No Cruel Angel

Swans is an American post-punk band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997. Besides Gira, the only other constant members were keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jarboe from 1984 to 1997, and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg. The band was noted for droning vocals and strange instrumentation. In 2010, Gira reactivated Swans without Jarboe. The reformed band has released two new studio albums: My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky in 2010, followed by The Seer in… more »

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The bridge is long and narrow
The hills are burned by sorrow
The black crow died of blackness
The moon gave up his madness
But when two hearts like ours return
To the open sea no arm can pull us down
No angel beneath the water
Can never pull us under
Some eyes can seal no secrets
But time erodes a surface
A snake swims the ocean
In an earth that turns for no one
But when two minds like ours dream
In an open sea no steel door can close us in
No cruel angel at the gate
Will ever seal our fate
The bridge is long and narrow
The hills drown in sorrow
The black crow died of blackness
The moon gave up his madness
But when two hearts like ours return
To the open sea
But when two minds like ours dream
In an open sea no cruel arm can pull us down
No steel door can close us in
No angel beneath the water
Will ever take us under in an open sea
We're in an open sea in an open sea

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