I found ways in which the Traveller(me) is somehow coincidentally
I think the real reason for this is because I was reading the
"post" book one day, and a co-worker at work came up to me and
asked me if that was my sister. I looked up at the poor fool
and said, "Yup. That's my sister and I'm really proud of her."
And the poor fool beleived me. Later on ,though I told him it
wasn't true, but maybe wishes can come true.
The Traveller is connected to Björk in the following ways :
Volcano Imagery
The Traveller and Björk are connected through
the use of volcano imagery both in lyrics and
also the symbolism of the traveller himself .
The Traveller's symbol is the Exclamation
(!) , but the other symbol which represents
The Traveller is the 56th hexagram of the
I-Ching. The way that this hexagram is placed,
Fire over Mountain, seems to suggest a volcano.
This is odd when you consider that there are
not only plenty of volcanoes in Björk's
homeland of Iceland , but they also play a major
role in a great deal of her songs, such as
"One Day" and "Possibly Maybe".
But the coincidences do not stop there
on the tape X-Plane Nation , which The
Traveller made (and, Incidentally gave
to Bjork), there is a song called Molten
Lava Flow. The Traveller didn't think of
this until most recently, when he noticed
the volcano imagery popping up everywhere
in his life... Top
Jóga
I find this song to be completely accurate
in describing a friend and me (you know who
you are if you ever read this) and our re-
lationship. Or at least how I saw it.
Bjork says in the song: "coincidence makes
sense, only with you." I would constantly
run into this person, no matter what hallway
at school I took. And there in me when I saw
them was this "state of emergency", I think
that bjork is trying to describe.
If Bjork has a similar relationship with
someone named Joga, then I feel very happy
for her. It's special. I wish I still had
conatct with this person, but I guess I don't
have to speak.
Homogenic Lyrics
I actually have been on a mountain-top with a
radio and good batteries. It's almost been 5
years since I broke up with someone who I could
possibly aim that song at. And in the first line
of Hunter, the first line of the album, Bjork
mentions "travel". These are nice coincidences,
don't you think? I should read the other lyrics
on Debut and Post and comment on them, too.
Hunter
I pass a Hunter Street every time I leave Calhoun
Community College. It just says "HUNTER" in big
letters. I just think it's wierd that it's something
that I saw everyday for a while and never noticed it
until recently
Another coincidence I noticed about this is the night
sky. The only constellation i can ever find and that I
look at in the sky is Orion... The Hunter.
All Neon Like
The song All Neon Like has a few lines in it which connect to
a story. The story is a bit complicated, but it involves the
ancient Mayan Pacal Votan and his love in Heaven, Bolon Ik.
There is a little "board game" called the Telektonon which
replicates their journey to each other. They are represented
on the board by two turtles. The line "nourish, nourish, your
turtleheart", to me connects to that.