@@noaj1234 Which is a coincidence too since the album art and the show art seem to have that same "classical" style to it. Also, nice Godspeed You profile pic lol
Saw Swans in London 1992. They opened the concert with this blistering track. Words fail me, even after twenty-six years. No wonder Iggy rated them so highly.
@@markkil Swans were massively influenced by The Stooges. Michael Gira is on record as saying "We Will Fall" is one of his favorite tracks of all time.
@@spacefertilizer Yeah, that's your interpretation. Music doesn't have to be light to be life affirming, just like life itself doesn't have to be so either.
I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad) I'm so glad I'm better than you are I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad) I'm so glad I'm better than you are Sit here, now look in the mirror Something's wrong, your face is distorted Feel the flow, there's blood in your body And you can see clearly every heartbeat you make Close your eyes, touch your mouth in the mirror That's the wound that is made where the past meets the future I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad) I'm so glad I'm better than you are And I can see clearly through this veil of reality And I can remember the feel of your skin No, you never knew me and you never will When nothing's there, nothing is concealed I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad) I'm so glad I'm better than you are I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad) I'm so glad I'm better than you are Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are) Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you) We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
I`m just discovering this band. I was aware of a few tunes like their song about Dennis Nilsen, Killing for company but this is awesome! Time to order some new music :)
Dude if this was your introduction to SWANS it can be a bit confusing. SWANS started not like this at all. Some of the earlier stuff is great, some of the latter. They are a frustrating group shall we say. This album and and Love of Light were 2 of the very best albums of rock music in the last 50 years.
@@aedgardaethelredd5578 yeah the early stuff is quite different from this, it's slightly industrial and noisy. This is actually has a Gothic feel to it, that's probably why it appealed to me. I love stuff like The Sisters of Mercy and Fields of the nephilim, Type o negative etc. I'm kinda fussy with Swans more recent stuff, some good some also good it just doesn't appeal to me. I love everything they released in the 90s. Soundtracks for the blind is an incredible record. The song helpless child gives me David Lynch funeral home vibes lol White light is probably my first love though 🤗
I had a chance to meet Mr. Gira after a concert for an autograph and I had a chance to tell him "I love you and thank You for Your work", he's a really great person
Can't wait to get all these albums on vinyl. Soon, I will. Til then, I appreciate Swans for putting all of their stuff on RUclips. I wouldn't have known about them otherwise.
@@andresaguero5880 no se si seria el mejor, la trilogia the seer, to be kind, glowing man son muy buenos por separado, y ni hablar del sountrack for the blind y great anihililator, pero si es un muy buen album de una gran banda
@@alvalionst8339 Ufff tienes razón, creo que en ese momento era mi favorito personal, pero en realidad como dijiste es muy dificil elegir un "mejor disco" de swans teniendo tantas obras maestras
Lol....I remember my cat always freaked out at the sound of the baby in the beginning of this track when I used to listen to this cd. HAHA it was so funny. The first few times I ever played it she actually jumped out of bed and looked around the room. Then her reaction was less intense each listen after the first few. HAHA
michael gira said in an interview that neurosis "almost" made him want to make heavy music again, and that they were like samurai warriors preparing for a battle. i swear i'm not making this up, but there's no way i'm gonna go looking again for something i read 12+ years ago.
theopenmouth actually it is. rateyourmusic.com/release/album/swans/white-light-from-the-mouth-of-infinity/ Several other sites have it as post-punk as well.
@@jaygee8846 You can say people have decided that it is. But it really isn't. I'd put post punk ethos and background along with goth. But with Industrial or Post Industrial. Ya know what fuck genres lol
played this at one of those newer jukeboxes at a restaurant, the volume was loud and when the intro to the song started playing, let's just say it almost blasted everyone's eardrums including myself. I was kicked from the restaurant and was banned from coming to the inside of it and was only allowed to order delivery to get my food there.
Is this song actually about him feeling better than someone or is it deeper than that just curious id like to show this to my mom and explain but i honestly dont know
Mi canción favorita en esta etapa de mi vida donde mi soberbia y mi sed de poder retuercen esa imagen mía en el espejo, donde todas las heridas del pasado se congregan para generar en mi una sed de ambición donde me niego a ver la realidad como es
Michael Gira's vocals in the first 20 seconds of the song are haunting.
He came out talented, of course
He went so deep in his childhood memories that he reverted to infancy
He has a truly great range.
Took me a moment to get this comment.
Swans are to alternative/experimental music what Pink Floyd are to progressive and psychedelic rock. Absolutely gargantuan.
Can I just say that “white light from the mouth of infinity” is the most epic album name ever and fits the tone of the album so well
It's a quote from a sci-book but which one....I've forgotten.....
AN OVER THE GARDEN WALL FAN AND A SWANS FAN??? 🤑🤑🤑
@@noaj1234 Which is a coincidence too since the album art and the show art seem to have that same "classical" style to it. Also, nice Godspeed You profile pic lol
@@umamifan i appreciate the godspeed love
They deserve way bigger following. A very special band
fuck yeah.
absolute genius.
