Swerve City
Deftones Lyrics
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With strange distant voices
That travel through the air, oh
They travel through the air, oh
She tames with her voices
As she plays around with the forces
That travel through the air, oh
They travel through the air, oh
Distant howling out
It keeps you floating around
Oh, distant howling out
Forces floating around
She breaks her horses
With strange distant voices
That travel through the air, oh
They travel through the air, oh
Oh, oh
The lyrics in Deftonesβs song Swerve City are haunting and surreal, describing a woman who has the power to break horses with her voice. The horses are tamed and calmed by her βstrange distant voicesβ that travel through the air. As she plays with these forces, the music takes on an eerie quality, hinting at the magic and mysticism that is at work.
The repetition of the line βThey travel through the airβ emphasizes the ethereal nature of this power, as if the words themselves are suspended in the atmosphere. The chorus describes the sensation of floating through these strange and distant sounds, as if theyβre carrying the listener through some otherworldly realm. The distant howling thatβs mentioned throughout the song adds to this atmosphere of the unknown.
Overall, the lyrics of Swerve City are enigmatic and evocative. From the opening line, the listener is drawn into a world thatβs both mystical and unsettling. The power of the womanβs voice seems almost supernatural, and the music that accompanies the lyrics reinforces this feeling.
Line by Line Meaning
She breaks her horses
She controls and trains her horses
With strange distant voices
Using her mysterious and far-reaching vocals
That travel through the air
That can be heard from a distance
They travel through the air
Her voices are carried through the atmosphere
She tames with her voices
She domesticates animals using her singing
As she plays around with the forces
As she manipulates the powers of nature
That travel through the air
That can be felt and experienced all around
They travel through the air
Those energies and forces are omnipresent
Ooh the distant howling out
Listen to the faint echoes in the distance
Keeps you floating around
It elevates your spirit and inspires your imagination to soar
Oh distant howling out
Oh, the distant sounds that echo through the vastness
Forces floating around
The invisible energies that swirl and circulate all around us
She breaks her horses
She exercises control and mastery over her horses
With strange distant voices
By using enigmatic and elusive sounds
That travel through the air
Which reverberate and resonate all around
They travel through the air
Her vocals spread and diffuse throughout the atmosphere
Lyrics Β© Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Abe Cunningham, Chino Camilo Moreno, Frank Mirelez Delgado, Sergio Vega, Stephen Carpenter
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@diegocaetano2710
[βSwerve Cityβ Lyrics by Deftones]
[Verse 1]
She breaks her horses
With strange distant voices
[Chorus]
That travel through the air, oh
They travel through the air, oh
[Verse 2]
She tames me with her voices
As she plays around with the forces
[Chorus]
That travel through the air, oh
They travel through the air, oh
[Bridge]
Distant howling out
It keeps you floating around
Distant howling out
Forces floating around
[Verse 3]
She breaks her horses
With strange distant voices
[Chorus]
That travel through the air, oh
They travel through the air, oh
Oh, oh
@rexroy8930
She breaks her horses
With strange distant voices
That travel through the air
They travel through the air
She tames with her voices
As she plays around with the forces
That travel through the air
They travel through the air
Ooh the distant howling out
Keeps you floating around
Oh distant howling out
Forces floating around
She breaks her horses
With strange distant voices
That travel through the air
They travel through the air
@zobopup
In 2015, Tamara Feldman (girl in the video) was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She decided to ride a horse across the United States in aid of the charity Race to Erase MS, which she documented on her website "And So I Ride".
@markgrant5396
Thank you
@ilianaxavier1587
listening to deftones always gives me a certain feeling. i have no idea what the feeling is, but i love it
@mak3397
The melody is so surreal and hypnotizing
@wishes_._
Its called divine intervention or body and mind ascension
@macabre2899
@@wishes_._ Ahhhh that works great for me. I'll have to remember that when trying to describe it to Non Deftoners in the future π
@boykidmanboykidman5420
Its the feeling of pleasure i think :)
@Uncle0456
It's the release of Dopamine in your brain you are feeling. Feels soooo goood
@whalewaffle2771
I remember the first time I listened this song, riff hooked me up instantly.
Koi No Yokan its one of their FINEST works IMO.
@davidmacleod247
Yes, definitely their best albums