The second song on The Seer seems to refer to the mother of The Seer himself. The instrumental kicks off with 4 minutes of pounding breathing and the voice of The Seer floating around, looming in the background. Until it breaks up and explodes to the narrator referencing sex. Perhaps the creation or...
[Intro]
[Refrain]
In and out and in and out again
In and out and in and out again
[Verse]
And where are you now
O Mother of the world?
Ah we feed from your hands
And we drink from your filth and your oil
So send them down
To scrape and suck the soil
Keep us safe inside
Your damp and rusty coil
[Refrain]
In and out and in and out again
In and out and in and out again
Mother sun, mother of senseless things
Mother come, kill time as it begins
Mother of the World was written by Michael Gira.
Mother of the World was produced by Michael Gira.
Swans released Mother of the World on Tue Aug 28 2012.