Directed by: Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson
Today, The Knife unveil ”A Tooth For An Eye” from their forthcoming album Shaking The Habitual and premiere their video directed by Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson.
“A Tooth For An Eye”
deconstructs images of maleness, power and leadership, Who are the
people we trust as our leaders and why? What do we have to learn from
those we consider inferior?
In
a sport setting where one would traditionally consider a group of men
as powerful and in charge, an unexpected leader emerges. A child enters
and allows the men to let go of their hierarchies, machismo and fear of
intimacy, as they follow her into a dance. Their lack of expertise and
vulnerability shines through as they perform the choreography.
Amateurs and skilled dancers alike express joy and a sense of freedom; there is no prestige in their performance.
The child is powerful, tough and sweet all at once, roaring “I’m telling you stories, trust me” (a quote borrowed from Jeanette Winterson’s novel The Passion).
There is no shame in her girliness, rather she possesses knowledge that the men lost a long time ago.
Watch the film on theknife.net
The track 'Tooth For An Eye' is available to download next week on Tuesday March 12th, 2013, Shaking the Habitual will be available on April 9th, 2013.
A TOOTH FOR AN EYE SONG LYRICS:
Under the sun
Look what we have got
And those who haven’t
Bad luck
Look what we have got
And those who haven’t
Bad luck
We’ve been running ’round
Pushing the shopping cart
January twothousandtwelve
Even in the suburbs of Rome
A brick in a castle
A camp for those on the run
Dance as weapons
Release my
Eyes eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Some other kid is sucking on my thumb
Eyes eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Another kid needs to suck on my thumb
Under the sun
Picking piles of flowers for the flowers’ pot
It’s all that I’ve got
On my doorstep
A screaming hand
I’m telling you stories
Trust me
Rewrite history
To suit our needs
Open my country
A tooth for an
Eye eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Some other kid is sucking on my thumb
Eyes eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Another kid needs to suck on my thumb
Border’s lies
The idea of what’s mine
A strange desire
Drawing lines with a ruler
Bring the fuel to the fire
Artwork Credit: Liv Strömquist
A Tooth For An Eye: Youtube | Soundcloud
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