nd October 1996

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About This Track

'Volcano' arrives as a wry, homemade piece within Swans' sprawling instrumental and vocal landscape. Built around a dance beat that sits uneasily against distorted, unsettling samples, the track channels Jarboe's voice through a narrative of ambition and objectification. The song follows a character named Collie, tracing her ascent through performance with imagery of visibility and exposure, each verse layering contradiction between the star she projects and the invisibility she experiences. The production marries catchy, energetic rhythm with genuinely disquieting textures, creating a friction that mirrors the song's thematic tensions. Jarboe's vocal delivery remains controlled throughout, letting the lyrics and their uncomfortable specificity carry the weight rather than relying on melodic flourish. The result is a piece that unsettles precisely because it refuses easy resolution between its dance-floor propulsion and the darker material it carries.

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

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Swans

Swans

Lyrics

Volcano

[Verse 1]

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

They all know your name

Collie, claw your way to fame

[Chorus]

There's a star in her eyes and she knows it

There's a star in her mind; yeah, she shows it

There's a star in her eyes and she knows it

A star in her mind, yeah, she shows it

And every evening the sun comes up when she goes down

Yeah, every evening the mud fills up her bridal gown

[Verse 2]

The little girl inside of you

Has made her wish come true

And tonight you take the stage

You wear a dress of blood and lace

You left a stain where you have kneeled

But Collie, you're still invisible

[Chorus]

There's a star in her eyes and she knows it

There's a star in her mind; yeah, she shows it

There's a star in her eyes and she knows it

There's a star in her mind; yeah, she shows it

And every evening the sun comes up when she goes down

Yeah, every evening the mud fills up her bridal gown

[Verse 3]

Your lipstick smear across your face

Now toss your hair in dirty grace

Pink leather, strap on your guitar

Now spread your legs just like a star

[Outro]

And I'd like to eat her breasts and know God

(There's a star in her eyes)

And I'd like to taste her flesh and grow hard

(There's a star in her mind)

And I'd like to eat her breasts and grow God

(There's a star in her eyes)

And I'd like to suck her breath and blow hot

(There's a star in her mind)

I'd like to eat her breasts and know God

(There's a star in her eyes)

I'd like to taste her flesh and grow God

(There's a star in her mind)

I'd like to eat her breasts and grow God

I'd like to suck her breath and blow hot

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Track details

From Soundtracks for the Blind

1996
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Soundtracks for the Blind
Soundtracks for the Blind
Swans
Release year
1996
  1. —Helpless Child
  2. —Animus
  3. —Blood Section
  4. —I Love You This Much
  5. —Mellothumb
  6. —Surrogate Drone
  7. —Surrogate 2
  8. —Red Velvet Corridor
  9. —YRP
  10. —YRP 2
  11. —Empathy
  12. —Live Through Me
  13. —Secret Friends
  14. —The Sound
  15. —Her Mouth Is Filled with Honey
  16. —Fan's Lament
  17. —Hypogirl
  18. —Minus Something
  19. —I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull
  20. —Yum-Yab Killers
  21. —All Lined Up
  22. —How They Suffer
  23. —Red Velvet Wound
  24. —Volcano
  25. —The Beautiful Days
  26. —The Final Sacrifice

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