“The Apostate” is the epic twenty three minute closer of The Seer by Swans. Similar to “The Wolf” and the equally epic title track “The Seer”, “The Apostate” is a track named after a specific creature/type of person, in which Gira sings from that creature/person’s perspective.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
It's not in my mind
It's not in my mind
Na a na not in my mind
Na a na not in my mind
We're on an infinite line
We're on an infinite line
Get out of my mind
Get out of my mind
Ge ge ge get out
Ge ge ge get out
Ge ge ge get out
Get out
[Refrain]
We're on a ladder to god
We're on a ladder to god
Ladder to god
Ladder to god
Ladder to god
Ladder to god
[Verse 2]
Space cunt
Brain wash
Star dust
Space fuck- cunt!
Cunt! Cunt! Cunt!
Cunt, ah, cunt!
Ah, cunt! Ah, cunt!
[Refrain]
Ge ge ge ladder to god
Ge ge ge ladder to god
Ladder to god
Ge ge ge ge, ha, ge ge ge ge, ha
Ge ge ge ge, ha, ge ge ge ge, ha
Ge ge ge get out!
[Verse 3]
Get fucked!
We're on a ladder to god
We're on a ladder to god
Get fucked, out
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck
[Outro]
B-b-b-blessed (shut!)
B-b-b-blessed (shut, fuck, up!)
B-b-b-blessed (shut, fuck!)
B-b-b-blessed (bliss!)
B-b-b-blessed (shut, fuck, up!)
B-b-b-blessed (bliss!)
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed (fuck!)
B-b-b-blessed (fuck, fuck!)
B-b-b-blessed (bliss, bliss!)
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
B-b-b-blessed
The Apostate was written by Christoph Hahn & Phil Puleo & Norman Westberg & Christopher Pravdica & Thor Harris & Michael Gira.
The Apostate was produced by Michael Gira.
Swans released The Apostate on Tue Aug 28 2012.