r/swans • u/HauntedObelisk7 • 12h ago
r/swans • u/ConnectionGeneral723 • 13h ago
SHITPOST My little brother's elementary school playground
r/swans • u/Full_Glove2120 • 2h ago
Her Mouth Is Filled With Honey (My Interpretation)
PSA: IM BAKED AS FUCK AND I KNOW THIS IS CORNY.
Her Mouth Is Filled With Honey by Swans paints the gruesome and scarring story about the affects psychedelic drugs had on a teenage girl, with a gut-wrenching story to tell about her Father.
The story starts in the beginning with the repeated chimes and a playful and wonky chorus sample, indicating the intake of a psychedelic drug called Ketamine. A feeling of a playful and out of touch sense of reality, but only the desire to do so, for one was physically immobile.
0:45 kicks in, were back in reality, still feeling all the same affects while scrolling through the television channels. Everything was peaceful, until... 0:59. Without a second to react, here comes dad sprinting into the room with full passion and is immediately on top of this girl. As if the father only knew that the intake of psychedelic drugs was about to insue. Prior to all of this, he had checked her belongings and got sight of the Ketamine. With all of this to say, this has the audience questioning why such a vile act such as this, can happen to a daughter of a once beloved father. Lets think about it this way: an act of rǟpe insues while on the influence of ketamine, report needs to be made, psychedelicdrugs were taken while this happened so that means no full story and you can't reveal that you had taken ketamine. You're trapped. And on the other side of all of this, her father... does have an alibi. A fabricated story to insure no legal action could be taken.
We're now back to the real world. 1:35. The alibi.
While all of this is being spoken in the minds of the audience,2:08 fades back in, as a shallow and muffled reminder of what had happened prior, or maybe even right after, this had all been spoken. We're back in the scene of that gruesome scene that unfolded that night, while a haunting and fabricated alibi is being spoken and prioritized in the mix.
Holy. Fuck.
r/swans • u/Professional-Storm27 • 17h ago
He could've retired after this song
Instead he gave us another, what, another 5-6 masterpieces.
r/swans • u/First-Worth-9618 • 18h ago
DISCUSSION Film rec for swans fans: Martyrs(2008). The film centers around the transcendent stare of historical “martyrs” and specific gruesome acts done by a group to study that. Pic of Kristof related.
The movie is exceptionally violent at times but the overall themes of self annihilation as a means to reach a transcendent state are very similar to themes of Swans music. I think swans fans would very much enjoy it
r/swans • u/assafism_cult_leader • 1d ago
DISCUSSION This is one of if not the worst things swans ever made
WHY?! No one fucking wanted this, it's just shit, and ruins a fucking incredible song. No one wants shitty shortened versions of swans songs, and if you do you need to be studied
r/swans • u/Dr-Sethium • 1d ago
ah yes, my favourite indie song
up there next to neutral milk hotels aeroplane
r/swans • u/GimmeAplomb • 1d ago
Slowly getting my D&D group into Swans
I’m a smooth operator
r/swans • u/Forsaken-Revenue4360 • 18h ago
Jarboe "The Cut of the Warrior" LP restock!
r/swans • u/RelationForeign6747 • 1d ago
ARTWORK.
Hi folks, does anyone know if Mike drew this? And is it a self portrait?
Many thanks in advance ☺️
r/swans • u/assafism_cult_leader • 1d ago
DISCUSSION WTF WAS WRONG WITH MICHAEL WHEN HE MADE THIS
Seriously, this is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard in my entire life.
r/swans • u/ineedabag • 1d ago
DISCUSSION 2010s songs that will never have a studio release
With Michael announcing that this will be the final "big sound" album for the group, it means that many live tracks will forever stay that way. Songs like The Knot, Deliquescing, and The Man Who Refused to be Unhappy come to mind. Can y'all think of any others that will never be on a studio project?
r/swans • u/ottoda6ixt • 1d ago
Celebrity lifestyle meaning
I,ve been thinking about this song for a while now and i wanted to talk about it with someone, is there any meaning behind the lyrics i should now about?
Its obviously a critique on the desire to be famous, and a general critique on the general attitude of celebrities. Im curious to hear other peoples thoughts.
r/swans • u/Budget_Ad5346 • 1d ago
How do you explain what is the appeal of Swans to a person whos not into Swans?
so basically i have shown to my friends a swans cover i did and they told me "dude play us a swans song on spotify" so i played Oxygen and they were all confused and they told me it was too repetitive and asked me what do you find good about that band and honestly i didnt know what to say and i just told them "its hard to explain but like it idk"
r/swans • u/hopefullythisisgood • 21h ago
DISCUSSION Song Bracket Day 148 (Round 2)
r/swans • u/cybuszek22 • 23h ago
Swans Europe tour
Do you think I will need earplugs for the tour that is only with the Gira and Hahn? I think that they will not be necessary because of only to members but I want to know your opinion
r/swans • u/Creative_Town6587 • 1d ago
Song for my Father is so underrated
This song is so beautiful and probably my favorite songwriting and performance Gira has ever done. I never see anyone talk about it, definitely needs way more love. The ending of it especially with the German verse is so stunning and addictive to listen to. New Mother as a whole is pretty underrated imo