# Swans | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/swans
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/swans/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 03:54 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/swans
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/swans/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/swans/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Swans
- Visible lyric pages: 186

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `swans`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:54 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-d070016c065ed252
- Visible lyric pages: 186
- Pages with stored lyric text: 186
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 147730
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 118
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 24 Hours, A Little God In My Hands, A Piece Of The Sky, Alcohol The Seed, Amnesia, Annaline, Avatar, and Better Than You
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Swans formed in the late 1970s with Michael Gira at the center. Their early albums like 'Filth' and 'Cop' were known for a heavy, confrontational sound built around guitars, drums, and Gira's vocals. The band's live shows gained a reputation for extreme volume and physical intensity. In the late 1980s, their music began to shift. Albums like 'Children of God' and 'The Burning World' incorporated more experimental elements, moving toward...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 24 Hours — https://lyroverse.com/swans/24-hours
2. A Little God In My Hands — https://lyroverse.com/swans/a-little-god-in-my-hands
3. A Piece Of The Sky — https://lyroverse.com/swans/a-piece-of-the-sky
4. Alcohol The Seed — https://lyroverse.com/swans/alcohol-the-seed
5. Amnesia — https://lyroverse.com/swans/amnesia
6. Annaline — https://lyroverse.com/swans/annaline
7. Avatar — https://lyroverse.com/swans/avatar
8. Better Than You — https://lyroverse.com/swans/better-than-you
9. Blackmail — https://lyroverse.com/swans/blackmail
10. Blackout — https://lyroverse.com/swans/blackout
11. Blind — https://lyroverse.com/swans/blind
12. Blood And Honey — https://lyroverse.com/swans/blood-and-honey
13. Blood On Your Hands — https://lyroverse.com/swans/blood-on-your-hands
14. Blood Promise — https://lyroverse.com/swans/blood-promise
15. Breathing Water — https://lyroverse.com/swans/breathing-water
16. Bring The Sun Toussaint L'ouverture — https://lyroverse.com/swans/bring-the-sun-toussaint-l-ouverture
17. Butcher — https://lyroverse.com/swans/butcher
18. Cache Toi — https://lyroverse.com/swans/cache-toi
19. Celebrity Lifestyle — https://lyroverse.com/swans/celebrity-lifestyle
20. Children Of God — https://lyroverse.com/swans/children-of-god
21. Clay Man — https://lyroverse.com/swans/clay-man
22. Cloud Of Unknowing — https://lyroverse.com/swans/cloud-of-unknowing
23. Cop — https://lyroverse.com/swans/cop
24. Cry Me A River — https://lyroverse.com/swans/cry-me-a-river
25. Deflowered — https://lyroverse.com/swans/deflowered
26. Deliquescing — https://lyroverse.com/swans/deliquescing
27. Eden Prison — https://lyroverse.com/swans/eden-prison
28. Empathy — https://lyroverse.com/swans/empathy
29. Everything At Once — https://lyroverse.com/swans/everything-at-once
30. Failure — https://lyroverse.com/swans/failure
31. Fanletter — https://lyroverse.com/swans/fanletter
32. Frankie M — https://lyroverse.com/swans/frankie-m
33. Freak — https://lyroverse.com/swans/freak
34. Half Life — https://lyroverse.com/swans/half-life
35. Helpless Child — https://lyroverse.com/swans/helpless-child
36. Her — https://lyroverse.com/swans/her
37. Her Mouth Is Filled With Honey — https://lyroverse.com/swans/her-mouth-is-filled-with-honey
38. How They Suffer — https://lyroverse.com/swans/how-they-suffer
39. Hypogirl — https://lyroverse.com/swans/hypogirl
40. I Remember Who You Are — https://lyroverse.com/swans/i-remember-who-you-are