Song To The Siren
The Wailing Wall Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Song To The Siren' by these artists:

Alex Niedt Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Amber Claire Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Amen Dunes On the floating, ship less oceans I did all my best…
Bryan Ferry Long afloat on distant oceans I did all my best to…
Buckley (Tim) Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Charlotte Martin On the floating, shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Daniel Cavanagh Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
David Gray Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Dead Can Dance On the floating Shipless oceans I did all my best…

DJ Marco On the floating, shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Eurielle Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Ferry Bryan Long afloat on distant oceans I did all my best to…
George Michael On the floating, ship-less, oceans I did all my best to…
Gregorian On the floating, shapeless oceans I did all my best to…
H-band II. Siren's Song half of day passes, a feint beguiling stre…
John Frusciante On the floating, shapeless oceans I did all my best to…
Julienne Taylor On the floating, shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Laurie Freelove Laurie Freelove) On the floating shipless ocean I did all my…
LOAH Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Plant Robert Long afloat on shipless ocean I did all my best to…
Rhoda Dakar Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Snuff Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
SOHN One a floating, shipless oceans I did all I could to…
Susheela Raman On the floating, shapeless oceans I did all my best to…
The Chemical Brothers There are no lyrics :) The song is wordless.…
The Chemical Brothers (aka: The Dust Brothers) Ah…
The Czars Long afloat, (on) shipless oceans I did all my best to…
THIS MORTAL Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
True Faith its true that im a bad Bitch bitch i ate my…
Wolf Alice Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…

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Hospital Blossom Hospital blossom, remember these things Though I know there…

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@lucasmoreno10

2y↑151

Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang
Sail to me, sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you
Did I dream, you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was flotsam?
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing
Touch me not, touch me not
Come back tomorrow
Oh, my heart
Oh, my heart shies from the sorrow
Well I'm as puzzled as the newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing
Swim to me, swim to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you

@yasmine5105

5y↑625

On the floating, shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang, "Sail to me, sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you"
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was full sail?
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not
Come back tomorrow: O my heart
O my heart shies from the sorrow"
Well I'm as puzzled as the newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide:
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me, swim to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am, Here I am
Waiting to hold you"

All comments from YouTube:

@lisacorey6728

3y↑3.3K

I played this song while my mom was dying. And then we played it again today at her funeral I'll forever love you Mom and Dad watch over me

@izpozpeeps

3y↑29

⚘♥️⚘

@paulharris1384

3y↑27

Love to you xx

@xgamerxg1277

3y↑33

Man sorry for your loss

@Imthesoulofthes

3y↑24

Hope her journey to the afterlife is Glorious.

@ramonrobles1980

3y↑23

She would have loved it

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@MajnouniWahad

3y↑2.4K

This was my mother’s favourite song. She always asked me to listen to it. She passed away last week. I’ll miss you mum 💔

@goodholy1

3y↑8

🖤🖤🖤

@TheDjrafalski

3y↑8

💖

@UnderTheTableGremlin

3y↑12

Rest In Peace OP’s mom 💕

@Dottydewinter3397

3y↑33

Your mum is with you for all time..at your side, above you and below you.she is the gentle breeze,she is the rustle of leafs falling.she is in the stars.she is the rain and the sunbeams breaking through the dark clouds,and she will be in your heart for all time until you meet again on the other side.take care and smile for all the lovely times you had with her and dont cry in sadness..smile and remember her with joy and happiness.god bless.love denise.derby uk.💖💝💖💝💖👋

@SuperThickVegan

3y↑10

Oh My Gosh!! I'm so.sorry! In the voice of "Holly' from the Lovely Bones to Susie , It's HEAVEN!! You're Mom is in Heaven pain free!! Watching you and still helping you from above prepare for your greatness!!! She knows you have more work to do here on earth! 😍 May your moms soul finally be at peace in full , love Bee from.NJ 💞💞💞💔💔💔

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@renegade5130

2y↑1.8K

I first heard this song in 2011. I was deep into heroin addiction and had been up for days in horrible withdrawal really trying with everything inside me to kick the heroin. At that time, in the middle of the night, at my absolute lowest point with my mind and body ravaged from the agony of withdrawal and ready to just die and have some relief I stumbled across this youtube video with this angelic song and for a moment I had the relief I was longing for. It's really strange and hard to explain but this song touched my soul in a way I'll never forget, other songs can do something similar but this song at that moment was almost like a religious experience. Today I am six years free from heroin and I come back here from time to time to re-live that moment.

@Nickadee

1y↑76

I'm so proud of you for the hard work and dedication I know you give every waking moment to stay clean 🥰i was a heroin addict for 12 years ,I'm now in my 7th year of recovery so I felt every word you wrote above as I've been there myself ! WELL DONE 👏 ❤#WEDORECOVER

@octobersb1tchin

1y↑11

keep shinin souljah its admirable how u worked for better days

@wildrosecece

1y↑22

God Bless you and stay the course, brave soul. Pray for all of us, Amen. Jesus wants us to live not of this world but through his Holy Spirit. Everything passes.

@octobersb1tchin

1y↑6

@@wildrosecece amen

@TmaadHMD

1y↑4

❤

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@jordig.83

50w↑180

Lost Highway and this song together are one of the finest pieces of art from 20th century

@vixter33

44w↑15

Very special movie and a piece of art indeed

@hustler3of4culture3

36w↑7

Totally agree

@dc41

31w↑16

best Lynch movie for me

@jacopoputerio6725

12w↑1

Right, i see Lost Highway this night and now i listen this beautiful Song!

@luiscorchado3930

9w↑1

It’s also on the game Silent Hill 2.

@danieltaylor4728

6y↑4.4K

This is not a song, it’s a spell and it’s haunted me for years.

