Lucy Swann has captured the attention of the Norwegian music scene with her… Read Full Bio ↴Lucy Swann has captured the attention of the Norwegian music scene with her powerful vocals and explosive live performances.

She composes intuitively and with her audience in mind. Her pop music explores the balance between electronic and organic elements as well as mixing a classic British modesty with an intensely soulful presence. The outcome is hard-hitting, rhythmic and flirtatious compositions, all relating to her primary sources of inspiration, gospel and soul.

When she in 2010 released her critically acclaimed debut album "La Petite Mort", in which comparisons were drawn to Kate Bush and Beyoncé, the reviews were as follows: "Lucy Swann is among the most refreshing and catchy Norwegian pop acts in a long time" (Aftenposten) and "Lucy Swann has it all. Beautiful vocals, a soaring electronic soundscape, a dark mysticism and momentum." (P3Urørt).

Her live performance is refreshingly raw. With her confident femininity, Lucy Swann spellbinds her audience making her impossible to ignore.

Salt
Lucy Swann Lyrics

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He's been collecting tears for years
None of them are his
He would throw them
Into the ocean
From his giant ship

And watch them go down
That's where they drown

He's been saving other people
Cause that's what good guys do
Always keeps his keeps his distance
Covering the ocean blue

And watch them go down
That's where they drown

What if the water fills your boat
What if the salt just makes you float

Watch us go down
That's where we drown

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lucy Swann's song "Salt" depicts the story of a man collecting tears of others and then throwing them into the ocean from his giant ship. The words are a reflection of the emotions and thoughts that come to a person's mind when they realize their mistakes and how their actions affect the people around them. The line "He's been collecting tears for years, none of them are his" portrays how the man has been accumulating the tears of others and has been carrying them for a long time, despite not having an emotional connection to them.

The next lines of the song "He would throw them into the ocean, from his giant ship, and watch them go down, that's where they drown" highlights the man's attempts to rid himself of these tears of others. The ocean serves as a metaphor for the place where unshed tears go, emphasizing the futility of the man's actions. The lyrics then suggest that the man has been trying to save others while keeping his distance, but ultimately, they drown like the tears he once collected.

The poignant question towards the end of the song, "What if the water fills your boat, what if the salt just makes you float, watch us go down, that's where we drown" reflects on the inevitability of our fate, no matter how much we try to control it. The verse implies that sometimes life gets too overwhelming, and despite our best efforts to control or distance ourselves, we can't escape the pain or fate that befalls us.

Line by Line Meaning

He's been collecting tears for years
For a long time, he has been gathering and keeping tears.

None of them are his
He hasn't shed the tears himself, they belong to others.

He would throw them
He throws the tears intentionally.

Into the ocean
The tears are tossed into the sea.

From his giant ship
He does it from his big boat.

And watch them go down
He sees the tears sink beneath the water.

That's where they drown
The tears sink and disappear into the depths of the ocean.

He's been saving other people
He has been helping and rescuing others.

Cause that's what good guys do
Being a good person involves assisting others in need.

Always keeps his keeps his distance
He stays away and avoids getting too close.

Covering the ocean blue
He travels far and wide, helping and saving people in many locations.