… Read Full Bio ↴Rebekka Bakken is a Norwegian singer, now based in Vienna, Austria.
Her first solo album, The Art of How to Fall (2003) mixes styles, including pop, folk, jazz, and R&B.
Discography:
Daily Mirror (2001, with Wolfgang Muthspiel)
Beloved (2002, with Wolfgang Muthspiel)
Scattering Poems (2003, with Julia Hülsmann)
The Art Of How To Fall (2003)
Is That You? (2005)
I Keep My Cool (2006)
Morning Hours (2009)
September (2011)
Little Drop of Poison (2014)
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Cover Me With Snow
Rebekka Bakken Lyrics
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cover me with snow
chill my burning flesh, it's scolding
decency and pride
Cold war is over
opening my pores
the flame each pore is breathing in
Sweet and gentle sleepiness
coming from the cold
Come back faithful punishment
cover me with snow
cover me with snow
I'm gonna lay this body down
cover me with snow
walk these hours barefoot
let the snowflakes be my gown
My fingers have no colors
crystals in my hair
I feel so beautiful
my thoughts have turned to stone
Sweet and gentle sleepiness
coming from the cold
Come back faithful punishment
cover me with snow
cover me with snow
It does for me what I could not
Even when I tried
It soothes my mind and leaves behind
all the times I've lied
I'm gonna lay this body down
Cover me with snow
Fall asleep with crystals
falling silent from above
The lyrics of Rebekka Bakken's song "Cover Me With Snow" are a contemplation on the desire for peace from the chaos and pain of life. The singer of the song is seeking the cold embrace of snow to quell the burning inside her. She wants to surrender her body to the purity of snow, to wash away the shame and pride that are weighing her down. The song creates an image of being buried under snow, which provides a sense of protection and comfort from the world's chaos.
The song's protagonist is welcoming the end of a cold war, the opening of her pores, and the release of heat from the core of her being. The snow, in this instance, is doing the function of creating peace and healing through the transformation of the singer's pain into poetry. The cold is now soothing, and sweet and gentle sleepiness show the peace that is achieved.
Finally, the idea of the gentle sleepiness of falling snowflakes suffusing the body of the singer brings them peace, and the snowflakes turning into crystals add to her beauty, making her thoughts turn to stone.
Overall, the song "Cover Me With Snow" is a beautiful contemplation on the power of the natural world to heal and transform us from within.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna lay this body down
I am going to rest my body
cover me with snow
Let the snow be a blanket to cover me
chill my burning flesh, it's scolding decency and pride
The coldness of snow soothes my burning flesh which is causing me to shed my fake decency and pride
Cold war is over
The struggle and conflict within oneself is coming to an end
opening my pores
Allowing oneself to be vulnerable
the flame each pore is breathing in is coming from my core
The warmth felt from vulnerability is coming from within me
Sweet and gentle sleepiness coming from the cold
A peaceful drowsiness caused by the snow's coldness
Come back faithful punishment cover me with snow
Let the snow be a reminder of the punishment I deserve for my past mistakes
walk these hours barefoot let the snowflakes be my gown
I want to walk freely and unencumbered in the snow, with the snowflakes as my attire
My fingers have no colors crystals in my hair
The coldness of the snow has a physical effect on my body
I feel so beautiful my thoughts have turned to stone
I feel at peace and everything is clear and still in my mind
It does for me what I could not Even when I tried
The snow brings me inner peace that I couldn't achieve on my own
It soothes my mind and leaves behind all the times I've lied
The snow calms my mind and helps me let go of my past dishonesties
Fall asleep with crystals falling silent from above
Drifting off into a peaceful sleep as snowflakes fall gently from the sky above me
Contributed by Charlotte D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.