Biography:
Swans is a band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.
Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea.
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Artist : Swans
Title : Telepathy
Always after strumming Bm a set number of times, play
e|-----2-----------|
B|--------0--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Bm
Ahh-ahh (repeated)
Bm
And we steal our experience from an object that suffers
Bm
But the brightest pain leaves a shadow on no one
Bm
I saw you through the window masturbating to the violence
Bm
And the blood and the bodies floated through the blue sun.
Bm
And the green earth turns to flesh in your hand
Bm
And the ether was born in the lungs of an ancient man
Bm
We hallucinated at night.
Bm
Our mind's in the light
Bm
But I can't feel the body of the image which is now penetrating my sight
Bm
But you're beautiful.
Bm
And you're real
Bm
Are you beautiful?
Bm
Are you real?
Bm
Ahh-ahh (repeated)
Bm
And my body begins where your memory ends
Bm
You were melted from stone.
Bm
I was touched by your hands
Bm
I can feel it when pleasure moves up your spine
Bm
I can tell we're alive because your blood just blended with mine
Bm
And the angels of heaven never sacrificed a sensation as pure as the cut of this knife
Bm
And the wisdom contained in the telepathy of fear
Bm
Solidified our suffering into the droning sound I still hear
Bm
But you're beautiful.
Bm
And you're real
Bm
Are you beautiful?
Bm
Are you real?
Solo:
Em
+ these two notes after every few repeats
e|-----5--7--------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Em7 Bm x3 (always plus the notes above)
Title : Telepathy
Always after strumming Bm a set number of times, play
e|-----2-----------|
B|--------0--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Bm
Ahh-ahh (repeated)
Bm
And we steal our experience from an object that suffers
Bm
But the brightest pain leaves a shadow on no one
Bm
I saw you through the window masturbating to the violence
Bm
And the blood and the bodies floated through the blue sun.
Bm
And the green earth turns to flesh in your hand
Bm
And the ether was born in the lungs of an ancient man
Bm
We hallucinated at night.
Bm
Our mind's in the light
Bm
But I can't feel the body of the image which is now penetrating my sight
Bm
But you're beautiful.
Bm
And you're real
Bm
Are you beautiful?
Bm
Are you real?
Bm
Ahh-ahh (repeated)
Bm
And my body begins where your memory ends
Bm
You were melted from stone.
Bm
I was touched by your hands
Bm
I can feel it when pleasure moves up your spine
Bm
I can tell we're alive because your blood just blended with mine
Bm
And the angels of heaven never sacrificed a sensation as pure as the cut of this knife
Bm
And the wisdom contained in the telepathy of fear
Bm
Solidified our suffering into the droning sound I still hear
Bm
But you're beautiful.
Bm
And you're real
Bm
Are you beautiful?
Bm
Are you real?
Solo:
Em
+ these two notes after every few repeats
e|-----5--7--------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Em7 Bm x3 (always plus the notes above)
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