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The Gate by Björk
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One of Björk’s most lowkey and slowburning singles, aptly named “The Gate” opens the door to the world of Utopia, transitioning from her previous album Vulnicura.
Choral melodies, woodwinds, and gibberish introduce “The Gate”, making way for minimal, ambient verses before building the tension back...
The Gate Lyrics
[Intro]
[Gibberish]
[Verse 1]
My healed chest wound
Transformed into a gate
Where I receive love from
Where I give love from
[Chorus 1]
And I care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
Care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
[Verse 2]
Split into many parts
Splattered light beams into prisms
That will reunite
[Chorus 2]
If you care for me, care for me
If you care for me, care for me
Care for me, care for me
And then I'll care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
Care for you, care for you
[Verse 3]
Didn't used to be so needy
Just more broken than normal
Proud self-sufficiency
My silhouette is oval
It is a gate
[Chorus 3]
I can care for you, care for you from
I can care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
I care for you, care for you
You care for me, care for me
Care for you
The Gate Q&A
What did Björk say about "The Gate"?
“The Gate” is essentially a love song, but I say ‘love’ in a more transcendent way. Vulnicura was about a very personal loss, and I think this new album is about a love that’s even greater. It’s about rediscovering love – but in a spiritual way, for lack of a better word.
How was "The Gate" released?
“The Gate” was surprise released at midnight on the 15th of September, before being released on single sided 12" vinyl on the 22nd, pressed at The Vinyl Factory. The vinyl version has an exclusive 1 minute flute outro similar to the intro of the song, and also a different cover:
The music video was...
Is there a behind the scenes for the music video?
Yes! A deconstructed video for “The Gate” was posted to Youtube on the 12th of December, 2017:
What animal sounds do we hear in the intro of the song?
These sounds are sampled from the Jean C. Roché track “Guanare/Barinas” from his 1973 album Oiseaux du (Birds of) Vénézuéla. The samples you hear are frogs and the common potoo.
How did "The Gate" come about?
There were songs [Arca] would send me [complete] songs and I’d write over the top of it, which I’ve never done but I’ll do with her. ‘The Gate’, the first single, that was that sort of song. She sent me the instrumental and it was so perfect, it didn’t need any editing. Actually I take that back – i...