Björk

Hollow

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Hollow, my ancestors have access
Hollow, I'm falling down the abyss
Hollow, looking for some answers
Generations of mothers sailing in
Somehow they all were shipfolks
Hollow, the ground is opening up
Swallows, me up, the trunk of DNA
The trunk of DNA, truck

Now come forth, all species
Hollow like a bead in necklace
Thread me upon this chain
I'm part of it, ohh
The everlasting necklace
Jewels after jewels after jewels after
Jewels after jewels after jewels
I yearn to belong, let me belong, let me belong.

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imbipolar On Sep 22, 2011

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by Ashtray-girl

14y ago

In "Hollow", BjÃ¶rk took inspiration from her "ancestors and DNA, that the grounds open below you and you can feel your mother and her mother, and her mother, and her mother, and her mother 30,000 years back. So suddenly you're this kinda tunnel, or trunk of DNA… All these ghosts come up so it ended up being a Halloween song and quite gothic in a way… It's like being part of this everlasting necklace when you're just a bead on a chain and you sort of want to belong and be a part of it and it's just like a miracle."

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by JackSylverwind

14y ago

A song that sounds quite gothic. Whenever i listen to it i feel like i am falling down a worm hole.

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by hearsong

10y ago

In the terms she speaks of, lines of descent are unalterable. You automatically belong by virtue of sharing DNA. It is an extreme alienation that yearns to belong in a lineage to which she calls to admit all species.

What or who is hollow? For the speaker, there are degrees of access and feelings of belonging. The music is haunting and suspenseful with repetition of minor chords and lyrics fading in and out of the primary voice. Rather painfully, it feels, she is seeking a global kind of belonging that is yearned for ('thread me upon this chain') but not automatically granted by species or kin membership.

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