![]() ![]() Her character enters a domestic setting and commands the water in the pool to bubble and leap on her command as though she sees herself as far removed from simple domesticity and her connection to the earth has strengthened since bringing two children into the world. The clip for this song is less directly Native American influenced than it is any kind of tribal person from any ancient culture. The video for "Seven" shows Karin as an old woman still looking after 'children' (the farm animals) as though she see's no end to the demands on her time by 'underlings'. The theme's of age and alternate perspectives are all over this album. The next verse is I think Karin fantasising about growing up all over again from childhood and and wondering what path her life could have take a turn had she chosen a different course. The first verse is from her daughter's perspective - as with many Fever Ray songs, the child's perspective is often represented - the daughter is perhaps fascinated by Australia and maybe has books on it and talks about it constantly in the way kids become obsessed so wholly with things. This line makes me think she's still grieving for her mother in between raising her children and carrying on her day to day activities. I doubt Karin would make casual slanderous comments about her mother in this song. The Knife song "We Share Our Mother's Health" was written just after her death and deals with losing the connection to your heritage through a parent's death. can't this person see that? Wouldn't it be nice if Karin would just tell us all what she meant? Reason: ![]() The child put her soul into everything she does, like her drawing of a of a funny man. It's taking attention away from her as the beloved person is focused more on herself. The child does not see the point of this ritual at all. young children do not comprehend vanity because they are not yet conscious of their appearance "too much time spent on nothing waiting for a moment to arrive". From the child's point of view this behavior is puzzling, it seem like such a waste of time. This was a beauty treatment this woman performed day after day, possibly in preparation for a significant event, such as a wedding. Just a note about one lyric that seems to have a lot of people perplexed, I offer another take on this: "You have cucumbers on your eyes"- cucumber slices on the closed eyelids are often used to reduce puffiness in the eye area (from crying, lack of rest, etc.) The song is from a child's perspective, and the person this is referring to here is almost certainly a female, possibly the child's mother or an older sister. She speaks as a child to a parent or some other very significant person from whom she sought love and approval but never really felt. I interpret this song as follows: This is a adult haunted by her memories of childhood. It immediately got stuck in my head to where I HAD to listen to it again and again because I was so touched by it emotionally. can't this person see that? Wouldn't it be nice if Karin would just tell us all what she meant?įrom the very first time I heard this song I think I understood it but it was on a subconscious level. From the very first time I heard this song I think I understood it but it was on a subconscious level.
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