@lucyme2935

5y↑61

Magic spell

@simritprem8322

5y↑112

That is absolutely the best was I've ever heard anything described, and perfectly encapsulates my feelings for this song...

@seriskifotavrus6442

5y↑36

you are incredible and amazing Elizabeth!!!With a huge love from Russia!!!

@vmpalsy153

5y↑46

2019??????

@seriskifotavrus6442

5y↑25

@@vmpalsy153 Elizabeth Fraser Forever!!!

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@furnivk

4y↑1.6K

I chose this song for my father’s funeral as he was a sailor/submariner, this was the contemplation music. Its ethereal and brilliant

@krisc2535

4y↑45

Just spotted your comment, I'm a sailor with a daughter and don't see her near enough as I should. Songs like this help to reconnect to a certain extent.

@barbaramartins9224

4y↑4

https://youtu.be/cl_diN-Midg 🖤💔😥🌷

@elisavieira737

4y↑11

My father was too xxx

@algreig1

4y↑23

Hello Furnivk, sorry to hear about your father, I am a submariner, and I have chosen this song to be played at my funereal.

@alanmacdonald5950

4y↑10

A celebration of life no doubting the pride he had for you in unspoken ways

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@christopheradderley45

1y↑876

This is simply a track of pure beauty.
If it isn't played at my funeral, then I'm not going 🧡

@Abcd-gj1fu

1y↑2

😊👍👏

@marccas10

1y↑18

God bless you. We are playing it now and that is better as we are both still here to enjoy it.

@universeandlove

1y↑5

Word!

@UbercakeNL

1y↑2

That, exactly...

@honeyday1914

1y↑7

Put it in your will ❤

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@jinxmas

21w↑30

40 years old, never gets old though.

@lalab430

4y↑100

I heard this song on "The Lovely Bones" made me cry so much 😭😭😭😭

@giovannipenate5325

And I also heard in the the Texas chainsaw massacre 2003 trailer

@kimjensen5852

4y↑149

Thinking about my mom 1984. dad 2012. Sister 1997, brother 2018 💖😔 and my other brother who is fighting for his life right now 💔

@sumobeerman

3y↑1

Hope all is good Kim

@colinmorris4215

3y↑2

Wow you poor lamb, prayers for you and your brother, never forget all your loved ones are watching and loving you both x.

@acidplasticine

is he ok?

@IlkanAli

3y↑1

Wish you peace and clarity I can’t even imagine I hope it all makes sense in the end

@xgamerxg1277

3y↑1

Man im so sorry for you

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@paulsmith267

2y↑189

As a fan of the Cocteau's and Liz I was blown away when I discovered this collaboration. She was amazing in her band and then with her guest appearance with Massive Attack. She is one of the most beautiful female vocalists of all time, that is not recognised for her contribution to music.
A true genius and a great singer that stirs the emotions and was a true innovator in the music industry in the 80's. Thank you Liz for your unique voice and talent

@emebe1917

43w↑4

I just found Robin Guthrie from Cocteau's also plays guitar in this song <3

@dariushilarious9082

2y↑89

I played this tape non stop…
NON. STOP.
I could never get enough of this song… I felt this in my soul. Still do.

@SteveWithers

1y↑1

Same. Across the last 40 years this sings has been timelessly awesome for me ....

@streamskat

51w↑1

Same - I completely wore the tape out

@pekjeldsen6780

3y↑312

I dedicate this to my sister. She passed away February 28th, 2021.

@g.marksman1769

3y↑8

Sorry for your loss. My condolences. God bless your sister and your family 🙏.

@TheManOfTomorrow

3y↑3

RIP

@sergiosimao4141

3y↑2

@@g.marksman1769 Rip

@nikbear

3y↑3

So sorry for your loss 😢

@Machineheadlilibet

3y↑4

I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤️‍🩹

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@arfer

5y↑127

Absolutely NOT the sound of depression. It's the sound of aching love with abstract sound textures. In other words, bloody fucking wonderful and life-affirming.

@michaelbailey9549

5y↑2

the song litterally asks if they should kill themselves. if that ain't depression

@Nova-fh2et

Turn you brain on, bud

@spinglasshydra

4y↑7

This song is "beyond" depression and death. Everything, can be beautiful, depending on your perspective in life. If people can't really listen and get the emotiveness, well, that's just too bad.

@Onionbaron

4y↑2

A song of absolute and no return craving, the last breaths of a lifetime of longing.

@matthewlewis2072

3y↑7

The original artist, Tim Buckley, committed suicide. As someone who suffers from depression, this is about the overwhelming feeling of helplessness

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@fly2close2thesun

2y↑28

The most beautiful song ever recorded. 🇬🇧

@thomasmurphy6595

Written by an American 🇺🇸

@lucasmoreno10

2y↑151

@brianofarrell4982

30w

side their aisle as their remote "Keith Duffy"?

@brianofarrell4982

30w

Mia? & "J

@tritaffy

27w↑1

Thank you for this

@mariliareis7075

26w

Magnifico

@g.m.5395

24w

Thank You Lucas 😂

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@deboradiaz9986

8y↑2.3K

My daughter passed away last yearvand she really liked this song...i miss u chiquita

@MarkiModica

8y↑72

So sorry for your loss. Just know you'll see her again! :)

@crobrains1610

8y↑46

sorry for your loss ,, she will always be alive in your thoughts

@klatewilson5170

8y↑47

She'll be singing it to you in heaven now, Debora

@angharad588

8y↑48

I've lost my husband and my step-son. I know your pain, and I am so very sorry.

