I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull (track)
by Swans
Year: 1996
From the album Soundtracks For The Blind (track #2)
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I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- Soundtracks For The Blind (track #2) (this album) (1996)
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| ! | 07/15/2026 01:09 |  Purplepash | 35,595 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 18:41 | stareaterogni0n | 6,628 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 16:06 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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doubleA 06/05/2019 11:23 | #237137
That recording is so uncanny both in delivery and content, it makes this song being on the verge of unlistenable, but manages to creep you out in a fascinating way.
Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2014 02:58 | #127105
Gotta love that suspenseful intro.
