Björk - Quicksand

björk: quicksand taken from the new album vulnicura
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[@10mimu]

The final lyrics are a prelude to Utopia... her preoccupation with the future...

[@glandulaoxidante7743]

This song has plenty of ties to Utopia, actually. She talks of forming clouds and a celestial nest that grows above, which are both symbols of Utopia, from the floating island seen in the titles track's MV and the album being themed around 'air'. It paints a picture that Vulnicura is an abyss inside a sand pit and that she crawled out of it to reach a floating island. Other then that, the repetition of 'and her daughter' is also present in the track sue me, which serves as a polar opposite to this song as it fits the album; sue me being an angry song in a peaceful album and Quicksand being a peaceful song in a really sad album. Björk's writing is absolutely wonderful

[@kinoide8919]

This song gives me goosegumps. I can´t believe what I'm hearing

[@notearslefttocryy4194]

OMG IT TOOK 2 years for this song to grow in me, and now its simply amazing I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@saint.janvier]

I’ve listened to a lot of Björk songs but for some reason this is (imo) among her very best

[@lauraantonioviquez3867]

Rest in peace Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir

[@mariotoro8332]

She’s still alive?

[@belladonna1032]

This reminds me of the death of my classmate Meghan.

[@XRandomXShinigamiX]

very techno sounding, but more with.... Bjork :)

[@robertrandolph5531]

Phantom Anna I love it

[@josha9005]

This song reminds me of something that would be in Final Fantasy XIII! It reminds me of cocoon and just the overall vibe of that game!

[@skinny9283]

[@jacksweeklymusicreviews3411]

Vulnicura, worst to best- 9-Quicksand 8-Atom Dance 7-History Of Touches 6-Lionsong 5-Mouth Mantra 4-Notget 3-Stonemilker 2-Family 1-Black Lake

[@jacksweeklymusicreviews3411]

@6urned nah

[@jacksweeklymusicreviews3411]

@6urned nah

[@fragmentedlily]

there are no ways the three horsemen of vulnicura that low

[@jacksweeklymusicreviews3411]

@@fragmentedlily which are…

[@fragmentedlily]

​@@jacksweeklymusicreviews3411 black lake, family notget

[@SammyGallant]

Best song off of "Vulnicura" in my opinion. A great finale to an epic album.

[@devonparker6243]

my opinion too

[@charliez077]

Mouth Mantra + Quicksand are my fave songs of the album, imo this is where the album gets really creative :-) (also I have to mention the devastatingly beautiful Stonemilker...)

[@terrenceisterrencewas4018]

it's actually the worst track lol

[@StickThisUpYourAnus]

@@terrenceisterrencewas4018 please elaborate?

[@terrenceisterrencewas4018]

@@StickThisUpYourAnus quicksand was my least when i said it but i decided to listen again and it began my fav lool

[@JsRf13]

are you kidding me? I'm simply amazed, this is so fucking good.

[@divine5460]

"Where choreographed oxygen Embroiders the air" you can't write lyrics more beautiful than that. holy fuck

[@SaraOddcast]

twerking

[@tiagovidal1670]

Wow. Actually good tecno. Not just a loop with a 4 chord sequence. Always loved Björk always will.

[@WMonicaW13]

i think vulnicura was the first album from Bjork i heard in full and i fell in love upon the first listen. never has been difficult for me to appreciate her work

[@haustreviance]

Interesting abrupt ending. Still getting acquainted to this album. Got Stonemilker, Lionsong, History, and this one down so far.

[@yaggayaggaya9918]

Trevin Hughes Atom Dance is my absolute favourite, followed by Notget; the layers and excruciatingly raw emotiveness all act in her favour.

[@charliez077]

Notget has actually become one of my faves only recently... some of the tracks really take a while to appreciate:) on the other hand, Mouth Mantra and Quicksand were my faves from the beginning

[@KELE02000]

Define her abyss Show it respect Then a celestial nest Will grow above When I'm broken, I am whole And when I'm whole, I'm broken Our mother's philosophy It feels like quicksand And if she sinks I'm going down with her Locate her black lake The steam from this pit Will form a cloud For her to live on When she's broken, she is whole And when she's whole, she's broken Our mother's philosophy It feels like quicksand And if she sinks I'm going down with her Hackle this darkness Up to the light Where choreographed oxygen Embroiders the air When we're broken we are whole And when we're whole we're broken 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

[@timnicktion9744]

:Where choreographed oxygen Embroiders the air: one of the most beautiful things i've ever heard or read in lyrics

[@charliez077]

imo easily some of her own best lyrics to date! "our mothers' philosophy, it feels like quicksand and if she sinks I'm going down with her" - beautiful!

