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The opening track on Japanese Breakfast’s sophomore album makes no haste in immersing the listener into the album’s themes. The song’s title referes to the Haenyeo, the diving women on the Korean island Jeju who represent to many icons of feminism and female strength.
Zauner expresses her admiratio...
[Verse 1]
I wanna be a woman of regimen
A bride in her home state
A diving woman of Jeju-do
[Chorus]
I want it all
I want it all
I want it all
I want it all
I want it
[Verse 2]
The men have gone and left again
And no one's shocked or blames them
Another day is shot, my friend
I'm picking up the pieces
That's the third dead dog I've seen on this highway
These treads are wearing thin
When I get back there, baby
Gonna make it a home
[Chorus]
You'll have it all
You'll have it all
We'll have it all
We'll have it all
I'll have it
Diving Woman was written by Michelle Zauner.
Diving Woman was produced by Michelle Zauner & Craig Hendrix.
Japanese Breakfast released Diving Woman on Fri Jul 14 2017.
There’s an island in South Korea called Jeju that’s famous for its female divers, [who are called] haenyeo. With each dive, many haenyeo can plunge up to 30 meters and hold their breath for over three minutes. They collect abalone, conch, sea urchins and oysters and sell them at the marketplace. I r...