Forever Burned is the tenth compilation album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was given a limited release through the Young God Records website. It featured the entire The Burning World album followed by a few songs from White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, Love of Life and the Michael Gira version of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Tracks 1 to 10 are from The Burning World.[1]

Forever Burned
A black circle on a cardstock background. In the center of the circle, the word "Burned" is written in all caps with a crude drawing of a circle surrounding it. The circle is surrounded by another crude drawing of a circle.
Compilation album by
Released2003
Length74:16
LabelYoung God Records
ProducerBill Laswell
Michael Gira
Roli Mosimann
J. G. Thirlwell
Swans chronology
Various Failures
(1999)
Forever Burned
(2003)
My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
(2010)

The record is out-of-print and no longer available from the Young God Records website.

Track listing

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Tracks 15 and 16 are listed in the reverse order that they appear on the CD.

No.TitleOriginLength
1."The River that Runs with Love Won't Run Dry"The Burning World (1989)4:16
2."Let it Come Down"The Burning World (1989)4:28
3."Can't Find My Way Home"The Burning World (1989)4:48
4."Mona Lisa, Mother Earth"The Burning World (1989)4:16
5."(She's a) Universal Emptiness"The Burning World (1989)5:16
6."Saved"The Burning World (1989)4:11
7."I Remember Who You Are"The Burning World (1989)4:24
8."Jane Mary, Cry One Tear"The Burning World (1989)3:48
9."See No More"The Burning World (1989)5:30
10."God Damn the Sun"The Burning World (1989)4:23
11."The Sound of Freedom"Love of Life (1992)4:28
12."No Cure for the Lonely"Love of Life (1992)2:51
13."Love of Life"Love of Life (1992)3:36
14."God Loves America"Love of Life (1992)3:41
15."Song for the Sun"White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (1991)5:03
16."Power and Sacrifice"White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (1991)5:37
17."Love Will Tear Us Apart"Love Will Tear Us Apart EP (1988)3:40
Total length:74:16

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Swans - Forever Burned". Compulsion. Retrieved September 18, 2020.