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Tabula Rasa by Björk
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“Tabula rasa” is the philosophy that each human is born with a clean slate: they have no preconceived biases or attributes that would influence their perceptions of the world.
Björk uses this song as a platform to address a younger generation, telling them that while the generations before them hav...
Tabula Rasa Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We are all swollen
From hiding his affairs
Let's put it all on the table
Let it all out
It is time
He mustn't steal our light
[Chorus 1]
Clean plate: Tabula rasa for my children
Clean plate: Not repeating the fuck-ups of the fathers
[Verse 2]
My deepest wish
Is that you're immersed in grace and dignity
But you will have to deal with shit soon enough
I hoped to give you the least amount of luggage
Got the right to make your own fresh mistakes
And not repeat others' failures
[Chorus 2]
Clean plate: Tabula rasa for my children
Let's clean up: Break the chain of the fuck-ups of the fathers
It is time: For us women to rise and not just take it lying down
It is time: The world is listening
[Interlude]
Oh, how I love you
Embarrassed to pass this mess over to you
But he led two lives
Thought ours was the only one
[Outro]
You are strong
You are strong
You are strong
You're so strong
Tabula Rasa Q&A
Who wrote Tabula Rasa's ?
Tabula Rasa was written by Björk.
When did Björk release Tabula Rasa?
Björk released Tabula Rasa on Fri Nov 24 2017.
What did Björk say about "Tabula Rasa"?
I did get the idea of a new place, of women supporting women, of rejecting old systems (in Tabula Rasa, she sings : “break the chains of the fuck-ups of our fathers”). (The Observer)