Big Thief - Simulation Swarm (Official Audio)
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Published 2022-01-19
Lyrics:
I tried to tell you,
Didn’t know how to stay
You believe she can see through
Cutting at the silent clay
A relief, beckon deep blue
Fettered in the magnet sun
Eat the gun as it feeds you
Spitting up the oxygen
Once again
Once again,
Empty horses
Gallop through the violet door
Follow red, crooked courses
Shadows on the moonlit floor
O my stars
Winged creatures gathering in silken height
Like the last human teachers
Once again,
We must bleed new
Even as the hours shake
Crystal blood like a dream true
A ripple in the wound and wake
You believe, I believe too
That you are the river of light
Who I love that I cling to
In the belly of the empty night
From the 31st floor
Of the simulation swarm
With the drone of fluorescence
Flicker, fever, fill the form
With a warm gush
Now I wanna touch
Like we never could before
I’d fly to you tomorrow I’m not
Fighting in this war
I wanna drop my arms and take your arms
And walk you to the shore
I remember building an energy shield
In your room, like a temple,
Swallows in the windless field
Very thin, with your mother
Tall as a pale green tree
Very wild, bright as winter
Rising with a prism key
And a child to deliver
Tangled in the blood and vine
The first little angel
Little Andy, soft in your newborn skin
Only one, little Andy, will you return again
I believe we can renew
And you could be my brother
Once again, fall asleep with our backs against each other
You believe, I believe too
That you are the river of light who I love
That I sing to in the belly of the empty night
From the 31st floor
Of the simulation swarm
With the drone of fluorescence
Flicker, fever, fill the form
With a warm gush
Now I wanna touch
Like we never could before
I’d fly to you tomorrow I’m not
Fighting in this war
I wanna drop my arms and take your arms
And walk you to the shore
I’d fly to you tomorrow I’m not
Fighting in this war
I wanna drop my arms
And take your arms
All Comments (21)
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That riff is so unusual and hypnotic. And then the vocal melody brings the heat as it always does
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This is the hardest-going softest song ever - if that makes sense.
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the first time I heard this song was at the beach, that's a moment I will never forget, this song is like the waves
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Heard this song on a public radio station while driving through rural Texas. Thanks 88.5 east of Dallas.
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"I wanna drop my arms and take your arms And walk you to shore" What a beautiful line!
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I’m Japanese and I can’t understand what she says But this song captivates my heart and I can’t help crying every time.
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it’s like a balm. the melody is so minimal but carries a certainty. overcast, but has velocity. it feels protective yet just barely contained.
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This song is just pure magic. It gives me an indescribable feeling.
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This is the first thing that really made me feel anything in a long long time
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Shoutout to the random person on FF14 who talked to me when I was having a bad day and recommended this song as they left. You’ve helped me smile today.
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That bear got some CAKE holy moly
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why is this a math rock-esque feel but purely calming and with genuinely beautiful vocals
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This is unreal, mix is beautiful too with the fretless bass? Zero harshness anywhere. Riff in the middle/end is so sick. Next level all around, wow ty!
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hands down my favorite song right now
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My heart grew three size bigger after listening to this. Pure love!!!!!!
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At 44, this might be the most beautiful song I've ever heard.
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This song is finding an ex's sweater in your closet. Feels so strange, yet so familiar, smells like love and loss at the same time...so in love with this RN.♥️
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I fucking love the first little guitar solo at 2:15 so fucking perfect never heard a combination of sounds so satisfying
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This version really emphasizes the emotion this carries
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this is actually perfect like I'm in disbelief. its actual perfection
