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Efterklang – Sedna Lyrics

Folk

Your way
Tipping me over
Darkest woman taking all

Your way
Taking me over
Bottom talked to the hook

I'll let him, I'll fall
You spend the night without love

Your way
Tipping me over

All living is taking me over
There's a true sin calling for the night
All living is taking me over
There's a true sin calling for the night

Gotta love what you said
Stop taking me over
Forgot what it means to apologize
Sedna looked at the sea
All your love it starts slow
Lonely where it's calling for the close

And your way

About This Song

"Sedna" is a haunting folk meditation that draws from Inuit mythology, where Sedna is the sea goddess who controls marine life from the ocean depths. The fragmented, impressionistic lyrics explore themes of surrender and transformation, with phrases like "taking me over" and "I'll fall" suggesting a protagonist being consumed by forces beyond their control, mirroring Sedna's own tragic transformation in the myth. Efterklang's signature blend of organic and electronic elements creates an atmospheric soundscape that feels both intimate and vast, with delicate instrumentation that ebbs and flows like ocean currents. The song's cyclical structure and repetitive mantras ("All living is taking me over") evoke the relentless pull of natural forces and the inevitability of change. This track exemplifies Efterklang's ability to weave mythology into deeply personal emotional territory, creating music that feels both ancient and contemporary.

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