In an epic explosion of a track, Gira talks about the emptiness of space, the breaking of physics that The Great Annihilator (a black hole) means, and passing all of the materialistic stuff that doesnt matter, all to make a perfect introspective climax to the album, about getting lost in time and sp...
[Verse 1]
One second burns for a billion years
And time is relative and light is physical
We feel your body, we feel your feelings
We see the eye of god shine through the citadel
And space is empty behind the universe
The past and future were simultaneous
Inside your body we feel your emptiness
The light we breathe in is your unconsciousness
[Chorus]
(The great) The great
(Anni) Anni
(Hilator) Hilator
[Verse 2]
And your body disappears
Burning backwards through the years
And in your hands, time was made
And through breathing, you'll erase it
And we can see forever before love and hate
And we will fall right through
The wall of the place where we were made
Right into the open mouth of
[Chorus]
The great
Anni
Hilator
[Outro]
Come on in, come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
(The great, the great)
(Anni, anni) Come on in
(Hilator, hilator) Come inside
The Great Annihilator was written by Michael Gira.
The Great Annihilator was produced by Michael Gira.
Swans released The Great Annihilator on Mon Jan 23 1995.