“Børnehjem” means “orphanage” in Danish, which goes well with the child’s voice narrating. The story told in this track might be a reflection of the thoughts Amalie had as a child, suggesting that she’s battled some sort of mental illness that manifested at a very early age.
The demons have always lived inside me. They always watch me. They want to play. But not today, no! Today you must be like a normal girl. But I could not do what they told me to, because I wanted to kill them, like the demons have told me to do. I wanted to make sure they all died so I could be alone and nobody would hurt me
You see, once they made me do those things that you never want to speak about again, and you won’t even remember. That's what they tell you. You don't remember this, no! But my demons do. They remember everything. Everything. And they will never forget what you did to me, never
Børnehjem was produced by Randall Dunn.