Zola Jesus - Hikikomori

Conatus

[KELSEYWOODWEEDMON]

THANKS ZOLA PERFECT AS ALWAYS. FELLOW WARRIOR

[PrzemeQ_XY]

Thanks to this song I was finally able to remember a name of this phenomenon.
For those interested in the subject - I strongly recommend a picture by the name of 'Shaking Tokio' - it's a chapter of a movie called 'Tokyo' (if you're unfamiliar with indie movies it's better you'd skip first 2 chapter though - it may give you a strong case of indigestion, just warning)

[mineeye]

Blisters on my hands
And I feel the …Fall
I got scissors in my head
Telling me to take a thought
Telling me to let it fail
Secret in the deep dark
Secret on the inside
Ooohh I know
I’m home
Linger in myself
I rather always go alone
Linger there by the stairs
Ooohh I know
I’m home
Ooohh I know
I’m home
Secret in the deep dark
Secret on the inside
Ooohh I know
I’m home
Keeps me awake now
Keeps me rested
Oooh I know
I’m home
Oooohhh I know
I’m home
Ooohhh I know
I’m home

[mnmlstellar]

#Lyrics  
Blisters on my hands
And I feel the …. Fall
I got scissors in my head
Telling me to take a thought
Telling me to let it fail
Secret in the deep dark
Secret on the inside
I know
I’m home
Linger in myself

I rather always go alone
Linger there by the stairs
I know
I’m home
I know
I’m home
Secret in the deep dark
Secret on the inside
I know
I’m home
Keeps me awake now
Keeps me rested
I know
I’m home
I know
I’m home

[introroheline]

one of the best songs i've heard in live. so genuine, powerful & pure!

[joekonkan]

Eine Stimme, die sich so geheimnisvoll wie das Universum dreht, unendlich....wunderscherschön...

[diamor]

LOVE IT!!! IT MAKE'S ME FEEL!!!!

[glassXmoon]

I never knew of any song with a japanese term other than the mainstream ones until now. Very cool! ^^

[Chllmaxtrm]

maybe strange but..i like the way she makes musik..so..different if i compare it with others...i like that ! all in all i like hearing musik no one else i know hears =D

[Ilovemahmochi]

Fun fact for you non weeaboos out there. Hikikomori is known in Japan as someone who is a complete shut in and social outcast. Interpret that as you will.

[RVNmuzik]

A lot of fun stuff !!! "Go inside and come out and tell me im wrong" as Mitch Hedberg would say!

[KELSEYWOODWEEDMON]

...IF THERE WAS A FLAW WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT?

[bluBlaq]

Iistened to the two of them, you can't really compare the two, they both have ethereal voices, thats not really fair to compare them, thats like comparing everybody who sings soul or R&B, or opera, or punk rock, etc, you can;t their voices fit in that category so it's unfair to compare them. they have ethereal voices.

[Planetwoods]

You do realize Zola Jesus was releasing material before Austra...

[solairedeastora]

OMG, I Love this fucking song, shit. Isolation becomes hard and she knows it

[obiwon]

Are they Scandinavian? Love her voice o h m G -- great

[Nigelrioux]

@TheCinnamonTea I think there are some similarities to be sure. however, i think ms. jesus might have the edge.

[carey]

@TheCinnamonTea i thought the same when i heard it at the lanvin fashion show

[RVNmuzik]

Imagine if Zola Jesus and Ellie Goulding did a song together!

[jagrek]

I have been reading about conatus for a while now, really weird that I saw this song all of a sudden .. Did you just mean struggle or something more ?