I'm Not Done
Fever Ray Lyrics

The lyrics of Fever Ray's song, "I'm Not Done," are enigmatic and open to interpretation. The song's first verse sets the scene for a conversation between two people who have been through a shared experience, however, while one person seems to have moved on, the other is still struggling. The line, "I lost my head a while ago, but you seem to have done no better," indicates that both people went through something difficult, yet the singer still feels lost while the other person appears to be unaffected. The next line, "We set fire in the snow," is a metaphorical way of describing the intensity of the experience and how it should have been impossible. Through these lines, the singer is expressing their disorientation and a feeling of being left alone.

In the chorus, the singer shifts the focus back to themselves, questioning their capacity for magic, the harm they might create, and their ability to hold on tight to some semblance of hope. They pose rethorical questions that are meant to represent a state of confusion, doubt and helplessness. While they have the will to push forward, they are doing so holding on to a straw, an image of fragility that evokes the sense of being on the brink of collapsing. The singer is prompting the listener to question their own place in this world and to not be afraid of the unknown.

The final verse brings the song to a close, with the singer being more certain that they are not done yet. The lines "Is it dark already? How light is a light?" may represent the uncertainty that comes with the unknown, the possibility that things are worse than they appear or that the darkness is closer than we think. Despite this, the singer ends on a note of optimism, asserting that they are certain that there is more to be done.