“Freefall”, the eleventh track on Fossora, is a song with a classical, wistful string arrangement reminiscent of 1995’s “You’ve Been Flirting Again”, describing a profound relationship in which Björk feels secure and able to “let herself freefall”. In an interview with The Atlantic, she breaks down the meaning of the song:

“The dreamy strings of “Freefall,” recorded at an Icelandic church, remind Björk of Sigmund Freud smoking a pipe in the Alps. “It’s not a coincidence that Western civilization discovered psychology at the same time that string quartets became huge,” she said. “People who are in string quartets for, like, 30 years together [say] it’s like a marriage of four. It’s human communication in the most intense form, both positive and negative.”

That sense of almost-uncomfortable closeness complements Björk’s wish to “amalgamate” with another person—a long-running desire in her music. “Sometimes, when people think I’m convincing someone to merge [in a song], I’m actually talking to myself,” she said. “I’m saying, ‘Be more open.’” Trying to bond, she said, “really is the theme of our life, isn’t it?”