[@joshuasolis2548]

Her lyrics are so creative

[@White_helix]

Thank you for posting the lyrics. Much appreciated--

[@whiterabbit5491]

woah, this is different for her. I love how she tries so many different things. :3

[@BlueWonderPowerMilk]

White Rabbit try listen Pluto, sounds similar

[@140patito]

Adrian Cervantes yeah but Pluto sounds more Industrial/Electro

[@intentional2048]

@@BlueWonderPowerMilk They are really different wtf are u talking about

[@valentinomiller6251]

This isn't atypical of her work. Have you heard "Pluto"?

[@valentinomiller6251]

@@BlueWonderPowerMilkthe same song came to my mind as soon as I heard this. Others dispute our claim but whatever.

[@juanbohorquez9400]

Did you guys went to Bjork Digital ?! Sh*t, the animations of quicksand and the total expirience with this song was outstandig I totally clap on this womam's work She is amazing

[@BeatriceChevez]

Juan Bohorquez Ikr!!! I tried it last year when it came in Montreal, and I loved it!! :D

[@isabelpalomares9861]

Yeah I had the chance in Mexico city, i was actually looking for the visuals of this song (Not vr of course) because they were so amazing, they´re not here buut she uploaded the ones from notget .

[@damienruud9742]

My favorite song off of Vulnicura which is in my opinion a hard listen to as a whole. This is the song I connected to more than any of the others. Will have to give the whole cd another listen to soon.

[@WKADESIGNS]

It's definitely an album that doesn't smack you in the face right at first listen, when you first are introduced it may seem like the songs are less directional, if that makes sense. But when you are able to see every layer, everything is beautifully, painfully intentional.

[@victorgonzalez2499]

This and stonemilker are for me the standouts.

[@kinggriffin4279]

yeah i feel this is pretty disjointed as a whole, not one of her better efforts.

[@scottkeegan8871]

That one has taken me awhile to come around to, but it's got some really excellent tracks. I tend to skip Black Lake, and that picks up the pace on the album quite a bit.

[@charliez077]

@@victorgonzalez2499 for me this, stonemilker, mouth mantra! tho family and notget is a great duo too (especially vulnicura live version of family)

[@emomu]

this just feels sadder to listen to after listening to ancestress... i'm so sorry for ur mom bjork, may she rest in peace :(

[@nuuuabo]

this is almost everyones least fav but its literally one my favs

[@AS-js7zm]

I wish she would've made a music video for this song. Favorite song off the album.

[@devonparker6243]

its a the most simply programmed song-there is one official video for it( the 360 degree video-the japan one)

[@marisolcasarrubias8451]

Rest in peace Björk mom.

[@Lost_In_Peace]

She’s not dead is she? I hope not! I am going to miss her

[@lqnc3r]

@@Lost_In_PeaceBjörk is alive but her mother has passed 🙁 May she rest in peace

[@Lost_In_Peace]

@@lqnc3r Now I realised how dumb I sounded. But R.I.P Björk’s Mum 🖤 X

[@HomecomingNick]

I wonder if she will perform an "utopian" version of this song, it would be awesome

[@everyhandlesalreadytaken]

I really hope she does!

[@Selrisitai]

"AN utopian"? How do you pronounce _utopian?_

[@HomecomingNick]

@@Selrisitai idk how to answer this on a comment

[@samgold7958]

@@HomecomingNick UTOPIAN HAS A 'J' KINDA LIKE SOUND IN THE BEGINNING SO YOU SAY 'A UTOPIA' INSTEAD OF 'AN' HOPE THIS HELPS HAVE A GREAT DAY

[@LuciodeOrtigosa]

Me encantó que esta canción haya sido la que cerrara Vulnicura. Es simplemente perfecto.

[@Xsksnssjccxghb]

Every daughter with a strong bond with their mother gets this song.