@deboradiaz9986

8y↑25

+DemelzaP Thank you the pain never goes away

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@doppelganger2890

5y↑458

Reading all the comments makes me cry even more than the song, the power of music keeps all humans together. We should arrive in this world while music is playing, to open immediately our hearts to the existence.

@jenovella70

4y↑6

beautifully put

@daal9335

4y↑5

Such a wonderful idea.

@widM_

4y↑7

you know the music is really good and special when all comments are uplifting and inspiring.

@gjef9971

4y↑9

One of the most wonderful comments I have ever read on the internet.

@paulcrisp9861

4y↑3

Your words about this song have come from the heart, you have touched the thoughts of many people. I would describe this music as powerfully beautiful haunting and poignant i'm sure you will agree maybe on a spiritual level . You have a gift of some kind . Bless you all. Feb 2020 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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@misticollom2159

1y↑46

Still takes my breath away, after all of these years.

@pashapasovski5860

15w↑16

I came to America in 84,my heart was broken into gazillion pieces and I was married to a friend who lived in Minneapolis, we met in Pakistan, I was Yugoslavian from Belgrade! I was something of a poet,my heart was pure poetry! I didn't know anyone and run into a guy buying beer! He invited me to his house and I couldn't believe that I walked into Van Gough painting, every inch was hand painted with yellow, orange, black and white, probably some other colors but orange and yellow were electric vibrant! He rolled a joint, my first in America and I laid in a couch,as he told me, listen to this sound, I just got the record! This Mortal Coil and everything started to make sense, the painted house, vibrant colors, excruciating pain from a broken heart, my thoughts changed from self pity to freedom of gratitude and hope that she's not suffering and remembering that saying that
It's better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all!
After the Song of the Siren, he said, oh if you dig this you'll love
C. Twins

@g.marksman1769

3y↑650

She puts her entire soul into this recording. Incredible

@State_of_flavours

3y↑5

No wonder

@TonyEnglandUK

3y↑18

For me, personally, the most beautiful song ever recorded.

@poom641

3y↑15

Her singing is ethereal so so beautiful

@poom641

3y↑3

@@TonyEnglandUK , even better than 'pur' by cocteau twins ?

@fractalinfect3454

So true.

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@falsemaria1926

3y↑56

David Lynch, thank you with all my heart for bringing me here. May light and love shine upon the world.

@ConnieLynchitzWhoElse

3y↑3

I'd argue that his answer to this song, with Angelo, is as good if not better.

@peggysemingson

3y↑7

It's great in Lost Highway

@falsemaria1926

3y↑2

@@peggysemingson Amen to that! 🖤

@falsemaria1926

@@ConnieLynchitzWhoElse Oh my goodness, yes; do you mean "Mysteries of Love"? What a masterpiece. Both songs remind me of two mismatched bookends, that are yet perfect for one another! 💙

@mattgilbert7347

2y↑3

You'll never have me

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@caffeinatedshawty

44w↑26

i can never listen to this song without sobbing.

@cx5870

14w

Why

@sanders7789

4w↑1

It’s March 2024. I can’t believe someone could be so talented as this singer. Spine tingling

@avivs17

6y↑491

First heard this song in the army. Early 90’s. Some soldiers sitting listening to music. Got me right in the heart. 28 years later it still does.
For me it’s a prayer. It’s religious. It’s mourning, longing. Thank you so much.

@donnasyms7873

It's actually about the deathwish.

@Douglas-ow1tg

38w

So soldiers listen Cocteau? Sign me up!

@ashdukesbear9700

4y↑668

Anybody else get full body GOOSEBUMPS when listening to this???

@christianpereyracespedes8099

4y↑5

Its dazzling and sad the same time. my memorie always relate it with the scene on Lynch's Lost Highway.
Deep and intense in my heart.

@ashdukesbear9700

4y↑1

Christian Pereyra Céspedes Same. Lost Highway is my favorite David Lynch movie.

@antonelaangelovska3596

Ashley Reyes Every time I listen to it, the effect never wears off...

@TheFanClubReview

4y↑1

I damn sure do

@johnnywalker2022

4y↑3

Every time. The most wonderful thing Scotland ever gave the world.

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@TJHolmans

5w↑2

this was one of my wife's favourite songs and we played it at her funeral when she passed last year on her birthday aged 55 from cancer

@Nickadee

1y↑93

Lockwood & co brought me back to this long forgotten Gem 🥰 such a beautiful song , loved it in Gladiator with Russell Crow too ❤

@NEO7980

1y↑6

me too 😀

@suecondon1685

1y↑4

Same here

@DRT813

1y↑7

Same. Love all the music on the show! Glad they also played Bauhaus so early in the show, because then I knew this will be great.

@ddeonu4231

1y↑3

Same

@pujadas06

1y↑2

Same! ♥️

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@debrajenkins5390

4y↑44

The best moment in The Lovely Bones.

@aishawells1782

3y↑661

The Lovely Bones scene when they (all his victims) finally ascended into Heaven!💔🕊🕊🕊🕊🥺😢😢😩

@anthonyellison6433

3y↑16

I totally forgot about this song being in that movie! Now gotta go back and watch it just for that@

@iggysmalls2213

3y↑66

Yessss! That scene in the movie made me cry like a baby. That was the only movie I cried for about 30 mins afterwards. The simple reality that there are kids who will never live long lives due to being murdered, accidents, etc.

@jmoney1941

3y↑3

What movie?

@user-bk9ry2go1l

3y↑11

@@jmoney1941 The Lovely Bones.

@laceygray9509

3y↑12

Emotional but such a “Beautiful touching scene”♥️

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@dynamic9560

1y↑58

Discovered this incredible song and singer about 15 minutes ago and WOW! What a great day to be alive ❤

@paradiseb5950

7w↑4

I don't cry much but this song brings memories from my childhood when i guess we were all happier. I can almost taste and hear stuff i thought i forgot forever. It always brings tears to my eyes.

