Song of the Swan

Lyrics

We were like twin streams, two entwining themes Mingled by a playwright Funny how it seems we can have our dreams But they vanish in the daylight Spoken words can lie, even love can die I awake and you’re not there Midnight velvet sky, I sit alone and cry But the stars don’t seem to care And the Song of the Swan is in my head For the love that we shared is lying dead Hang my head in shame, give myself the blame Only wishing you were near me I still feel the same, and I call your name But you’re not there to hear me And our love lies in pieces on the ground And my heart gently breaks without a sound Girl when you were mine, kisses flowed like wine And my cup was overflowing Now I look to find that I’m left behind And I don’t know where I’m going And my cup’s running over with despair For the love of a woman who’s not there And the tears are softly flowing from my eyes For the swan sings but once, and then it dies

Credits

Lyrics Credits: Joe Cogan

Music Credits: Joe Cogan/Ron Selznick/John Yanacci

Producer Credits: Dan Skye & Secret Passage

Description

Story Behind the Song: In Joe's words: The main riff of the song came to me one morning while unloading the buses at my school, and I wrote the lyrics very quickly that night, starting (as I usually do, for some reason) with the second verse. Ron added the descending riffs at rehearsal the next night, and we wound up combining it with a totally different song for the guitar solo section in the middle. The words strike me as a bit pretentious for rock & roll in retrospect, but I still think the song works well overall.

Metadata

Song Length: 5:16

Primary Genre: Rock-Hard Rock

Lead Vocal: Male Vocal

Language: English