I feel like listening to Cardiacs is a long journey, and this song is the end of it. A gentle kiss on the cheek for sticking things through to the end. A bittersweet thank you towards any who have followed the adventures of Tim and what he's blessed the world with during his life. Building up your mind on his other songs, eventually leading you towards this obscure masterpiece that only few have been lucky enough to experience. This song is the one that tells you that you've won, and thanks you for it. Thanks Tim.
The greatest injustice of all of history is the fact that this song, this album, this man, and his legacy is celebrated as little as it is, and has been. The thought of it all makes me feel a whole range of emotions. But in the end, none of that matters. I am so extremely grateful for ever having had the pleasure to discover and to enjoy such beautiful music... It makes it all worth it! Thank you Tim... We love you so very much!
I share the same sentiment. However, history ain't nowhere near over yet and that's what keeps me optimistic. Many exceptional people throughout history weren't recognized as such during their lifetimes.
I'm somewhat proving your point by not replying to this for a full year, but.. At least the fan base, however limited in numbers, more than makes up for it in sheer devotion. I don't know if I've seen a group of people more united in their unbridled adoration of a single human's work in all of pop music. The closest in which I can see a fledgling of the same reverence is maybe in Jeff Mangum (who, maybe not coincidentally, also specializes in music that is simultaneously joyous, devastating, cacophonous, and awe inspiring). If Cardiacs were tainted by showing up on the radio in between ads for McDonalds, it would reside firmly in a realm which it otherwise totally transcends. Too few know it, but those who do are transformed by it.
Until now I never wondered what it would sound like if Tim Smith wrote the soundtrack to a SNES RPG, but now I know the answer to that question, and the answer is, predictably, that it would be awesome.
Kavus Torabi: "For me, Swimming With The Snake is the not only the most beautiful, heartbreaking, otherworldly and psychedelic song Tim has ever written, it's the the most beautiful, heartbreaking, otherworldly and psychedelic song I've ever heard by anybody. Something absolutely not of this world happens during it, as if the very laws of physics have been changed and some part of 'a world beyond this one' has been allowed to leak in.The whole piece seems to shimmer with a wordless universal truth that I can't quite put my finger on."
It's what happens to me, but in my own fucking way. But I love this song so much... My highest jewel from his solo project and probably all his side projects as well.
@Quinceps All worlds collide and shatter Over my head beautiful All alright No worries All matter A jewel a jewel Hidden writhing electric Water electric water Neon water pollen smoke cascade All she upset in my spirit Bursts my eyes Bursts me all Every part and strain To juice my life To lose all my to lose my brain To lose me all All for every her every over Every over every thing and all
I have yet to feel like I did back then when I first heard it. I do not possess the vocabulary to describe it or even come close. By the end of it, I was conscious. Thank You.
just dug out the CD for the first time in years- Had forgotten how bloody amazing it is!! If I'd written this track I think I'd be happy to just stop there and rest on my laurels.....
Here comes the snake Down from Heaven and up from Hell Over my head Beautiful in the River's wells Gives me everlasting sight in her world. Flat headed Earth worm Says I'm so beautiful I burn her Held with both hands and ride Her body understands In the waters of her world I am I am... Swimming with the snake alive All we ever do is die Swimming with the snake as I Ever want to do is die and reincarnate like one of you. And she pumps air in my spirit and Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils Gives me everlasting sight in her world last. I never lost my eyes. And she pumps air in my spirit and Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils Gives me everlasting sight in her world last. I never lost my eyes. And I love you And I know you can't love me there too. Can't hold her hand to ease the pain inside my heart. Drowns me out of depth Over my head Over my head... And she pumps air in my spirit and Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils Gives me everlasting sight in her world last. I never lost my eyes. And she pumps air in my spirit and Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils Gives me everlasting sight in her world last. I never lost my eyes. And she pumps air in my spirit and Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils Gives me everlasting sight in her world last. I never lost my eyes.
