Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
In a 1992 interview with Melody Maker, Siouxsie Sioux explained the meaning behind the song:
“This is based on a programme I saw about a female version of Amnesty, called ‘Les Sentinelles’. They rescue women who are trapped in certain religious climates in the Middle East, religions that view any k...
Falling in your, falling in your
In your arms, in your arms
Fish on a line, learns to live on
Dry land
Thrown back again to drown
Kinder with poison
Then pushed down the well
Or a face burnt to hell
Feel the cruel stones
Breaking her bones
Dead before born
Words fall in ruins
But no sound
She's dying of your shame
She's maimed by your pain
He gives birth to swimming horses
He gives birth to swimming horses
Fish on a line
Walking on dry land
But back in the water to drown
We drown
Floating in sky
He gives birth to swimming horses
He gives birth to swimming horses
Take a ride on the tide
With the assassin at your side
The weightlessness underwater
Forgets in slow motion
And watches pointless tortures
He gives birth to swimming horses
He gives birth to swimming horses
Floating in sky
Like fishes can fly
Through your arms
Swimming Horses was written by Budgie (Drummer) & Robert Smith & Steven Severin & Siouxsie.
Swimming Horses was produced by Mike Hedges & Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Siouxsie and the Banshees released Swimming Horses on Fri Jun 08 1984.