Animus by Swans
Animus by Swans

Animus

Swans * Track #12 On Soundtracks for the Blind

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Animus by Swans

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

The final track from the first CD of the legendary double album “Soundtracks For The Blind”. Despite the sombre and dark mood that the album carries, the album ends up with the hopes of an entity to make the protagonist find a motive.

Animus can be defined in both ways. An “animating spirit” or a s...

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Animus Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Somewhere, through the frozen fields
Somewhere, beneath your pale and tender skin
Lies a house, absorbing fear and pain
Solar, red, contained, feeding on my dreams

[Verse 2]
Somewhere cold, inside the optic wire
Down where fingers and semen crack and bleed
There I will be, with my arms spread out and broken
Waiting for your breath, to animate my veins

[Verse 3]
We're not alone: all our thoughts are numbered
Malignant and cold, animal and hungry
But I will contain all that ever was or will be
Then I'll watch my skin erupt in a symphony of flames

[Refrain]
Screaming out your name
Screaming out

[Verse 4]
Why can't I hide inside your malleable electric face?
You'd suck away the pain and swallow down my sickest dreams
Now my body feels like snow spilling out the shattered screen
Where will we be then when all the fear and blood are gone?
Drained into one hundred million open children's mouths

[Refrain]
Screaming out your name
Screaming out
Screaming out

Animus Q&A

Who wrote Animus's ?

Animus was written by Michael Gira.

Who produced Animus's ?

Animus was produced by Michael Gira.

When did Swans release Animus?

Swans released Animus on Tue Oct 22 1996.

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