All Lined Up by Swans
All Lined Up by Swans

All Lined Up

Swans * Track #9 On Soundtracks for the Blind

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All Lined Up by Swans

Release Date
Tue Oct 22 1996
Performed by
Swans
Produced by
Michael Gira
Writed by
Michael Gira
About

All Lined Up is the ninth track on Swan’s album Soundtracks for the Blind. The song first appeared as I See Them All Lined Up on Michael Gira’s Drainland. The lyrics describe a gruesome scene taking place. There seems to be ritualistic killings going on, and the narrator seems to be the leader. Seei...

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All Lined Up Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I see them all lined up
Like naked children at the wall
Their skin is hanging off in sheets
Each face is painted like a whore
Their blood is shining in the sun
Their wounds are powdered with white salt
Their lips are shaping silent words:
I see my name as it spills out
I see them walking on their knees
Led in a chain by laughing girls
I see them sucking on the dirt
As if inhaling the whole world
And one by one their throats are cut
And each one sings his choking song
And each one sings his lullaby
And each one falls and then he's gone

[Refrain]
And I feel good
Yeah I feel fine
Yeah I feel good
And I've been waiting far too long

[Verse 2]
I see their bodies in the pyre
Leaking black smoke into the flames
And all the people stand around
Shaping lips into my name
And soon the sun begins to sink
Behind a wall of dirty air
I see their bones there in the pile
And taste the smell of burning hair
And all the children howl for milk
The rain spits down a million knives
I see you running through the field
I see you running for your useless life
I feel you choking on your tongue
I feel your breath attack your chest
The dogs are ripping at your feet
I see you bleeding out your happiness

[Refrain]
And I feel good
Yeah I feel fine
And I feel good
I finally got back what was always rightfully mine

All Lined Up Q&A

Who wrote All Lined Up's ?

All Lined Up was written by Michael Gira.

Who produced All Lined Up's ?

All Lined Up was produced by Michael Gira.

When did Swans release All Lined Up?

Swans released All Lined Up on Tue Oct 22 1996.

What did Swans say about "All Lined Up"?

“I See Them All Lined Up” (later re-recorded for Swans) is a naked hate/revenge diatribe, some of the most vile words I ever wrote. I apologize to all concerned. Thank god it’s not too obvious who the subject of my hatred was… – Michael Gira

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