Still probably the best song in the world. I'm here. The generation of slag and rot. Not all is lost to history, I, just springing into adulthood, shall present this to my children, and to their children it too shall be presented. There is a whimsy on the air that can not simply be put down as forgotten, for it is logged in the canal of mind, shared and spread, like any great tale. Music is an expression, and for most of the common now-a-days, it is an expression of hideous wealth, affair and of little substance. Those like Timmy are those who surpass common slag, and through their visions, ascend past themselves, providing a ripple through time that lasts eternity, and even through the after.
I think the snake is a metaphor for a rope and this song is about suicide. If that were the case then it would be the first of Tim Smith's lyrics I actually "get".
@@marinaorgan589 Yet I always wondered.. All of Tim's music seems to be permeated by thick layers of existentialism while the man himself on all accounts was a likeable and joyful human.
It could be. It could also be about recieving a blowjob. Its.... .well the thing with Tim is we never really know. Sometimes its all of those, and none of those meanings.
I feel like listening to Cardiacs is a long journey, and this song is the end of it. A gentle kiss on the cheek for sticking things through to the end. A bittersweet thank you towards any who have followed the adventures of Tim and what he's blessed the world with during his life. Building up your mind on his other songs, eventually leading you towards this obscure masterpiece that only few have been lucky enough to experience. This song is the one that tells you that you've won, and thanks you for it. Thanks Tim.
The greatest injustice of all of history is the fact that this song, this album, this man, and his legacy is celebrated as little as it is, and has been. The thought of it all makes me feel a whole range of emotions. But in the end, none of that matters.
I am so extremely grateful for ever having had the pleasure to discover and to enjoy such beautiful music... It makes it all worth it!
Thank you Tim... We love you so very much!
I share the same sentiment. However, history ain't nowhere near over yet and that's what keeps me optimistic. Many exceptional people throughout history weren't recognized as such during their lifetimes.
Agreed. And if not globally, at the very least he is someone who should be recognized (and praised) within the musical community!
Your Wish Came True !! th-cam.com/video/Zr9SZVHjFT0/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, I'm not sure about "all of history" lol, but this guy deserves so much more recognition. Possibly the greatest living musical genius.
I'm somewhat proving your point by not replying to this for a full year, but..
At least the fan base, however limited in numbers, more than makes up for it in sheer devotion. I don't know if I've seen a group of people more united in their unbridled adoration of a single human's work in all of pop music. The closest in which I can see a fledgling of the same reverence is maybe in Jeff Mangum (who, maybe not coincidentally, also specializes in music that is simultaneously joyous, devastating, cacophonous, and awe inspiring).
If Cardiacs were tainted by showing up on the radio in between ads for McDonalds, it would reside firmly in a realm which it otherwise totally transcends. Too few know it, but those who do are transformed by it.
Until now I never wondered what it would sound like if Tim Smith wrote the soundtrack to a SNES RPG, but now I know the answer to that question, and the answer is, predictably, that it would be awesome.
You get Tim Follin (who composed for Solstice) which you should definitely check out.
@@CrankyRayy Thank you, great recommendation
@@CrankyRayy glad people made that connection lol
the first time you hear this album its this track that hits you...and still does tbh
Kavus Torabi: "For me, Swimming With The Snake is the not only the most beautiful, heartbreaking, otherworldly and psychedelic song Tim has ever written, it's the the most beautiful, heartbreaking, otherworldly and psychedelic song I've ever heard by anybody.
Something absolutely not of this world happens during it, as if the very laws of physics have been changed and some part of 'a world beyond this one' has been allowed to leak in.The whole piece seems to shimmer with a wordless universal truth that I can't quite put my finger on."
Positively NAILED IT, did Kavus...
You've described pretty much what I couldn't
It's what happens to me, but in my own fucking way. But I love this song so much... My highest jewel from his solo project and probably all his side projects as well.
