My Juvenile
My Juvenile affectionately tells of her son Sindri. "It’s about how complic… Read Full Bio ↴My Juvenile affectionately tells of her son Sindri. "It’s about how complicated it is to let go, to stop interfering in their lives. It’s kinda hilarious because he’s a bit clumsy and sometimes doesn’t know jacks**t what he’s doing. And I was going to do it so well because I thought my mum did it totally wrong. But now I’m in the same situation as her. I don’t know one parent who doesn’t have guilt. It was one of the first songs I wrote for this album. I bought a clavichord, which is a plucked string instrument from medieval times. It’s quite unusual because when you press the notes you can keep on pressing them and make it do vibrato. So it goes like, "Drrrrung ung ung ung ung..." That kind of stuff. I wrote it on that and had already sung the vocals that Antony’s singing there. So we ended up for whatever reasons in my cabin in the mountains, and I asked him if he would replace those vocals. Because it’s sort of a conversation with myself, about my teenage son and how proper mad it is for grown-ups to let go of their children. For me it’s really like slapstick comedy, because they’re really good about it, but the parents are really clumsy, they just don’t know how to let go. So Antony’s kind of being Jiminy Cricket and I’m Pinnochio. And he’s saying, "You did your best, don’t worry about it, your intention was pure, you meant the best possible way." So that’s how it ended up."

My Juvenile
Bjork Lyrics


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Down the corridor
I send warmth
I send warmth

Down the staircase
I send warmth
I send warmth
Thank you for, again
To get to be able
To send warmth
To send warmth

Perhaps I set you too free
Too fast
Too young

But the intentions were pure
But the intentions were pure

My juvenile
My juvenile
My juvenile
I truly say
You are my biggest love

I clumsily try to free you from me
One last embrace
To tie a sacred ribbon

This is an offer to better the last let go
This is an offer to better the last let go
This is an offer to better the last let go

The intentions were pure

My juvenile
My juvenile
My juvenile
My juvenile




My juvenile
My juvenile

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Björk's song My Juvenile express a sense of nostalgia and a longing for a lost love. The repetition of the phrase "I send warmth" in the first two stanzas is a metaphor for the singer's attempt to reach out to her lost love, to warm his heart and remind him of their past. It is as if she is sending her love through the corridors and staircase of his memory, trying to rekindle the flame that once burned between them.


The line "Perhaps I set you too free, too fast, too young" suggests that the singer may have pushed her lover away too soon, without fully realizing the depth of his feelings for her. Despite her regret, she acknowledges that her intentions were pure - she only wanted to give her lover the freedom he deserved. The repetition of the phrase "My juvenile" emphasizes the singer's sense of tenderness and protectiveness towards her lover, who she sees as a vulnerable and precious soul.


The final stanza of the song expresses a sense of closure, as the singer tries to let go of her lover with one last embrace and a sacred ribbon. However, in the repetition of the phrase "My juvenile", she also acknowledges that her love for him will never truly fade away.


The song brings up themes of love, loss, regret and the complexity of human relationships. It is a haunting and emotional reflection on the fragility of love and the pain of letting go.


Line by Line Meaning

Down the corridor
Sending warmth to someone down the hallway


I send warmth
Trying to provide comfort and love


Down the staircase
Continuing to send warmth from a different location


Thank you for, again
Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to show love again


To get to be able
Appreciating the chance to demonstrate care


To send warmth
To express feelings of love and comfort


Perhaps I set you too free
Acknowledging the possibility of letting someone go too soon


Too fast
Letting go of someone quicker than intended


Too young
Letting go of someone before they were ready


But the intentions were pure
Believing that the desire to show love was genuine


My juvenile
Referring to the person as innocent and youthful


I truly say
Expressing complete honesty


You are my biggest love
Stating that the person is the most important love in the singer's life


I clumsily try to free you from me
Attempting to let go of the person but struggling with it


One last embrace
Hugging the person for the final time


To tie a sacred ribbon
Creating a symbolic bond that is meaningful and special


This is an offer to better the last let go
Presenting a chance to let go in a more positive way


My juvenile
Referring to the person as innocent and youthful




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BJORK GUDMUNDSDOTTIR

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Comments from YouTube:

Nader Abed

I'm surprised some think this is a weak point, I think it's heartbreakingly beautiful.

rvufo

always such a haunting song and a beautiful, interesting ending to this album. I feel like the whole album is a buildup to this last song. there's a strong sense of anxiety and neurosis presented in the narrative and then this ending is like an acceptance. it's also a strong foreshadowing of a lot of what biophilia would explore. I always took her last song as a hint about what the next album will be about, and also as her general outlook on life at that time. presents any optimism or fear... she's such a genius I can't get over it.

juanbjork

i get sad because, i think by by 2075 I will for sure be gone. and bjork will be gone before that. and i think when they hear her songs in the future, will they see the beauty of all of them, because it takes a long time to realize how artistic her music is, even for me. ive been a fan since 1995, and i go back and forth with other artists, but bjork is simply the best in my opinion, in choosing ideas, lyrics, sounds, etc. creative amazing woman.

Patata Campesina

Same, i feel sad hearing her old songs and looking at her now (don't get me wrong) but she won't last forever but her songs are just pure soul, i wish her could live forever, i think i need her and i also feel guilty for discovering her very late

venus

Patata Campesina dont be guilty that you found her late be happy that you found her at all

Patata Campesina

@venus true!!

Faye Kavanagh

So beautiful makes me think of the love I feel for all my children ❤️

Feñis Loquis

My Juvenile is the best sad song of all. because I listen at night to me to think of what I love and what I want to recover my tears of love and sadness

Toni

i would love just an instrumental version of this

alonsoplus

i thought the same, hope some choreograph take this and do somthing with it, lovely piece of art

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