Beautiful Child
Swans * Track #8 On Children of God
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Album Children of God
Beautiful Child by Swans
Release Date
Performed by
SwansProduced by
Michael Gira & Rico ConningWrited by
Ted Parsons & Norman Westberg & Michael Gira & Algis KizysAbout
The eighth track on Children of God portrays a man contemplating murdering a child as a sacrifice to his god.
The track was likely inspired by a biblical story in which God requests that the prophet Abraham sacrifice his own son, Isaac, as a test of his devotion.
Beautiful Child Lyrics
[Verse 1]
These are the things I hold onto
These are the things I use to deceive myself
I line them up in front of me
I judge them carefully
Then I throw them all away
I throw them all away
I am a small man
I am not a dangerous man
[Refrain 1]
I love a child, I love a beautiful child
I love a beautiful idea
[Verse 2]
I will hold this child in my arms
I will caress his soft head
Listen to him cry, listen to him cry
[Refrain 2]
I could kill the child, I could kill the child
The beautiful child, the beautiful child
The beautiful child
[Verse 3]
This is my life
This is my choice
This is my damnation
This is my only regret
This is my life
This is my life
This is my sacrifice
This is my sacrifice
This is my life
This is my damnation
This is my only regret
That I ever was born
This is my only regret
That I ever was born
This is my sacrifice
This is my life
What a beautiful idea
This is my regret
Get out of my head
Beautiful Child Q&A
Who wrote Beautiful Child's ?
Beautiful Child was written by Ted Parsons & Norman Westberg & Michael Gira & Algis Kizys.
Who produced Beautiful Child's ?
Beautiful Child was produced by Michael Gira & Rico Conning.
When did Swans release Beautiful Child?
Swans released Beautiful Child on Mon Oct 19 1987.
What did Swans say about "Beautiful Child"?
In a 1996 interview, Michael Gira was asked:
Q: “Beautiful Child” is a song which I’ve held onto over the years, do you have any particular feelings for that song?
A: Having just remastered “Children of God”, I’ve been listening to that stuff again pretty extensively, and I was fairly pleased with...