1. |
A Ghost Story
03:53
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I shut my eyes and drove my car back home
I've never felt so comfortable knowing nothing at all
the sun stayed away the last couple of month
as if to say: "Hey, it won't get better anyway."
I still remember standing in your doorway
for what felt like eternity
so how have you been?
these walls won't answer any of my questions
swelling hearts don't matter
they won't see things through
they won't know better
most gave up long time ago
swelling hearts don't matter
they won't see things through
no, they're just like ghosts most of them don't even know
that when you let go of what you think you control
you might stand a chance to not end up as a ghost
we're tumbling with bright eyes
never to be seen
draw the curtain over
our endless dream
if you're real quiet you can hear us weep
we'll never wake up sober,
comprehensible and clean
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2. |
Sway Away
02:38
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swaying away like a mild summer breeze
feeling weird and strange when someone offers sympathy
just flush me down the drain
let me rot and decay
wanna breathe in the air
that your lungs give away
just flush me down the drain
let me rot and decay
so I can sway sway sway away!!!
it's so damn tiring so frustrating
pacing in circles like a tiger that's caged in
this is my last ditch-effort
to make my mind fuckin' settle
just gotta gotta gotta see your face
to calm me down'n bring back the breeze
just gotta gotta gotta see your face
so we can sway
sway sway sway away!!!
just wanna wanna wanna sway and sway away
just wanna wanna wanna sway and sway away
just wanna wanna wanna sway and sway away
(to calm me down'n bring back the breeze)
just wanna wanna wanna sway and sway away
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3. |
A Declaration Of War
03:05
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we ain´t got much in common, except for friday nights
and the many times we tried to tell ourselfs that what we did was right
we´re stuck in absence of making sense
of all those heartaches and new years resolutions
that we never kept
return to dust and don´t start again
I declare war
on everyone that I know
I declare war
cause I´m unable to cope
we´re full of pity, but only for ourselves
have grown numb, bitter to the bone and merciless
what a noble life this is
what little minds we are
this is our depression
a decleration of war
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4. |
She's Coming Undone
04:22
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she's sitting all alone
on a park bench in the middle of fall
watching the seasons change
as they watch her waste away
I'm sorry that I've missed your calls
I've been to busy getting drunk on my own
in a state of decay
there's no such thing as escape
it's hitting like a tidal wave
like a cold december sun
crushing like the words you say
go and watch me come undone
I'm the only demon that exists
a bet that I would never place again
the funny thing is
all the joy holds tragedy within
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5. |
Galena
03:55
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we're wide awake
watchin' stars wander by
from our hollow grave
as our senses fade
one by one
it's the heart that breaks
first of all
before you notice it
you're hoping that
the drugs will be kickin' in
and you'll be forgiven
all of your sins
shivering eyelids
right before the teeth go sinking in
you can hear the ripples whistling your name
to take you away
this is when the fear comes creeping in
when you're on the brink of giving in
collapsing
indifferent and vague
a heathen curse smouldering like a plague
better times are shadowing
is it to late to start considering?
that death is oh so convenient
there's a bloodthirst in our narrow veins
these shallow waters are just pretending to be save
there's a black hole engraving me
a sickish malaise that won't ever go away
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6. |
On The Mend
04:04
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Simplistic former lifes breathing low
talking about visions of their past
Well I won't let go I'll hold this grudge
It keeps me warm, because you won't
Your breath painting flowers on the glass
With theories of convoluted hearts
and this february cold is not only creeping through my bones
And I hope you know that I'll never let you go
When it rains it pours
This life was never on the mend
And we won't last forever
Excelerate/Still I don't know where I'm heading/A cold bed/the end is to begin with:
might be the reasons why we start to paint
And listen close with your heart on your sleeve
We're the weakest of the weak and because we know we're stronger than them all
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7. |
Shooting Scars
03:02
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Like melting snow
Like last goodbyes
Intangible like old ghosts in the night
Storm lamps that can shed no light
Our Hardships that sailed here to stay
A convulsive angst triggered by the words that we're afraid to say
It's all a blur I can't see straight
So keep breathing steady, keep breathing low
Whenever you're ready just let me know
So we can dive right in, we'll hover like stars
We'll be far away counting shooting scars
Nothing can do us harm
We're the fear in eachothers eyes burning bright
Caused by the breach at the top of our spine
Our impure hearts: all dressed up in disguise
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8. |
Suburban Soulless Souls
02:40
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Another boring summary
'bout us being fuckin' ordinary as always
just like always
I wanna be stereotyped
So I don't have to waste my time on forming
a personality
so don't pretend just comprehend...
non-controversial day in day out
we don't fight for them
but to clean our conscience
must be god's will
only fallin' asleep to a random noise
These pills are our friends
this treatment room is our home
fuckin' sweet Home
so don't pretend just comprehend...
that we're all made:
suburban soulless souls
mental wrecks either high or low
mediocre to the bone
put us to the test
and we will end up a mess
we are all...
we're all made up
suburban soulless souls
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stayed in bed all day. why did your heart faint? stared a hole in the wall. Resigned.
watched that bullet cutting through the air approaching my head. I resigned.
there´s a calm in the streets before the riots peak.
Fathoms of blackness in the ceiling
The crosses on the hills.
devil´s bored by the sea.
when we burn down to the ground speak of efficiency and resign!
Well I've been feeling like I've been feeling a little less
Over the last couple of years
I barely scratched the surface
questioned my believes
Found out that they don't exist
But if I could, I would run for your life
but I haven´t read on
so no one of us will try
Oh Baby this shall be my useless manifest
just as worthless as all these empty promises
the ode's we sang
just miserable caterwauling
The ode's we sang
won´t ever be sung again
We will never sing again
so tell me what do we pick flowers for?
To watch something beautiful rot and die?
and what do we plan a future for?
To fail again and then wonder why?
Oh Baby this shall be my useless manifest
just as worthless as all these empty promises
the ode's we sang
just miserable caterwauling
The ode's we sang
won´t ever be sung again
We will never sing again
cause there is no catharsis and no relieve
for this grey heart mentality
the kings will mourn
weary will pay
between funerals and wedding days
we will never sing again
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10. |
Lacerations
03:23
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I'm a reasonable man
Watching crickets in the grass
Just take a look a them
They don't know nothing about pain
I could crush them with my bare hands
In the blink of an eye just say a thing
If you that this would make you less sad
We're patiently waiting for the sun to come up
We're constantly struggling with the things that we love
Cut it open, let it bleed
Stitch it up, don't feel a thing
Never mind just waste our time
Until impatience becomes a part of mine
I think I forgot how it was to see you cry
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