A Piece of the Sky

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Through a door in the air, on a crumbling stair

In the demo version of this song found on the album “We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun in Our Head”, Michael Gira says “This is a song to our creator”. Like so much of the Swans' music (especially their recent albums), this song has a transcendental urge behind it, a search for greater meaning. Ultimately, it is a search for God or something equivalent. View wiki
In the demo version of this song found on the album “We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun in Our Head”, Michael Gira says “This is a song to our creato… read more
In the demo version of this song found on the album “We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun in Our Head”, Michael Gira says “This is a song to our creator”. Like so much of the Swans' m… read more

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Swans is an American experimental rock 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 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. Their initial style … read more
Swans is an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Margi… read more
Swans is an American experimental rock 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 scene at fir… read more

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