@toe2328

🖖🥲

@nuggetp9513

4y↑329

When I hear this song I think of the scene from the movie The Lovely Bones where Susie finally accepts her death and goes to Heaven. It is such a beautiful scene, and this song goes perfectly with it and I cry every time I see it.

@equin0xia

4y↑10

in other words, they ruined the song for you, forever and ever.

@victorbahenajr9025

4y↑11

Im 43 years old and I cry every single time

@harleyquinn9189

4y↑2

I do to

@laurasmith3496

4y↑8

I just got goose bumps reading this, just as I do with the scene in the film ❤️

@robertocampbell

4y↑3

Ikr 😣😢 so beautiful

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@abnokaP

4y↑1.2K

I Dedicate this to my Mother
Lety who passed away of Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer
On February 11 of 2020

I miss you so much
I can't help shedding a tears for you every time I hear this .

@danahartman513

4y↑7

AB Aponte May her memory be a blessing.

@abnokaP

4y↑15

@@danahartman513 It always will be my Mother was a warrior she fought the dreaded Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer for Three Years

@HM-se1ig

4y↑7

Best wishes from Scotland

@HM-se1ig

4y↑8

Would you mind if I recommended another song for you that means a lot to me,the blue Nile-downtown lights,it's an unbelievable song,take care

@abnokaP

4y↑3

@@HM-se1ig Big thank you Lad much appreciated
I would love to visit Scotland once this Covid 19 is over

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@Xaj33

1y↑41

Sends shivers down my spine .Liz Frasers voice is so beautiful ❤

@brianofarrell4982

❤❤

@MB-jq1wc

1y↑45

I've just discovered this, and I'm absolutely floored by it. It's bewitching. I've always admired Liz for her beautifully unique voice, but this? This is beyond anything I've heard before.

@jesseray9526

This version is amazing, but the Rose Betts' rendition is a bit more beautiful! Please listen to it 🙂

@jesseray9526

I didn't think this song could possibly be more beautiful until I heard Rose Betts sing it. Please listen to it 🙂

@Ltothahead

@@jesseray9526 nothing compares to this version. rose's version is good, but this is haunting and just incomparable

@nicolemargiotta1612

3y↑554

Every time I hear this version I break into tears. This was the perfect song for Lovely Bones. The scene with all the kids before Susie Salmon goes to heaven. Its just so sad. But then you hear Tim Buckley's version and you get a totally different feeling.

@DD_Porter

3y↑4

Yeees 😭

@danielsaxon6328

2y↑21

Your not alone, for what God has denied in human sight, he reveals in the eyes of the soul.

@danielsaxon6328

2y↑12

And God gave animals 4 legs so they stare at the ground. He gave us two so that we make look upon the horizon and stare upon the stars.

@arianastowell

2y↑15

Omg yes! I'm obsessed with that movie I've watched it so many times so tragically beautiful and artistic there will never be another film like it 😭💜

@kilmcm45

2y↑3

@@danielsaxon6328 um...we are predators.... predators need depth perception to chase down prey. Dogs n cats don't look at the ground....do you have a pet with eyes on their chin? That's the only way theyd look at the ground much of the time. I don't want to be a complete asshole...I love the book The Lovely Bones. The movie doesn't reflect it very well. The film mostly deals with her loved ones and her killer....how they respond to her death. The book deals mostly with Suzie's perspective. She meets that lil Indian girl on the film...I saw her as a white girl and I think I recall it being mentioned in the book...the important part is the meaning portrayed...this is about death, what is it like to die, what happens when you die.... obviously I'm not suggesting it's an eyewitness account. My biggest fear of death is being stuck in my rotting body for a few months as it decays and gets eaten by decomposers. Hope that's not what happens.

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@ivanterrible7362

5y↑42

When you need a good cry, and the tears won't come. This works every time. The sense of loss and longing is palpable.

@mianesb

40w↑62

I heard this song many years ago, and since then, I think it's the saddest song I could ever find. Every time I hear it, I feel like crying, but I don't know the reason for that feeling. At this moment, as I write these lines, I feel tears falling, and I don't know why. I am grateful for the existence of this melody, which reminds me of my father's caresses, and curiously, it was only two years ago that I lost him and he left for eternity, but since then I have felt this sadness that I cannot get out of my heart.

@giannacasula152

38w↑1

Idem. Un padre resta sempre un padre.

@williambarmore9190

35w↑1

This song also makes me want to cry every time I hear it. I don't know why either

@GerardGordon-bu9gf

30w↑3

I feel this song bypasses our mind and goes straight to our heart( with its buried sorrows and longings).

@paulchisholm3305

23w↑2

Sad as it is savour the time you had together as our lives are but fleeting!

@d.s.3713

1y↑6

Whoa. Watching Lockwood & Co. Got this 80's flashback. Memories. Love how our music is coming back around. 💙

@cjknotty

10y↑42

One of the most emotional songs of all time.

@jb8280

4y↑88

It is a rare thing indeed, when a song as timeless as Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren” can be reinterpreted in a way that moves beyond the version we once knew and takes it into the depths of our broken hearts and wounded souls. This version carries with it a thousand tears from everyone who found it in their own time of need. It’s ironic that Tim’s son, Jeff Buckley did the same thing with Leonard Cohen’s “Halleljuah”. His plaintive rendition transcends the original.

@alexandersmith1391

4y↑1

perfectly said; nothing goes any deeper than this.