@Quinceps
All worlds collide and shatter
Over my head beautiful
All alright
No worries
All matter
A jewel a jewel
Hidden writhing electric
Water electric water
Neon water pollen smoke cascade
All she upset in my spirit
Bursts my eyes
Bursts me all
Every part and strain
To juice my life
To lose all my
to lose my brain
To lose me all
All for every her every over
Every over every thing and all
Meursault what’s that from?
heard this on radio 4 this morning
I have yet to feel like I did back then when I first heard it. I do not possess the vocabulary to describe it or even come close.
By the end of it, I was conscious.
Thank You.
just dug out the CD for the first time in years- Had forgotten how bloody amazing it is!! If I'd written this track I think I'd be happy to just stop there and rest on my laurels.....
lazy biyaatch
This album is tied for #2 of my Cardicacs favorites. Its so beautiful.
Steve Davies?
R.E.S.
Just got the awful news. Timmy will be missed dearly.
RIP Tim
beautiful masterpiece
Here comes the snake
Down from Heaven and up from Hell
Over my head
Beautiful in the River's wells
Gives me everlasting sight in her world.
Flat headed Earth worm
Says I'm so beautiful I burn her
Held with both hands and ride
Her body understands
In the waters of her world I am I am...
Swimming with the snake alive
All we ever do is die
Swimming with the snake as I
Ever want to do is die and
reincarnate like one of you.
And she pumps air in my spirit and
Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils
Gives me everlasting sight in her world last.
I never lost my eyes.
And she pumps air in my spirit and
Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils
Gives me everlasting sight in her world last.
I never lost my eyes.
And I love you
And I know you can't love me there too.
Can't hold her hand to ease the pain inside my heart.
Drowns me
out of depth
Over my head
Over my head...
And she pumps air in my spirit and
Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils
Gives me everlasting sight in her world last.
I never lost my eyes.
And she pumps air in my spirit and
Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils
Gives me everlasting sight in her world last.
I never lost my eyes.
And she pumps air in my spirit and
Blasts my eyes with her tongue and coils
Gives me everlasting sight in her world last.
I never lost my eyes.
Been watching videos about snakes
Been watching videos about Cardiacs
I guess TH-cam's algorithm isn't all bad.
Still probably the best song in the world. I'm here. The generation of slag and rot. Not all is lost to history, I, just springing into adulthood, shall present this to my children, and to their children it too shall be presented. There is a whimsy on the air that can not simply be put down as forgotten, for it is logged in the canal of mind, shared and spread, like any great tale. Music is an expression, and for most of the common now-a-days, it is an expression of hideous wealth, affair and of little substance. Those like Timmy are those who surpass common slag, and through their visions, ascend past themselves, providing a ripple through time that lasts eternity, and even through the after.
❤️❤️❤️
Choose your own adventure.
stunning
This album came out 10 years too early to appeal to TV On The Radio fans
Mercy St?
I love swimming with snakes! I love snakes swimming in my blood! Tim is beyond beautiful...
Any chance of uploading Ocean Shipwreck? I want to buy it but I really can't.
cardiacs.com
Reasonably priced CDs after all these years even.
TOTALLY
Steve Davies (yes, that one) sent me here
Me too. Some kind of miracle. I’ve listened to nothing but Cardiacs etc ever since.
I think the snake is a metaphor for a rope and this song is about suicide. If that were the case then it would be the first of Tim Smith's lyrics I actually "get".
Who knows but Tim?
I think he likes it that way.
It is what it is, to every individual listener.
A beauty special and unique to everyone.
no. Not that. He wanted to live.
@@marinaorgan589 Yet I always wondered.. All of Tim's music seems to be permeated by thick layers of existentialism while the man himself on all accounts was a likeable and joyful human.
It could be. It could also be about recieving a blowjob. Its.... .well the thing with Tim is we never really know. Sometimes its all of those, and none of those meanings.
I think this is my least favorite song on the album. Am I fucked up or something?