One of the most hard-hitting songs on the new Swans album, this song starts with a gnarly bass riff and ends with explosive guitar riffs and brass pops till the entire song explodes with shocking intensity.
Lyrically, the song is about a serious bout of asthma that Michael Gira suffered. He expande...
[Verse 1]
Oxygen
Should you lose some
Oxygen
Oh, check your lung
Oxygen, Amen
Oxygen, Amen
I can breathe again
I can breathe again
Oxygen, I come in, come in
Oxygen, I am coming
[Verse 2]
Black oil smoke, thick blue sky
Dead red eye, hear me cry
Eat my throat, feed my mind
Yellow eye: Feel me cry
Take me now, peel my skin
Scrape my vein, seal me in
Break my bone, dance and spin
Cut a hole, feed me now!
I'll steal all the oxygen!
La la la la luh luh luh luh luh
[Verse 3]
Hey there, Dog Man!
Woof woof woof woof woof!
Now I drink from your bowl, hello!
Ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff!
Hey there, Mr Skull
I'm not scared of your cull!
Oxygen, oxygen
Skin tight, skin tight
Brick house, brick house
Oxygen! Amen! Oxygen! Amen!
Breathe in! Breathe in!
Oxygen was written by Michael Gira.
Oxygen was produced by Michael Gira.