@alfredhutchinson3713

Well🤗👏🏼said🎶🎼❇️✳️
Oct9F2020B🇧🇧 dos

@2ubtrue

3y↑2

Agree except for the Leonard Cohen reference to the song Hallelujah.

@polarvesqueeee9341

3y↑3

Even more crazier is that Liz and Jeff were lovers at one point

@abossco

@@2ubtrue agreed! The Leonard Cohen original does not get the respect it deserves. But out of all the covers, the KD Lang version is better than the Buckley version imho

@edwingonzalez1498

13w↑6

This Mortal Coil - song to the siren is pure beauty. One of the greatest songs of all time! Brings a tear to my eye every time.

@mikecollins1205

13w↑4

This is played in the Lovely Bones movie. When Susie Meets all the other victims of the killer. It is one of the most emotional moments in a movie I have ever seen. It is intensified by this song. I’m a 6’4” married man, and I had to swallow my tears. Bravo to the director and the band.

@yokupokumayoku8544

13w↑1

I didn't know this movie, thank you.

@bobbyc912

@@yokupokumayoku8544it stars Mark Wahlberg and Saorsie Ronan

@harrymay2528

4y↑291

4AD during the 1980s put out some of the most fascinating music that there has ever been. Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, The Wolfgang Press, Colourbox, Lush, Pixies, Throwing Muses, etc...
This Mortal Coil was a collective group of like minded people put together by Ivo Watts and this is the result: this version of Song To The Siren is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard and will ever hear. And possibly the greatest ever cover version.
Thank you Ivo for bringing 4AD to us. But I have to admit I miss the 1980s.

@viciouslady1340

4y↑4

Yep me too sweet memories

@snadenuf5872

4y↑1

Harry May love colorbox

@harrymay2528

4y↑2

@@snadenuf5872 Agree. Colourbox - so underrated but so good

@mamasash1

4y↑5

When we were young.

@mic7able

4y↑4

The Birthday Party????

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@seagreentangerine2065

3y↑143

It's about time Elizabeth Fraser was presented to the whole world, one of the most beautiful souls, a very talented and original singer, she eclipses today's so called singers💞💕💞

@hectorphyll

3y↑4

Loved Elizabeth’s voice since I was given a cassette for my Walkman in the mid eighties, of this mortal coil , also listened to Roy Harper, everything but the girl, (their early stuff before they changed direction ) Robert Cray, Lloyd Cole and the commotions, B52s, , Talking Heads, reminiscing back to those times , at 1/2 1 in the morning.

@joolzc3776

I like the original from the 70s

@dariushilarious9082

2y↑2

She eclipses many current, past and…let’s face it, most future singers. Its an intricate art. There will never be another like her.

@Cennwulf

2y↑1

Lisa Gerard can sing every bit as well - same style - and still going strong.

@imafuckingrobot

2y↑229

I listened to this song yesterday at the emergency vet as my cat of 16 years died in my arms. I love you forever Kendra, thank you for letting me be your mom for so long.

@GriefTourist

2y↑3

❤️❤️❤️🐈

@SpaceIsThePlace_

2y↑3

Sending you love ❤️ I’m sure your cat loves you so much and you gave it a great life

@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289

2y↑2

❤️🐾❤️

@ibelievethesecret80

2y↑5

That would make me ball my eyes out even more! I wanna cry imagining that now! 😢

@mermaidaw

2y↑2

Sending my heart to you. ❤ Kendra will never leave you, she will be there to hold you.

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@Justme-qc3kf

16w↑10

Her voice for me seems to reach every atom of my body … I can’t explain it properly but her and the music that accompanies her voice go deep down … it’s like it speaks to my soul.

@alanwisdom7777

8y↑297

no words can describe the emotions from this song...

@MIZHOG

7y↑4

So wonderful. I'm full of emotion , what with the ever increasing misery that many people have to endure.. i dont know who is right or wrong. I don't fit the ideal demographic but, all things said and done This is so wonderful.

@nealspence2946

7y↑1

alan wisdom from god

@christiankonig6499

7y↑1

alan wisdom ,fraser is an angel

@nickwyatt3243

7y↑1

Once upon a time, I fell in love with someone I shouldn't have. This song exemplifies my feelings of dislocation and awkwardness.

@bobdobalina838

6y↑2

And especially since it came from a beautiful time when humans were free, free from technology, times that will never come again. Rest in peace the 80s, rest in peace humidity

@lennon1331

36w↑11

One of the most beautiful songs ever, this is just outa this universe.❤❤❤

@rosangelasilvasalvador630

10w↑3

This song was the theme song for The lovely bones so I came to listen to it. Beautiful song.

@stcrlet

6y↑680

I wish you all a long and happy life..

@esterl.1393

5y↑24

Lovely Bones , no?

@genesissantos8025

5y↑2

Monica Dillon 😩😩

@shadowman2192

5y↑2

Thank you and likewise.

@ultimatejoshiewoshieness

5y↑2

Thank you and to you as well.

@denisromero3239

5y↑1

😞😞😞

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@zincalloy11

5y↑169

I drove to Scotland and had this on repeat for the whole 6 hour journey..

@ilovenitnat

5y↑8

zincalloy11 but that’s nowhere near long enough.

@JakeV100

in your bare feet?

@malkytrance

4y↑2

In Tartan I hope

@spytiriga

3y↑1

Impressive what you did my friend

@Asger21

2y↑153

Can't believe I just discovered this. It went straight to my heart & soul.
Makes me weepy and happy. Fantastic voice!

@Gealaiche

Same! Where was this in the eighties? Never heard it before it came up on Spotify

@lipby

@@Gealaiche The original was performed on the Monkees TV show in 1968. I used to watch it on reruns constantly, but I just learned about this song five years ago.

