Share your favorite Dan Swanö lyrics of all time!

[Fuentealba]

You mean probably At the end of the bridge...

yeah HAHAAHAHA, I'm laughing so hard, at the edge of the bridge sound more metal though

 

[chrisdoig24k]

It doesn't matter if you're black or white
'Cause me and the boys are gonna rawk tonight

Yep.

 

[Weizenkeim]

The chorus to "Elegy" is pretty cool

 

[cenzu]

"Alone" and "I return" are some of my favourites.
there might be plenty more...

and actually
the, now, controversial "Belief" is also very cool in my opinion.

 

[Nehebkau]

Is Bloodbath - Eaten lyrics done by Dan?

 

[Tumn]

Is Bloodbath - Eaten lyrics done by Dan?

You bet! Buy the fuckin CD, it says in the booklet.

Stillborn Saviour lyrics rule, maybe those are my favorite.

 

[Stilgar]

There are so many good ones. Many of my favorites have already been mentioned, but I can mention a few more.

My favorite part of Nightfall Overture

Walking in the light of the moon
When the night repairs the day
From the trees comes a mourful tune
I am not alone I can hear them say
The moon is your guide
There is no place you can hide

Oh, when the night comes down
And all the colours turns black and white
Oh, when the night comes down
And the dark is conducting the nightfall overture

For this one, the whole song must be quoted: Black Tears

When I'm in this state of mind
I'm wishing I was blind.
Sometimes life is more than pain, to me
I feel the power of my grief.
Death would be such a relief.
All the secrets that I hide would die, with me.
Depression is my only friend.
Will this torture never end?
Let me carry on to the dreamers sky.
I keep crying in my dreams.
Can you hear my endless screams?
When I fade away I fade, away.

this fluid on my cheek,
it drains me i get weak.
my heart is cold & bleak
black blood. black tears.

Life is like a masquerade.
In dept to myself, but I can't pay.
Soon I'll call it all a day, away.
I've never felt what you call guilt.
I still believe "Do what thou wilt"
My sorrow will destroy the world I've built.

this fluid on my cheek,
it drains me i get weak.
my heart is cold & bleak
black blood. black tears.

And this one might be my absolute favorite: Better Safe Than Sorry

When I was young I thought the world around
Could see the vision through my eyes
Communicating through my melodies
I knew the world would help me through
Then I grew up to find
That all the dreams I had in mind
Required more than my gift
More of the pain than the pleasure

Better safe than sorry
And here I am
Losing everything again
I never have to worry
About the game
I never win, I never lose
I'm not playing at all

Never gamble at all

Many years ago I met the one
And all my dreams of fame just faded away
I opened up and even let her in
To kill the enemy within
And even though she tried
To keep her love for me alive
Oh, it kills me to say
I let it wither away
Again

Better safe than sorry
And here I am
Losing everything again
I never have to worry
About the game
I never win, I never lose
Better safe than sorry
And here I am
Losing everything again
I never have to worry
About the game
I never win, I never lose
I'm not playing at all

Oh, God I'm lonely
When I need someone by my side
I long for the only
Person in this world that's a part of me
When thinking back of all the things I've been going through
You gave me strength to carry on
I do the best I can to make you wanna be around
I really need you in my life

And maybe I was born
To wander through this world alone
I left the good life behind
Will my heart be denied
Forever?

Better safe than sorry
And here I am
Losing everything again
I never have to worry
About the game
I never win, I never lose
Better safe than sorry
And here I am
Losing everything again
I never have to worry
About the game
I never win, I never lose
I'm not playing at all

 

[Dan Swanö]

yeah!! The BSTS lyrics are really good. Mean the world to me. The first "serious and non fictional" Nightingale lyric ever. Good taste!!!

 

[Tumn]

How about "To My Inspiration"

That song gives me chills, I love it.

 

[Stilgar]

yeah!! The BSTS lyrics are really good. Mean the world to me. The first "serious and non fictional" Nightingale lyric ever. Good taste!!!

Thank you. Like I said when we met: Det är en ruggigt bra låt!

By the way, the wife (Lamentera) says "Hi" and reminds me to tell you that our daughter likes to headbang to BSTS.

 

[Stilgar]

How about "To My Inspiration"

That song gives me chills, I love it.

Agreed. That's a great song with great lyrics.

 

[Metal88]

Is Bloodbath - Eaten lyrics done by Dan?

Yep! Great choice, too.

 

[Metal88]

I love the lyrics to Eternal:

And even though I know that you won't stay forever
And that both of us will leave this world one day
Our bonds will be eternal

I know this song is about the conclusion of the the Breathing Shadow story, right? But do the lyrics affect anyone else very strongly? And actually, I think all of my favorite lyrics are from the first four Nightingale albums, they seem brilliant to me. Better than the story-less lyrics of the newer albums. Anyone agree?

 

[chrisdoig24k]

All the lyrics in Forever And Ever. Sensational lyrics, sensational delivery... The chorus and the ending give me shivers!

 

[Mr. Niel]

"At the End of the Bridge"

EOD.

 

[Efrahate]

Off the top of my head:

"God gives you shelter at heavens shore,
abandon your thoughts to the mighty.
Into the chapel of holyness, live for the
sacred empire, engender the Enigma"


It's something with the lyrics and melody, and perhaps the fact that it's such a rocking song.

 

[chrisdoig24k]

That's an awesome bit! Especially considering it was a bit of an accident hehe

 

[Cerebus]

Being the big metaphorical bastard I am, I'll have to go with Hiding Again.. beautiful stuff. Other stuff from Unicorn like the chorus to Emotional Wasteland or Nightfall Overture is also great.

The peak of Dan's lyric writing must have been in Stygg Död, though..

 

[Kajor]

"Watching my sister crying in her sleep... one day she will understand..."

 

[VeN-ny]

ahem...... last post july 24th... i was scanning old threads looking for one in particular and THIS ISNT IT. No one mentioned 9. Sinner And Sadness

Born a slave. Chained since day one.
From the cradle to the grave you'll be
"The holy son". Raised to obey. Taught
to see the light. Forced to pray and to
praise the "fathers" might. I can see. I can
hear. Mass indoctrination. Then the truth
will appear, mental devastation.

MY SINS WILL BE FORGIVEN, THE BEGINNING OF THE MADNESS.
I FEAR NO FOE FOR I AM ETERNAL. AIN'T GONNA FEEL NO GRIEF.
THE SINNER AND THE SADNESS. I FUCK THE LAW I KILL IN THE NAME OF CHRIST.

I am sick. I believe that I am the new messiah.
The sinner you can't retrieve
I am the god of christianity. Born to sin and
to have them all forgiven. A deceiver, no believer.
You're suck you holy fake. Night and day, anyway,
I benight the unpure. Live in sin. And where I've
been?? I have blessed a whore!!

TO DEATH YOU WILL BE DRIVEN. THE BEGINNING OF THE MADNESS.
I FEAR NO FOE FOR I AM ETERNAL. AIN'T GONNA FEEL NO GRIEF.
THE SINNER AND THE SADNESS. I FUCK THE LAW I KILL IN THE NAME OF CHRIST.

I am the new messiah. I am the god of fire.
I will make you bleed.
Christianicide. To the cross - crucified.
Christianicide. I will laugh - lies denied.

MY SINS WILL BE FORGIVEN...

[Music and lyrics by Swan”;]
[Arranged by Swan”;]
[Harmony guitar by Swan”;]
and everything pan thy monium : )
I felt awful for Dan as he kept posting about how everyone was mistaken and that he had not written their favorite lyrics : ((((((((((
Ahhh yes but you did write these. And they rule.