samedi 4 Jan 2014, 12h36m
I've been mesmerised by a particular song for at least five years now: Swallow's Tail by HṚṢṬA. Its atmosphere is hauntingly sinister, its imagery elusive, and the lyrics arcane and mystifying. As such I've been trying to put together a definitive version of the lyrics for that time now, since no such version seems to exist on the internet; the only other one I've seen is certainly incorrect. I even tried emailing the band, but I got no reply.
So here is my current attempt at transcribing this song. It's too incomplete and inaccurate to submit anywere except some kind of blog, imo.
___ (half?) seethe (hyacinth?) on green fall (greenful?) meadow
painless (paintless?) stars of yellow
lines fall from the swallow's tail
secrets behind the grading vortex in the aether
forces crackle in the air
all on pins and needles, watching, disbelieving
holy mountain glows purple
start the repentance machine
sinking black submarines cast shadows in the murky deep
out, out, out of the hills
through, through, through the dark woods
down, down, down to the far, far shore
all red with purple flashes, glowing in the ashes
washing over all around
one, one, one is the hole
two, two, two is the key
three, three, three is the swallow's tail
digging underground
go down without a sound
the stoker's hold has grown cold
___ (half?) seethe (hyacinth?) on green fall (greenful?) meadow
painless (paintless?) stars of yellow
lines fall from the swallow's tail
secrets behind the grading vortex in the aether
forces crackle in the air
all on pins and needles, watching, disbelieving
holy mountain glows purple
one, one, one is the hope
two, two, two is the key
three, three, three is the swallow's tail