@Gealaiche

2y↑2

@@lipby Oh wow it's a now i'm doubly shocked i've never heard it because it's a Tim Buckley song and i've listened to quite a bit of his stuff. It's kind of cool that at my age i can still find really good music like this that i've never heard...... 👍😁👍

@tomsterpka718

One of the most beautiful voices in rock and roll.

@_A_M_I_T_

2y↑1

Specially the part, 'wating to hold you'.!

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@ArmageddonAfterparty

4w↑1

To my two lovely fairies who burned to death in France's train disaster, back int he 90's, today it is the time for tears and memories.

@iesus68

4y↑825

3 am, back from new year's eve party. This is my first listen for 2020.

@jennytaylor3324

4y↑5

You tend to remember your first!

@PetShopMod

4y↑7

You don't have to be religious to have your soul touched by this. In fact I'd argue if you are really alive at all if you're not.

@fantaghiro26

4y↑1

Wyngale never regret acting on your feelings- if the friendship is meant to be, it will forever remain- and if the feelings are the same for you, I wish you both nothing but a happy ever after lifetime together x

@xrayanmhx7019

How old is this song?

@georgemcneill6408

4y↑1

AND A STORMING CHOICE TOO !

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@waynetodd3620

4y↑82

Still listening to this Mortal Coil in 2020 from a song written in 1968, Tim was amazing.

@christianpereyracespedes8099

4y↑1

There is a incredible original version from him, gosh he was an incredible singer.

@marktlog

1y↑6

It unbelievable. The incredible melody, tone, the lyrics . Poetic, mythical, timeless, mysterious. The ocean as a metaphor for love. And the songwriter and his son both drown. It's just too much.

@spacedebris566

1y↑10

Still the most perfect piece of pop music of the 80s! 40 years old my gosh.

@fractalinfect3454

2y↑42

Hauntingly beautiful...When she sings, "Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow," it gets me, every time.

@user-zo3po9ii3p

12w↑2

The most beautiful, nostalgic and sad song I have ever heard. I lost My mom four months ago and I play this song precisely to remember her.

@derkocher187

10w↑3

Probably the best ballad of all the times

@mylifeisart

3y↑411

Elizabeth Fraser always had a voice out of time. A truly unreal vocalist at times. The Cocteaus are an all time band for me for sure.

@caileenheller6694

2y↑4

I think you and I the only people here who heard this before it was in any movies.

@mylifeisart

2y↑18

@@caileenheller6694 I didn't even know it was in any movies! Lol. 4AD is one of my favorite record labels of all time. Cousteau twins and Dead Can Dance have been my heart music for damn near 14 years. We aren't alone though. Just few and far between. I kinda prefer it that way. I love to share music with willing and adventurous listeners. Music is seriously my life and sometimes I do feel alone with that.

@caileenheller6694

2y↑2

Based on the comments everyone is here because this song was used in movies, which I find to be sacrilegious!

@thefloorkiller

2y↑2

Well I came here because I heard this on Marc Riley's show on 6Music

@thefloorkiller

Well I came here because I heard this on Marc Riley's show on 6Music

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@CodyOsborn1

3y↑362

For me this truly is a Siren's Song. I am completely mesmerized by her voice.

@harryclaus3593

2y↑2

Me too

@scotmark

2y↑2

It's like Kaa singing "Trust In Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZY8jUuEzJQ

Or one of my favourite covers of all time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbytZCT4Cy4

Honourable mention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOlR_9Y5IyY

@jesseray9526

1y↑1

I didn't think this song could possibly be more beautiful until I heard Rose Betts sing it. Please listen to it 🙂

@Thefubeca12

41w↑1

@@jesseray9526 Rose's is decent, but Liz nailed the feeling of the songs subject... The Siren drawing in another victim with a mesmerizing voice.

@AnAdorableWombat1

30w↑2

@@scotmarknaw…it’s not like those at all🥴

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@blackcloudsovereurope

2y↑38

Thank you Elizabeth Fraser for this beautiful immortal song!

@kjsarchive

49w↑8

I remember hearing his song when I was a little kid. I finally found it.

@linkinparkrulz2275

3y↑2.4K

My younger brother committed suicide last weekend by overdosing on something. He was found with headphones on, presumably listening to something. This is his youtube account. He made a playlist containing 6 songs that was edited the day he passed. This is one of the 6 songs. With the method he used, he was dead after about 30 minutes, probably unconscious around 12 minutes. I like to think that it was peaceful for him with his music on. I love you Darius, I'll miss you everyday for the rest of my life

@dr.doolittle5617

2y↑140

I am devastated for you. I'm so sorry.

@forgottan246

2y↑83

My best friend passed the same way .I don't know you but I pray healing for you and a remaining peace.

@sweetpotatofries99

2y↑73

Now I love Darius too, and you.

@James.E90

2y↑122

It’s bullshit there’s loads of these comments and it’s sick they use it for likes

@TheGaymo

2y↑20

Hope your final playlist is better than your brother's. Namaste.

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@vegansaxon3962

7y↑38

I have never heard anything so beautiful.

@craigbusick9676

12w↑2

"Now my foolish boat is leaning broken lovelorn on your rocks" Wow! That's some lyrics.

