Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval
The title is likely a reference to Roland Barthes' eponymous text, which posits the idea of the birth of the reader, based on the that the author’s circumstances should bear no weight on their texts' interpretation. In this song, Hval positions herself as the ‘reader’ of this other body, emphasisin...
Me, by your eye
And me, by your hand
Me, by the manosphere
Me, in your private time
Me, by angle, me, where no one
Is watching you
Me, in your very own right
Me, by your very own boner
Where do you think I'm hiding?
Me, by your hand
Me, by your fingers
Me, by your keyboard
Me, and your sound of tapping
Me, and other words, me, and other holes
Me, by your anger
Me, that can't be
That can't be silen—
Me as anyone
Me, bare and barely
Me, by siamese
Me, by night vision
Me, by clozapine
Me, in this mirror
Me, without a face
Me, without your body (Without your body)
Who do you think you're killing?
Death of the Author was written by Jenny Hval.
Death of the Author was produced by John Parish.
Jenny Hval released Death of the Author on Fri Apr 19 2013.