The lead singer and songwriter from Antony and the Johnsons has collaborated with Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke on her latest work. With her official name changed to ANOHNI, the album HOPELESSNESS is set to an electronic dance soundtrack with soulful vocals and direct lyrics addressing surveillance, drone warfare, and ecocide. HOPELESSNESS is a departure from the singer's recent symphonic collaborations. The album seeks to disrupt assumptions about popular music by embedding vigorously political lyrics within dance/pop tracks.
Violent Men
Anohni Lyrics
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There you aborted me
Where you once poured from me
There you aborted me
Never again
Give birth to violent men
We will never, never again
Give birth to violent men
Never, never again
Give birth to violent men
We will never, never again
Give birth to violent men
Never again
Give birth to violent men
We will never, never again
Give birth to violent men
Never, never again
Give birth to violent men
We will never, never again
Give birth to violent men
The lyrics of Anohni's song, Violent Men, appear to be about the cycle of violence and the desire for it to end. The repeated line, "Where you once poured from me, there you aborted me," may represent the idea that violence is passed down through generations, with individuals inheriting aggression from their ancestors. The phrase "aborted me" could refer to the idea of interrupting this cycle, of refusing to allow violence to continue to be perpetuated.
The overall message of the song seems to be a call to break the cycle of violence by refusing to give birth to "violent men." The repetition of the line "we will never, never again give birth to violent men" reinforces this idea. The use of the word "men" in this phrase may also be significant, as men are often associated with physical violence and aggression. Anohni may be suggesting that a shift in the way that we raise boys and young men could help to break the cycle of violence.
Line by Line Meaning
Where you once poured from me
There you aborted me
You used to take love and care from me, but now you are responsible for ending my essence and existence.
Never again
Give birth to violent men
We must stop raising men who are perpetrators of violence and aggression.
We will never, never again
Give birth to violent men
It's our duty to ensure that we stop the cycle of raising men who exhibit violent behavior.
Never, never again
Give birth to violent men
We should never again contribute to the creation of individuals who perpetrate violent acts and cause harm to others.
We will never, never again
Give birth to violent men
We need to make sure that we do not raise another generation of men who propagate violence.
Never again
Give birth to violent men
It's imperative that we break the cycle of violence and refrain from bringing more violent men into the world.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Anohni, Daniel Lopatin
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