@virginiaviola5097

1y↑37

Liz Fraser had a relationship with Jeff Buckley, but they split. One night his memory was really strong with her, she pulled out all the letters he’d written her, and after reading them, and the emotion that came out, she wrote Teardrop..and the next day she heard the news that Jeff had drowned. Liz performed Teardrop with Massive Attack. I loved the song before I ever learned it’s backstory..now it’s even more poignant. 💔

@kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126

1y↑1

I love Teardrop but had no idea it was her singing the female vocals!!! Now I love it even more!!! I was 17 when she made this version of the song and I don’t know how in the world I missed it!!!!!!! I didn’t discover it until I heard it in The Lovely Bones. Jumped on YouTube and found it thinking it was from the same time period as the film! I was totally shocked to see it was a song from the 80’s and then of course I discovered her relationship to Jeff. Sometimes it really is a small world after all and many things are connected just under the surface. 🙏
Cheers

@brindlebucker4741

51w↑2

Thanks for sharing that. I did not know that but it is cool to find it out. Teardrop is a great song, and obviously I love Jeff Buckley's music and it's nice to see this all tie together with this great Tim Buckley ballad.

@bhamama2966

49w↑1

that's such a crazy story! when i found out about this my mind almost exploded! i used to listen to massive attack about as much as jeff bukcley and never knew they were connected back in the 90s. crazy!

@aleksakopcic3170

5y↑192

This is pain converted into a song.

@jcdenton3084

От іменно

@andrewmair7371

4y↑1

aleksa kopčić ~ ☝️ & beauty…😌

@joenovark523

7y↑109

I remember hearing this as a young pup, stopped me in my tracks. Feel the same at 51 . I will lay to rest to this .

@NOT_SURE..

5y↑4

i had this album as a young pup as well , i am now 53 and youtube is great for going back and finding all these oldies

@adsjones1984

5y↑2

Ive said the same this is what I want played as I'm buried

@leonardobandini7800

2y↑7

Memories, dreamy images, still gives me the chills.

@fenrislyulf8861

2y↑15

I have been searching for this song for a long while, and now here it is. I am so grateful.

@marshallbacon2527

4y↑90

This song kept me going for 5 long years , when i was not allowed access to see my daughter , soon as she came of age and got her own passport flew 16,000kms on her own to be with her Dad , I was so proud when she walked through arrivals

@tunguskalumberjack9987

4y↑7

I’m sure the story behind that is long and incredible- but the only part of it that matters is the very end ❤️

@annaveenstra4557

4y↑5

I haven't seen one of my daughters for more than 9 years. So therefore I think I understand what you've been going through emotionally. I'm very glad with your good news story. I hope it will happen to me in the future. This music also gets to me. But I think that many people feel the same or Having similar feelings by hearing this song/music. Enjoy being united with your daughter! <3

@deena2939

4y↑1

Anna Veenstra ❤️

@AvidReader88

4y↑3

@@annaveenstra4557 i also haven't seen or heard from my daughter in 9 years and for no good reason. It's a living bereavement ... i hope your daughter will come and find you, when she's ready to find her way back ... as i hope mine will too .. x

@Srikstar

These stories of these wonderful people makes me ponder over the fate of humanity. But people, Keep the Faith. It will move mountains. Very soon all you lovely people will be reunited with their loved near and dear ones ❤️🥰👍

@aaronrosenberg6633

9y↑48

I recall listening to this album repeatedly in 1986, feeling sorry for myself. : )

@ericld11

9y↑6

You weren't the only one :)

@aaronrosenberg6633

9y↑1

Who originally sang "Another Day" (from "It'll End in Tears"). That was the one that got me hooked. There's also a version with Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush from 1979.

@ericld11

9y↑3

Roy Harper

@aaronrosenberg6633

9y↑2

Thank you!

@stevie56565

Eric Davis you are sweet.......

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@OphelieFontaine

1y↑6

One of the most beautiful songs for ALL time 🖤

@jesseray9526

1y↑1

I didn't think this song could possibly be more beautiful until I heard Rose Betts sing it. Please listen to it 🙂

@rocthepanther75

1y↑8

Amazing vocals by Elizabeth Fraser. One of the best covers ever!

@zoesdada8923

5y↑7

Todays music could never compare to music like this. Where are the 80s when we need them?

@JOmarSanchezCarrasco

9y↑27

Elizabeth Fraser is probably the best female voice in the history of modern music...

@VenomousMe

13w↑3

Happy birthday Pookie! it's been 6 years since you moved on- the world is so empty without you. Rest in peace with all the stars love. i miss you every day.❤️

@sheilatagg2699

2y↑2

I losten to this song and it takes me back to the 80's when my late husband and I lived for music like this.

@sheilatagg2699

I believe the way she is singing uses quarter tones.

@yasmine5105

5y↑625

@SimonGilbert281265

5y↑7

Yasmin E @ thankyou x

@Jirusama

5y↑3

Ty 🖤

@trappedkitty5335

5y↑13

I've listened to Liz with the Cocteau Twins and guest spots with TMC since the 80s, but I couldn't make out her words very easily. This is greatly appreciated! I never cried while listening to this song until I knew the lyrics. You're the best, Yasmin!

@nobodysXghost

5y↑9

it reminds me of depression, and the longing for death and despair.

@dylanthedyslexicvillain4294

5y↑2

Yasmin E thank you 🙏

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@mirkonieddu2420

4y↑69

everyone of us fighitng our own battle, to all of you , lot of love from Italy....here me sing ....

@danielejr1460

4y↑1

già, here i am

@alfredhutchinson3713

Fighting & hear.
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@shaunperry1

1y↑6

Beautiful woman, beautiful words, beautiful voice.

@The5DWanderer

15w↑2

When I first heard this song in the early nineties, every hair stood up on my body and I had such a visceral reaction, I broke down into tears. No one can ever replicate or come close to Fraser’s truly otherworldly vocals - in this lifetime or a thousand.

@tmamone83

2y↑93

I can see why this is one of David Lynch's favorite songs. While listening to this, I can picture Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern slow dancing in a 1950s diner.