Too real for mass appeal
@@AP-bz4hd best response. The masses aren't very bright
Dasein
they made something so heavy with instruments that are normally so soft
Check out their earlier stuff. Some of the first real industrial.
Every instrument sounds heavy if you play it intensely
And it is timeless
I met the man, fairly regular dude, produced insanely genius music in the 90s
The emotion makes it so
@@aedgardaethelredd5578 Still does.
Saw Swans in London 1992.
They opened the concert with this blistering track. Words fail me, even after
twenty-six years.
No wonder Iggy rated them so highly.
that's because they're better than him
Saw the same tour in Tampa, Fl. Helped them unload and set up. Got back there early for sound check. They did a meet and greet afterwards. Great band.
@@markkil Swans were massively influenced by The Stooges.
Michael Gira is on record as saying "We Will Fall" is one of his favorite
tracks of all time.
@@markkil I saw that. Nice.
I know man.
The most under-understood, under-appreciated band ever. Fcking Michael Gira busted my life. This song studio version is INSANE
Life affirming music.
Yes besides when they make you want to put a bullet in your head. Very life affirming lol
@@aedgardaethelredd5578 Alright, calm down.
I think it’s dark song about a sibling being born with a congenital disease.
It’s very dark. Not very life affirming
@@spacefertilizer Yeah, that's your interpretation. Music doesn't have to be light to be life affirming, just like life itself doesn't have to be so either.
Great album, great cover and art direction, awsome Lyrics and some great atmosferic tune.
Thank you for your Poetry Mr. Gira.... it has helped us process our daily suffering in a fulfilling fashion.
I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad)
I'm so glad I'm better than you are
I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad)
I'm so glad I'm better than you are
Sit here, now look in the mirror
Something's wrong, your face is distorted
Feel the flow, there's blood in your body
And you can see clearly every heartbeat you make
Close your eyes, touch your mouth in the mirror
That's the wound that is made where the past meets the future
I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad)
I'm so glad I'm better than you are
And I can see clearly through this veil of reality
And I can remember the feel of your skin
No, you never knew me and you never will
When nothing's there, nothing is concealed
I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad)
I'm so glad I'm better than you are
I'm so glad I'm better than you (I'm so glad)
I'm so glad I'm better than you are
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
Yes, we're better than you (we're better than you)
We're better than you are (we're better than you are)
I`m just discovering this band. I was aware of a few tunes like their song about Dennis Nilsen, Killing for company but this is awesome! Time to order some new music :)
Dude if this was your introduction to SWANS it can be a bit confusing. SWANS started not like this at all. Some of the earlier stuff is great, some of the latter. They are a frustrating group shall we say. This album and and Love of Light were 2 of the very best albums of rock music in the last 50 years.
@@aedgardaethelredd5578 yeah the early stuff is quite different from this, it's slightly industrial and noisy. This is actually has a Gothic feel to it, that's probably why it appealed to me. I love stuff like The Sisters of Mercy and Fields of the nephilim, Type o negative etc. I'm kinda fussy with Swans more recent stuff, some good some also good it just doesn't appeal to me. I love everything they released in the 90s. Soundtracks for the blind is an incredible record. The song helpless child gives me David Lynch funeral home vibes lol White light is probably my first love though 🤗
Thank you Mr.Gira, I love you and your wonderful music.
I had a chance to meet Mr. Gira after a concert for an autograph and I had a chance to tell him "I love you and thank You for Your work", he's a really great person
I was too young to enjoy Swans when they were new. But I knew of them. This is so gorgeous :)
I love this album,been a long time since I've listened to it.This was my introduction to the mighty swans.Heavy stuff.
amazing album cover too
Yes agreed, that artist will never get his real due. Incredible art, same as on Love Of Life, Scottish dude I believe
it looks like an old illustration from a children’s picture book
Monumental
Soooo rad! !! Go Swans 💘
Can't wait to get all these albums on vinyl. Soon, I will. Til then, I appreciate Swans for putting all of their stuff on RUclips. I wouldn't have known about them otherwise.
I’m so glad I’m
Better than all of you commenting on this video
Awesome live!!!
Este es mi disco favorito de la banda. Conceptualmente oscuro y poderoso .
Es el mejor. Aunque no es solamente oscuro, y eso es lo que lo hace una obra tan honesta y rica
@@andresaguero5880 no se si seria el mejor, la trilogia the seer, to be kind, glowing man son muy buenos por separado, y ni hablar del sountrack for the blind y great anihililator, pero si es un muy buen album de una gran banda
@@alvalionst8339 Ufff tienes razón, creo que en ese momento era mi favorito personal, pero en realidad como dijiste es muy dificil elegir un "mejor disco" de swans teniendo tantas obras maestras
I'll always, everytime...come back to this beautiful melodic truth... I'm so Glad...
At last this is on RUclips!
this song is perfect
They were so good. Love it.
They're still around!!!
They're still recording masterpieces
ALWAYS WAS...ALWAYS WILL BE.
