Away is the closer from Birthing by Swans, and the last official studio song from Swans' 2019-2025 iteration.
Here, Michael Gira pays a poignant homage to dear friends and collaborators who have sadly passed away in the last few years.
It follows the thematic lineage of some of the texts from the p...
[Verse 1]
And where has Alice gone?
And where has William gone?
And where has poor Catherine gone?
And where has Simon gone?
To some place inside or some place far beyond?
Oh, where have we all gone?
Oh, where have they all gone?
[Chorus]
We are gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
[Verse 2]
Clear water flows, deep down, below
The water knows the taste of gold
[Chorus]
Away, away, away, away
Away, away, away, away, away, away
And gone
[Verse 3]
I’ll stir the stars to feed your eyes
We’ll drift away in dreams, tonight
[Chorus]
Away, away, away, away
Away, away, away, away, away, away
And gone
Away was written by Michael Gira & Dana Schechter & Kristof Hahn & Christopher Pravdica & Larry Mullins & Phil Puleo.
Away was produced by Michael Gira.