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Black Swan

from I by Mal VU

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Original melody set to text from Black Swan by Carlo Menotti from The Medium.

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The sun has fallen and it lies in blood
The moon is weaving bandages of gold
Oh black swan, where has my lover gone?

Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my map is lost
With silver needles and with silver threads
The stars stitch a shroud for the dying sun
Oh black swan, where has my lover gone?


I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring
Don’t you hear your lover moan?
Eyes of glass and feet of stone
Shells for teeth and beads for tongue
Deep down in the river’s bed
He’s looking for the ring

The spool's unraveled and the needle breaks
The sun's buried and the stars weep
Oh black wave, keep away with you
I will show you my golden veil and my bridal gown
Take me home with you
With my child unborn
Oh, black swan

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from I, track released September 2, 1999
Lesley Ann Fogle (Vena Gore)
Darrin Brown

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Mal VU Chicago, Illinois

Mal VU began in 1993 in Columbus, Ohio by performance artist Vena Gore (Lesley Ann Fogle) and Darrin Brown. After relocating to Chicago in 1998, Vena worked in various recording studios producing Mal Vu songs at night. Mal VU grew to include Traci Trouble and a slew of guest musicians from the Chicago scene. American gothic with dark narrative ballads. Members of After-Death Plan ... more

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