She Lives!
Swans
Swans
SWANS
- She Lives! LyricsNow I just want to thank you
For going insane
Every second that 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
Now you f eel time unfolding
Deep in your chest
And your body's expanding
Now there's none of you left
So I just want to thank you
For losing your mind
Yeah you burned just like joan of arc
Purified by the flames
You re alive! you re alive!
Now just want to thank you
For the light that you spread
And magnesium and sulphur
And the fear in your head
And I just want to tell you
You're nothing so new
Every time that you touch it
It'll turn against you
Now your future's a cold thing
Down in the damp ground
And your memory's a lead room
Containing this sound
So I just want to thank you
For killing your mind
All the life that you bleed out
Well I steal it for mine
You're alive! you're alive!
For going insane
Every second that 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
Now you f eel time unfolding
Deep in your chest
And your body's expanding
Now there's none of you left
So I just want to thank you
For losing your mind
Yeah you burned just like joan of arc
Purified by the flames
You re alive! you re alive!
Now just want to thank you
And magnesium and sulphur
And the fear in your head
And I just want to tell you
You're nothing so new
Every time that you touch it
It'll turn against you
Now your future's a cold thing
Down in the damp ground
And your memory's a lead room
Containing this sound
So I just want to thank you
For killing your mind
All the life that you bleed out
Well I steal it for mine
You're alive! you're alive!
Facts about She Lives!
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She Lives! is written by Michael Rolfe Gira.
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It is first released in 1995 as part of Swans's album "The Great Annihilator" which includes 17 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, darkness and intensity are dominating through the song 'She Lives' by Swans; the lyrics are expressing a sort of gratitude for a person's suffering and loss, which would mean that the speaker is getting something valuable out of the other's pain. The two metaphors, 'burned like Joan of Arc' and 'your future's a cold thing', symbolize, respectively, the suffering and change and the coming to an end of the fading of memories and experiences. The song is conveying a really complex and ungrateful feeling towards the light someone is spreading and at the same time fear and darkness of that person are acknowledged. The She lives! lyrics highlight mainly reflection, angst, despair, heartbreak, and inspiration. At the same time, the song puts emphasis on mental struggle and suffering, gratitude and acknowledgment, transformation and sacrifice as the most important areas of the human experience. The lyrics touch upon themes of mental distress and existential struggle which may not be appropriate for kids younger than 13. The references to losing one's mind and the imagery of suffering might be regarded as too heavy for the younger audiences hence a PG-13 rating is suggested.
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She Lives! falls under the genre Alternative.
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She Lives! song length is 7 minutes and 01 seconds.
Who wrote She Lives! lyrics?
She Lives! is written by Michael Rolfe Gira.
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When was She Lives! released?
It is first released in 1995 as part of Swans's album "The Great Annihilator" which includes 17 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind She Lives! lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, darkness and intensity are dominating through the song 'She Lives' by Swans; the lyrics are expressing a sort of gratitude for a person's suffering and loss, which would mean that the speaker is getting something valuable out of the other's pain. The two metaphors, 'burned like Joan of Arc' and 'your future's a cold thing', symbolize, respectively, the suffering and change and the coming to an end of the fading of memories and experiences. The song is conveying a really complex and ungrateful feeling towards the light someone is spreading and at the same time fear and darkness of that person are acknowledged. The She lives! lyrics highlight mainly reflection, angst, despair, heartbreak, and inspiration. At the same time, the song puts emphasis on mental struggle and suffering, gratitude and acknowledgment, transformation and sacrifice as the most important areas of the human experience. The lyrics touch upon themes of mental distress and existential struggle which may not be appropriate for kids younger than 13. The references to losing one's mind and the imagery of suffering might be regarded as too heavy for the younger audiences hence a PG-13 rating is suggested.
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Which genre is She Lives!?
She Lives! falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song She Lives!?
She Lives! song length is 7 minutes and 01 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Michael Rolfe Gira
Record Label(s): 2002 Young God
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