FUCKING RIGHT BROTHER (OR SISTER AS CASE MAY BE)
Lol....I remember my cat always freaked out at the sound of the baby in the beginning of this track when I used to listen to this cd. HAHA it was so funny. The first few times I ever played it she actually jumped out of bed and looked around the room. Then her reaction was less intense each listen after the first few. HAHA
Hahaha, exact same experience here! She probably thought it was another cat
Heck, *I* used to freak out badly at the sound of the baby! & then that opening chord -- YIKE!
My dog just freaked out! Lol! 😊
For some reason this song is the only thing that gets me out from bed in the morning
Eres soberbio
Awesome!
holy sh** THATS GREAT.
theres something abt tbis song that makes me feel fucking unstoppable
Epic.
You're right. I *am* better than me.
1:27 chills.
Hello, thank You.
Very good
I'd love to see Michael Gira's thoughts on Neurosis & Husker Du.
he thinks he's better than them
He is. Way, way better.
Hasn’t Jarboe done an album with Neurosis?
@@spacefertilizer she has
michael gira said in an interview that neurosis "almost" made him want to make heavy music again, and that they were like samurai warriors preparing for a battle. i swear i'm not making this up, but there's no way i'm gonna go looking again for something i read 12+ years ago.
Friend: what's your favorite Swans song?
Me:
We are no longer friends. I'm so glad i'm better than him
This made me smile and chuckle. I've actually lost friends when I saw they could not see Swans
@@aedgardaethelredd5578 thats a stupid reason to cut someone off
@@azon9709 no it aint
Why are Swans fans so fucking pretentious lmao
@@McFlyIncognitolol true cause they actually think they're better than you are and the lyrics they can't realize
No doubt! Humble Pie.
”Angels of "Light"? Lucifer take a hike and let Michael do his loving powerful ring thing.
BLUNDER SQUAD BABY
For You Ashraf 😢❤🎉
Thank you for tha HD
Swans is everything our modern culture despises
Swans is Light and Love and Power
swans is the sound
❤
shoutout to my haters
Dear god someone find the chords to this track
I believe that’s the sound of Post-Rock being born. Just listen to that reverb and tremolo picking!
Talk Talk invented post-rock. And this is post-punk
@@jaygee8846 It's really not post punk.
theopenmouth actually it is. rateyourmusic.com/release/album/swans/white-light-from-the-mouth-of-infinity/
Several other sites have it as post-punk as well.
@@jaygee8846 You can say people have decided that it is. But it really isn't. I'd put post punk ethos and background along with goth. But with Industrial or Post Industrial. Ya know what fuck genres lol
Y'KNOW IT MIGHT BE 17th CENTURY CLASSICAL, NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT
played this at one of those newer jukeboxes at a restaurant, the volume was loud and when the intro to the song started playing, let's just say it almost blasted everyone's eardrums including myself. I was kicked from the restaurant and was banned from coming to the inside of it and was only allowed to order delivery to get my food there.
This shit did NOT happen bro
this is Depeche Mode on shrooms
Is this song actually about him feeling better than someone or is it deeper than that just curious id like to show this to my mom and explain but i honestly dont know
Daily, I'm so so glad I'm better than You, are
Listen to the whole album...
Can somebody explain the baby part?
Birth of something, idk
Translation: "I'm so glad because I'm better than you", in Babynese
30年以上前かなこのアルバム聞いたのは。この辺からswans変わってきたよな。
おおお、 日本人のスワンズのファンですか？ 😳
Mi canción favorita en esta etapa de mi vida donde mi soberbia y mi sed de poder retuercen esa imagen mía en el espejo, donde todas las heridas del pasado se congregan para generar en mi una sed de ambición donde me niego a ver la realidad como es
swaos
I woke up to a movie were John Travolta was talking to a baby and I swear the movie used the same baby sound
Se reían de mi por ser curifeo
PAPA'
0:57
Greetings from an AT AT Walker!!! and if I like to pretend this that would mean Darth Vader controls me!
0:00 Baby Yoda?
Spotify bring me here
Kai veshia
kiii
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Dasein
Can I get this song without the baby talk in the beginning
Install Audacity - paste the song into - mark your unloved seconds - Cut - Save the outcome -> heretic work done.
"heretic work done" lmao
NO
No, this is mandatory baby noise.
If you don't love me at my baby sounds phase you don't deserve me at my seeing through the veil of reality phase
Gira's vocal style is clearly inspired by Douglas P. of Death in June
That would be a big No
I'd argue he sounds a bit like Eldritch here
Actually inspired by Jim Morrison.
The folk part might well be influenced by Douglas P. But Gira moved on while Di6 was badly stuck into this elitist neofolk swamp imho.
i send this too people when i win in league
oh yeah that undertale song or whatever
Mythical comment
I'm better than Michael Gira.
I'm so glad I'm better than... Ana Kasparian
Says the pitiful lifelong incel loser.
@@ardillarojo Better than you though
Guess what
@@concars1234 LOL- incels like you are the bottom of the barrel, Loser.
Radio Ardilla Dude, wicked insult bro, like you got him famsquad.
Am...i...dead...now?
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