"Mother Heroic"
“
Oh thou that bowest
Thy ecstatic face
Thy perfect sorrows
Are the world's to keep
Wherefore onto thy knees
Come we
With a prayer
— Björk
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Oh thou that bowest
Thy ecstatic face
Thy perfect sorrows
Are the world's to keep
Wherefore onto thy knees
Come we
With a prayer" in the context of ""Mother Heroic"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Björk" (Song lyrics, Family Tree (2002))
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About Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, composer, producer, and actor.
About Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, composer, producer, and actor.
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