“Hollow” is track #6 on Biophilia.
Björk collaborated with biomedical animator Drew Berry for the music video, which explores the inside of the singer’s body. Berry explained:
The “Hollow” music video is a powers-of-10 exploration of the microscopic and molecular landscapes inside Björk’s body. Th...
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Hollow
The ground is opening up
Swallows me up
The trunk of DNA
The trunk of DNA, trunk
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
[Outro]
Jewels after jewels after jewels after
Jewels after jewels after jewels
I yearn to belong
Let me belong
Let me belong
Hollow was written by Björk.
Hollow was produced by Björk.
It’s just the feeling when you start thinking about your ancestors and DNA that the grounds open below you and you can feel your mother and her mother, hand 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 s...