Night of the Swallow

About Night of the Swallow

"Night of the Swallow" is a 1982 song by Kate Bush. Written and produced by her, it was included on the album The Dreaming. The song has a significantly Irish theme in that it features many Irish musicians and instruments. It was released as a single in Ireland in late 1983, making it the fifth release from the album.

Year:

1982

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The night doesn't like it 
Looks just like your face on the moon to me 
And I won't let you do 
What you want to do 
It's funny how, even now, you're laughing. 

I won't let you do it! 

If you go, I'll let the law know 
And they'll head you off when you touch the ground 
Ooh, please, don't go through with this 
I don't like the sound of it 
It's funny how, even now, you're miles away 

I won't let you do it 
I won't let you do it 
I won't let you go through with it! 

Meet them over at Dover 
I'll just pilot the motor 
Take them over the water 

With a hired plane 
And no names mentioned
Tonight's the night of the flight 
Before you know 
I'll be over the water 

Like a swallow 
There's no risk 
I'll whisk them up in no moonlight 
And though pigs can fly 
They'll never find us 
Posing as the night 
And I'm home before the morning 

In Malta, catch a swallow 
For all of the guilty to set them free 
Wings fill the window 
And they beat and bleed 
They hold the sky on the other side of borderlines 

Meet them over at Dover 
I'll just pilot the motor 
Take them over the water 
Like a swallow flying to Malta 

With a hired plane 
And no names mentioned 
Tonight's the night of the flight 
Before you know 
I'll be over the water 
Like a swallow 

There's no risk 
I'll whisk them up in no moonlight 
And though pigs can fly 
They'll never find us 
Posing as the night 
And I'm home before the morning 

Give me a break! 
Oh, let me try! 
Give me something to show 
For my miserable life! 
Give me something to take! 
Would you break even my wings 
Just like a swallow? 

Let me, let me go 
With a hired plane 
And no names mentioned 
Tonight's the night of the flight 
Before you know 
I'll be over the water 
Like a swallow 

("Let me, let me go!") 
There's no risk 
I'll whisk them up in no moonlight 
And though pigs can fly 
They'll never find us 
Posing as the night 
And I'm home before the morning 

("Let me, let me go!") 
With a hired plane 
And no names mentioned 
Tonight's the night of the flight 
Before you know 
I'll be over the water 
Like a swallow 

("Let me, let me go!") 
There's no risk 
I'll whisk them up in no moonlight 
And though pigs can fly 
They'll never find us 
Posing as the night 
And I'm home before the morning
But you're not a swallow!

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. more »

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