… 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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Innocence
Rebekka Bakken Lyrics
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they have seen
what I am now and
who I have been
I am naked and kissing and making love
Someone may say I have no innocence
I know who I am and what
be naked and kissing and making love
Love me and love you and love
this moment too
I am loving you, loving him, loving them
and their brothers too
I am the only one to say what I know
to choose what is beauty
to know where to go
I am living my life, not wondering
who's right
I heard them say I lost my innocence
If they only knew what I found as I lost;
Heavenly nakedness, kisses of bliss
Love me and love you and
love this moment too
I am loving you, loving him, loving them
and their brothers too
The lyrics of Rebekka Bakken's Innocence are a declaration of self and an affirmation of her choices. She starts by acknowledging that no one else can truly know who she is or who she has been, but she is comfortable with her current self as someone who is unashamedly naked, kissing, and making love. She then anticipates criticism for not being innocent and defies any such negative labels; she knows herself and can only be true to who she is, continuing to be open with her love and affection.
She emphasizes that she is the only one who can make decisions and knows what is beautiful and where to go. She is not concerned with what others think or who is right, and this freedom from societal expectations is what has allowed her to find happiness and heavenly bliss in her life. Lastly, she emphasizes that her love is not limited to any one person; rather, she loves everyone she encounters and appreciates the connections and relationships she has with them.
Line by Line Meaning
No one and anyone can say they have seen
No one and anyone can claim to have seen
what I am now and who I have been
the true nature of my present self and my past
I am naked and kissing and making love
I am vulnerable, intimate, and experiencing physical love
Someone may say I have no innocence
Someone might suggest that I lack purity or naivety
I know who I am and what I only can;
I am self-aware and can only be myself
be naked and kissing and making love
be vulnerable, intimate, and experiencing physical love
Love me and love you and love this moment too
Appreciate and embrace this moment of love between us
I am loving you, loving him, loving them and their brothers too
I am capable of loving multiple individuals regardless of their gender or relation
I am the only one to say what I know
Only I have the authority to speak of my own truths
to choose what is beauty to know where to go
To have the power to decide what is considered beautiful and to navigate my path in life
I am living my life, not wondering who's right
I am living my life without worrying about the opinions of others
I heard them say I lost my innocence
I was informed that I have lost my purity or naivety
If they only knew what I found as I lost;
If they only knew what I gained as I lost my innocence
Heavenly nakedness, kisses of bliss
The euphoric sensation of intimacy felt when vulnerable with someone
Love me and love you and love this moment too
Appreciate and embrace this moment of love between us
I am loving you, loving him, loving them and their brothers too
I am capable of loving multiple individuals regardless of their gender or relation
Contributed by Maria B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.