Swans

New Mind

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In the place
Where no one knows
Where they were before
Or what they're doing where
They are now
I will be there
With my eyes wide open
I will be there
(I will be there)
I will be ready
To receive
The new mind
Now I am a man
Now I am a man
But I'm nothing now
And God is mine
Yeah God is mine
Yeah my sin is me
And God is mine
Now I am ready
Now I am ready
To receive
The new mind
Now people get ready
People get ready
The sex in your soul will damn you to hell
The sex in your soul will damn you to hell
Damn you to hell
Damn you to hell
I will be there
I will be there
When he calls my number I will be there
Let the light come in
Damn you to hell
Let the light come in
Damn you to hell
Now save your soul
Damn you to hell
Now save your soul
Damn you to hell
Save your soul
Save your soul
Save your soul
Save your soul

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jt On Apr 22, 2001

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2001-04-22 03:46:17

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by Cynothoglys

20y ago

A superb jab/inversion of rhetoric against evangelical Christianity. Not all Christianity, just born-again preachiness. Even acoustic it rocks. Fantastic, roaring single (yes, it was a damn good single with one weird pair of B-sides).

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by The Hammered

19y ago

The song is about a conversion to Christianity: first the narrator is "ready to receive the new mind," then declares that "God is mine," and finally begins a career as a hellfire preacher. And yes, it's brilliant, the video as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF2V0YyFjgg

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