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Quicksand by Björk
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The oldest song on Vulnicura, according to New York Times article The Peculiar Genius of Björk, this song is about her mother. Björk wrote “Quicksand” in 2011 after her mother suffered a heart attack that left her in a coma for a week.
Björk and her mother Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir.
Quicksand Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Define her abyss
Show it respect
Then a celestial nest
Will grow above
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When I'm broken, I am whole
And when I'm whole, I'm broken
[Chorus]
Our mother's philosophy
It feels like quicksand
And if she sinks
I'm going down with her
[Verse 2]
Locate her black lake
The steam from this pit
Will form a cloud
For her to live on
[Pre-Chorus 2]
When she's broken, she is whole
And when she's whole, she's broken
[Chorus]
Our mother's philosophy
It feels like quicksand
And if she sinks
I'm going down with her
[Verse 3]
Hackle this darkness
Up to the light
Where choreographed oxygen
Embroiders the air
[Pre-Chorus 3]
When we're broken we are whole
And when we're whole we're broken
[Outro]
We are the siblings of the sun
Let's step into this beam
Every time you give up
You take away our future
And my continuity and my daughter's
And her daughters
And her daughters
And her daughters
Quicksand Q&A
Who wrote Quicksand's ?
Quicksand was written by Björk.
Who produced Quicksand's ?
Quicksand was produced by Björk.
What did Björk say about "Quicksand"?
Whilst talking to Irish Times, Björk said:
I’d been trying to put some beats to Quicksand and nothing worked. It’s a song about my mother who had a heart attack and she was in a coma for six days – she’s much better now – so it’s in a different category to all my other songs because I’d never writt...