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about this song
“Facing Atlas” is a song about the tension of commitment, duty, control, and self-agency. According to Anna von Hausswolff, the song is “about the risks of commitment; to be bound to something until you no longer feel control over yourself and your direction in life. A destiny can feel like a prison if it’s not chosen by heart’s desire.” The metaphor of Atlas (the Titan condemned to hold up the sky) appears via the song’s title (and is referenced in interviews) as a symbol of bearing a burden