Lyrics
Swallow
Close my eyes tight
Hurt with this light
Your devious mind come shining through to me
Shining clear me
Head for home as the daylight grows
Crashing to the floor as a bitter sound rings clear
Your tragic song i hear
Happy thoughts and empty minds can’t justify my reasons
No joy for me, till the day I can hold my head up
King in my head, hung in shame
Swallow me
Head for home as the daylight grows
Crashing to the floor as a bitter sound rings clear
Your tragic song i hear
No joy for me, till the day I can hold my head up
King in my head, hung in shame
Swallow me
Skindive (Acoustic Version)
Blood distracts the pain
I’m back again, the sky is falling
Lying on my back, the drug attacks and I am taken
I should know better than believe you
You may not know how to be true
Bleeding hides my grief
Decide to leave, my eyes wide open
Hang myself around your neck
The stain spreads out, and pain
When can I go again
Skindive
Bleeding
Skindive
Clean up my my mind, my soul
My flesh and blood and face it all
Skindive
Standing still around me
Run the source of my distractions
Blackened room, the pictures flashing silver in my head
Need to believe this is the best way
Smile and the thoughts just flow away
Shiver to the beat, I’d love to leave but I was taken
Disappoint me, tell me this is great and I wont care
I wont care
I wont care
Skindive
Bleeding
Skindive
Clean up my my mind, my soul
My flesh and blood and face it all
Skindive
The sky is falling
And I am taken
Eyes wide open
Flesh is bleeding
The sky is falling
And I am taken
Eyes wide open
Flesh is bleeding
And I saw life move real slow
Lovers arms let me go
And there stands Christ, flesh and blood
Set me right, let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Skindive
Blood distracts the pain
I’m back again, the sky is falling
Lying on my back, the drug attacks and I am taken
I should know better than believe you
You may not know how to be true
Bleeding hides my grief
Decide to leave, my eyes wide open
Hang myself around your neck
The stain spreads out, and pain
When can I go again
Skindive
Bleeding
Skindive
Clean up my my mind, my soul
My flesh and blood and face it all
Skindive
Standing still around me
Run the source of my distractions
Blackened room, the pictures flashing silver in my head
Need to believe this is the best way
Smile and the thoughts just flow away
Shiver to the beat, I’d love to leave but I was taken
Disappoint me, tell me this is great and I wont care
I wont care
I wont care
Skindive
Bleeding
Skindive
Clean up my my mind, my soul
My flesh and blood and face it all
Skindive
The sky is falling
And I am taken
Eyes wide open
Flesh is bleeding
The sky is falling
And I am taken
Eyes wide open
Flesh is bleeding
And I saw life move real slow
Lovers arms let me go
And there stands Christ, flesh and blood
Set me right, let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Credits
Skindive: Danielle Harrison, Gerry Owens, Alan Lee, Ger Farrell
Swallow Produced by Alan Branch, Gerry Owens
Skindive Produced by Adrian Sherwood, Skip McDonnald, Gerry Owens
Skindive: Danielle Harrison, Gerry Owens, Alan Lee & Ger Farrell
All words and music by Gerry Owens
Orchestral work arranged and conducted by Nick Ingman
Recorded at:
Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin, Ireland
Engineered by Alan Branch
Assistant Engineer: Alvin Sweeney
Thanks to Catherine, Cameron, Emma Jane and Dave
Orchestral Recording:
Orchestral Players: ‘The Irish Film Orchestra’
Recording Engineer: Brian Masterson
Additional Recording:
Sun Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Engineered by Pat Dunne
Konk Studios, London, England
Engineered by Alan Branch
Assistant Engineer: Albert Pinheiro
Thanks also to Ryan Tully.
Matrix Studios, London, England
Engineer: Toby Bush
Thanks also to Nick Taylor
Mixed at:
The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Mixed By: Dave”Rave” Ogilvie
Assistant Engineer: Paul Forgues
Additional Engineering: Zac Blackstone
Thanks also to Chris and Tara
Mastered by Tom Baker
at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, USA.
Additional Editing / Programming: Alan Branch and Phill Western
A&R: Eric Silver
A&R coordinator: Harry Nixon
Publishing: Sony ATV Music Publishing 2019
Copyright: Black Bag Music 2019
Originally released in 2001 by ‘Palm Pictures LLC’, New York, USA
Manager and Co-Conspirator: Dermot Geoghegan