@baggyBr33ks

2y↑20

was used in the "you'll never have me" scene in Lost Highway

@tmamone83

2y↑6

@@baggyBr33ks Oh, cool! I haven't watched that movie in a while, so I must have forgotten.

@basamere

2y↑5

I’m here because my husband is a huge David Lynch fan he listens to his weather forecast everyday in LA and David selected this song to play a couple of weeks ago :)

@jessicadufour3192

2y↑7

I LOVE Lost Highway

@darcreven5497

2y↑1

Yes, Lynch and lost highway. It may be one of the first music downloads I did.

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@specialoperator8902

5y↑395

Mother played this as they brought my brother from the hearse to the chapel. I didn’t understand it then and I don’t understand it now. None of us have ever asked her, maybe it was something special between them.

RIP: SGT Trevor Nelson USMC
DOB: 17/Oct/1994
KIA: 12/Nov/2018

@arminius4406

5y↑6

RIP

@seanobrien1690

5y↑4

rip

@jackjc1447

5y↑3

RIP

@ytcarol

5y↑15

Oh, this made me weep. Bless you.

@dg_96_7

5y↑7

God bless your family and your brother. Blessings from TX , USA.

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@atlasking6110

1y↑7

Liz's voice is just breathtaking.

@thedadziefamily8430

2y↑4

This is soo surreal for me, an
African with no idea who this songstress is but decided to pause the movie to dig her out. Its such a beautiful soul and song. The flash scene is one of the aha moments of the justice league movie

@jtwoodboyne278

2y↑2

Interesting use of words.

@EDH-kp6xi

8y↑136

when watching The Lovely bones, this song gives me chills, absolutely moving.

@lauraaraujo157

EDH 1970 me too

@lanasmith2652

5y↑450

Sussie Salmon🌹

@FIFIDOUNE

4y↑31

Like the fish :)

@doreenbrown9782

4y↑35

I hate Mr .Harvey bitch ass!!! 🤬

@lanasmith2652

4y↑4

@@doreenbrown9782 yes, I think the same as you do. Pero tranquilo men, es solo una movie😊

@cloud-rl8ry

4y↑2

someone knows what is the name of the song where according to They are in paradise I think it is the second song before the end

@FIFIDOUNE

4y↑3

@@cloud-rl8ry . This one ?
https://youtu.be/qFyWZPKk01c

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@cynthiaslusher5212

2y↑6

My older sister and I together, saw her sing this song. I lost my sister 12 years ago from cancer at the young age of 46.

@MANIACMICK

1y↑19

ive listened to every version of this song and love them all, But only this version gives me goosebumps. Amazingly haunting

@MANIACMICK

45w

@@DCSHADY613 cheers I’ll give it a listen

@kriiigern777

4y↑13

I weep like a small boy every time I hear this. Wonderful song. How I love melancholy...

@markinokmulgeeoklahoma4080

4y↑102

Why do I cry when I hear this song?
Emotion I have never felt.
All thoughts disappear.
Overwhelmed with love.
Without question I realize all things are as they should be.
Even death.

@sarahvegangarden4822

4y↑13

You cry because you are in the right place at the right time. Other people miss what you experience through this song. You have an experience of grace and blessing because your heart is open.

@jgarces2011

4y↑2

it is normal....she has such a beautiful and angelic voice that permeates all the emotions that one can bear and experience in a lifetime! You are not alone in these feelings.

@bohemiandream6259

4y↑1

Me too omg. I started crying profusely on my first listen. It feels like dying but it also feels like truly living.

@goffdroid

4y↑1

🤘🏻🦅. Everything is as it should be.

@jasonnicholasschwarz7788

4y↑3

It's God walking right through your soul and sitting down there for a moment:)

@ashleydimartino2265

2y↑15

I heard this song in the movie Candy and it was by Tim Buckley. This one is so much more emotional though. It truly brings me to tears and gives me the chills. I'm very sick and will never know what true love feels like and this song just reminds me of myself, waiting to hold someone who will never come.

@hilarycain1036

1y↑2

Same 💓

@thehologram

1y↑2

🤍

@1987lanial

14w↑3

Thank you Tim Buckley for writing this poem, and thank you This Mortal Coil for turning it into an actual siren. ❤️‍🔥

@SebGeddy

3y↑143

Tim Buckley's (who I consider one of the most gifted and best artists of all time) original is close to perfection but this cover is out of this world, Liz Fraser's voice is etheral and so beautiful

@chriswhite2151

@@wd68r love that

@saxglend9439

2y↑5

Larry Becket poem

@t.conring

2y↑17

What’s special about this is that Jeff Buckley heard this cover of his estranged father’s song and fell in love with her voice. He found her,they fell in love and they began a relationship. It ultimately ended due to the hardship of tour life. When Jeff died, Elizabeth Fraser said she wished she had kept him in her life even if it were only friends. They did record a song together and it was released. The song is called, All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun.

I love this cover but the cover by Amen Dunes is the one that hurts the most for me.

@j.c7719

2y↑1

I think Jeff Buckley’s Take 7 version is my favourite

@spookybuz7803

5y↑29

I've been listening to this song for over 30 years, and still the goosebumps won't stop. This version of the song is sublime, harrowing and totally mesmerising. I'm not articulate enough to describe its beauty. But I don't need to be, just listen to it. "Oh, my heart, shies from the sorrow."

@alfredhutchinson3713

Well🙂🤗👏🏼said‼️✳️❇️
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@g.marksman1769

OH YEAH? Well,...I’ve been listening to this song for over 33 years, so I won because I beat you by a year . I’m only kidding, sorry. I discovered this song only a few years ago , so I’ve been missing out on beauty and you haven’t. Hey , you have great taste in music that’s for sure. ✌️

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