Epic song from Spookshow inc. Visions of the blinded world (pt.1)  album.

.....Leaving old tracks to dust i open the map of the world,its lined with highways and bridges-how many i still have to cross?Born in land of thousand lakes,raised by wolves i used to fly.Now i have snakes in my veins and toxigens run in my brain.Your images used to wake me from my darkest moments in life,but now you belong to another world and vultures pick up at my eyes.

                     Just emptiness ,loneliness, insanity

                     Climbing up the highest mountain
                     Deep inside my heart is bleeding

Time stops here.And for a short moment i drift on images and recollections of good times and dreams,i hear fragmented speeches.
I see my favorite faces turning to misshapen masks,my heroes dead
and their pride is stolen.

                    Going blind, getting wise, imprisoned by cancer

                     Climbing up the highest mountain
                     Deep inside my heart is bleeding

I close the map of the world-place full of hate and despair.Carrying my
cross through the centuries-what did i find?

                      Just emptiness, loneliness, insanity....

Map Of The World

Written by Helena Thompson, Susan Clausen, Umberto. 
voice: Umberto Crenca. 
found sound: Susan Clausen & Helena Thompson. 
composition: Helena thompson

Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering. 

FPNOPPPL

Written by Helena Thompson.
vocals, lyrics, drums, bass, guitar: Helena Thompson

Mixed at Two Recliners by Brad Kern.
Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering.

Twenty three years rocks thicker than bone this must be a blood-let
From blood un-spilled
Release the gain
Undo the strain
From blood un-spilled
One year flew from a highchair
Eleven years another blunder
Twenty years a blade slipped under
Go now
From blood un-spilled
Release the vein
Undo the strain
From blood un-spilled
Seventeen waking life nightmare
Go now


Blood-Let

Written by Helena Thompson. 
vocals, lyrics, drums, synthesizer & loop: Helena Thompson.
guitars: written & played by Lenny Gonzalez. 

Mixed at Two Recliners by Brad Kern.
Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering.
thoughts of picking myself up have made stops in my mind
i think it’s about time i get off the floor 
my inspiration is out to lunch with my ambition
my ambition is out to lunch w my inspiration
thoughts of picking myself up have made stops in my mind
oh my ass is sore from sitting here upon the floor 
i've forgotten what i’ve come for
i’ve been sitting so long
sitting here upon the floor that now i remember
now i remember
it's about time i get off the floor off the floor
i think it’s about time i get off the floor off the floor

Picking Myself Up

Written by Helena Thompson
vocals, lyrics, drums, guitars, bass: Helena Thompson

Mixed at Clandestine works by Judd rappe.
Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering. 

It’s like a black curtain dropped
We’ll never see the other side
You point in your direction
I just see fingers disappear
Tell you what I see but you can’t see and I can’t hear
Our cells have changed
We’re not the same						           
Talking it over won’t go away				          
Split from direction 						          
Headed for a wall						          
No more repeating						           bleeding					           			           
Don’t don’t don’t						           
Our wounds are vast unnoticed cracks 
Revealing the edge			     
we cannot smooth			           
Re-opened pains unable to soothe			           
When I tell you what I’m gonna say	
Don’t don’t don’t
When I tell you don’t break
Split from direction
Headed for a wall
No more repeating
Our ears are bleeding
When I tell you what I’m gonna say
Don’t break my neck

Remains

Written by Helena Thompson
vocals, lyrics, drums, guitar: Helena Thompson

Mixed at Two Recliners by Brad Kern.
Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering.

lead body embraced the softest soul in an iron lung
laid body encased the softest soul in an iron lung
this wasn’t in vain
nine years in days of three motion seized
nine years in days of three ocean seized
grey then leads
lead body embraced the softest soul in an iron lung
laid body encased the softest soul in an iron lung
this wasn't in vain

M.J.R.

Written by Helena thompson.
vocals, lyrics, drums, bass, samples: Helena Thompson

Mixed at Two Recliners by Brad Kern.
Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering. 
I’m the bad seed
I’m the bad seed
Cause I won’t swallow your cum sweat snotty shit
You want me silent, so you don’t hear what you don’t see cause you don’t look
My blood races burns the surface of my skin
C’mon baby C’mon baby C’mon baby light my fire 
So I can burn through your fairytale forest.
I wanna burn C’mon baby light my fire

Burnt Through

LS Gonzalez's eerie and strangely beautiful score for the film The Art of Dreaming includes alternate mixes and out-takes from the AOD sessions and features two tracks from his previous work as Chango Feo.

This track is from the album The Art of Dreaming EP and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/lsgonzalez1

Simulacra

A Little God In My Hands is the first track to be taken from Swans' forthcoming album 'To Be Kind' released on Mute on 12 May / 13 May on Young God Records (North America).

The album features several special guests: Little Annie, St. Vincent, Cold Specks and Bill Rieflin, the album was produced by Michael Gira, and recorded by John Congleton at Sonic Ranch, Texas. Further recordings and mixing were accomplished in Dallas, Texas. 

Swans are Michael Gira, Norman Westberg, Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo, Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica.

'To Be Kind' will be released on triple vinyl, double CD, download and 3 disc deluxe Edition (including a live DVD).

SWANS US / UK TOUR
14 May - Washington DC, Black Cat Mainstage
15 May - Philadelphia PA, Union Transfer
17 May - Boston MA, Royale Nightclub
18 May - New York NY, Bowery Ballroom
19 May - Brooklyn NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg 
22 May - Manchester UK, Academy 2
23 May - Newcastle UK, Hoults Yard
24 May - Glasgow UK, The Arches
25 May - Aberdeen UK, The Lemon Tree
27 May - London UK, Brixton Electric
28 May - Bristol UK, Trinity Community Arts
29 May - Reading UK, Sub89
31 May - Birmingham UK, Supersonic Festival - Custard Factory
1 June - Leeds UK, Cockpit
2 June - Brighton UK, Concorde 2

Tickets are on sale now, http://www.seetickets.com/go/swans. 
Support comes from Jenny Hval on all the May dates.

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