[@sasamilic720]

I’ve never heard or read anything that captures inter generational trauma (and how it can heal) better than this

[@spacealienjesus709]

Love the drum beat on this and the strings are so mesmerizing..

[@Crisp10____0]

The only bad thing is the way it ends

[@pilarherrera5058]

Ufff esta canción + realidad virtual es la experiencia más hermosa que podrás tener.

[@youwillovercome]

“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”

[@Destiny-Kooki]

And her daughters...

[@deadwitbenefits]

One of the realest songs ever

[@Xsksnssjccxghb]

Most fav track on the album. Re-listening on Mothers Day 2021 :)

[@charliez077]

this + Mouth Mantra + Stonemilker = my fave songs off Vulnicura! the only track along with Stonemilker Arca didn't work on at all , this is purely Björk - I really love those strings arrangements btw. (EDIT: Arca: "...Quicksand in which I had very little input other than just some opinions and a very small part in the synth sound design for the keyboard part she had written...")

[@charliez077]

PS: a fantastic article on Vulnicura's production can be read here, super interesting!! www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-bjorks-vulnicura

[@Xsksnssjccxghb]

For me it's stonemilker-> history of touches-> black lake then quicksand :3

[@rvufo]

you can also think of the abrupt ending as the nature of the separation itself/new attitude towards dealing with new pain as it comes.

[@missylaviolette7321]

this cd is only about 9.00 $ on amazon....i wa nt it!!!!

[@leoh2680]

not from France 18,90 € l'album but j buy! j love her where is album at 9$?

[@mustbetheSUN]

I'll never stop crying to this song.

[@TMSreptiles]

I've always loved this song so much, but the final mix sounds pretty rushed :/

[@valentinovigovv]

Yeah. The mix from the whole album is kinda weird... that's actually pretty sad because the songs are beautiful.

[@Rapport_]

god

[@aerial61]

for me, 1- notget 2- mouth mantra 3- quicksand

[@charliez077]

for me 1-mouth mantra 2-stonemilker 3-quicksand, notget, family :-)

[@kaltkoud]

Thank you

[@vtrbc]

dançando até o chão com esse hino

[@JustYourAverageMusicListener]

Love this 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵

[@igorazevedo5730]

❤

[@skinny9283]

< PHKN PHAT !

[@tobiasvilainnewman3569]

Absolute banger.

[@omargarcia9119]

Brutal song 🎧 🎶 La Amo ❤️🌹

[@newneuroses]

To Matt: I don't have an answer to the question of what happens when you create a universe and need friends and collaborators. All I can say is that I will continue to grow and deepen such that if you or anyone else who gets there fucks up, I have your back.

[@newneuroses]

Look I would have done it and without the Dialectics if I didn't have a God to kill.busygirl

[@newneuroses]

Also to Matt: I mean... cool that Lucifer is Marx and Momotaro Engels, but like, smart people get me.

[@vtrbc]

dá aquela sarrada no ar

[@justinchen7502]

Hi opsys

[@palmerstolly534]

Hey

[@michaelfaure3476]

Nice job

[@newneuroses]

My Ya Moto is too busy to remember Lenin.

[@koltynn1244]

this whole album just makes me go :-)

[@calliespltn]

Wow

[@michaelfaure3476]

Arkl

[@thorakarlsdottir9389]

flott :)

[@michaelfaure3476]

Yo

[@WowwowLulu]

Who is hidur runa

[@fofitohi]

Her mother (RIP)

[@NathanHautain]

@@fofitohi She died ? When ?

[@WowwowLulu]

Arca did a good job

[@WillEdzyHartwin]

lol actually Arca didn't produce this track, Bjork sampled Apologies by Spaces, who were also credited as the songwriters of this track, and the string arrangements were done by Bjork herself. This is one of the only 2 tracks off Vulnicura, along with Stonemilker, that Bjork produced all by herself (as far as i know)

[@WowwowLulu]

Will Edzy Hartwin oh thanks

[@WowwowLulu]

Will Edzy Hartwin arca new album coming June 26

[@WillEdzyHartwin]

@@WowwowLulu oh i know, been looking forward to it

[@StickThisUpYourAnus]

The male vocals sound like he's getting beat up. Gives me the shivers every time.