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B i o g r a p h y Björk first came to prominence as one of the lead vocalists of the avant-pop Icelandic sextet the Sugarcubes, but when she launched a solo career after the group's 1992 demise, she quickly eclipsed her old band's popularity. Instead of following in the Sugarcubes' arty guitar rock pretensions, Björk immersed herself in dance and club culture, working with many of the biggest names in the genre, including Nellee Hooper, Underworld, and Tricky. Debut, her first solo effort (except for an Icelandic-only smash released when she was just 11 years old), not only established her new artistic direction, but it became an international hit, making her one of the '90s most unlikely stars. Though the title of Debut implied that it was Björk's first-ever solo project, she had actually been a professional vocalist since she was a child. When she was in elementary school in Reykjavik, she studied classical piano and, eventually, her teachers submitted a tape of her singing Tina Charles' "I Love to Love" to Iceland's Radio One. After "I Love to Love" was aired, a record label called Falkkin offered Björk a record contract. At the age of 11, her eponymous first album was released; the record contained covers of several pop songs, including the Beatles' "Fool on the Hill," and boasted artwork from her mother and guitar work from her stepfather. Björk became a hit within Iceland and was not released in any other country. Björk's musical tastes were changed by the punk revolution of the late '70s; in 1979, she formed a post-punk group called Exodus and, in the following year, she sang in Jam 80. In 1981, Björk and Exodus bassist Jakob Magnusson formed Tappi Tikarrass, which released an EP, Bitid Fast I Vitid, on Spor later that year; it was followed by the full-length Miranda in 1983. Following Tappi Tikarrass, she formed the goth-tinged post-punk group KUKL with Einar Orn Benediktsson. KUKL released two albums, The Eye (1984) and Holidays in Europe (1986), on Crass Records before the band metamorphosed into the Sugarcubes in the summer of 1986. The Sugarcubes became one of the rare Icelandic bands to break out of their native country when their debut album, Life's Too Good, became a British and American hit in 1988. For the next four years, the group maintained a successful cult following in the U.K. and the U.S. while they were stars within Iceland During 1990, Björk recorded a set of jazz standards and originals with an Icelandic bebop group called Trio Gudmundar Ingolfssonar. The album, Gling-Gló, was released only in Iceland. By 1992, tensions between Björk and Einar had grown substantially, which resulted in the band splitting apart. Following the breakup of the group, Björk moved to London, where she began pursuing a dance-oriented solo career. The previous year, she had sung on 808 State's "Ooops," which sparked her interest in club and house music. Björk struck up a working relationship with Nellee Hooper, a producer who had formerly worked with Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. The first result of their partnership was "Human Behaviour," which was released in June of 1993. "Human Behaviour" became a Top 40 hit in the U.K., setting the stage for the surprising number three debut of the full-length album, Debut. Throughout 1993, Björk had hit U.K. singles — including "Venus as a Boy," "Big Time Sensuality," and the non-LP "Play Dead," a collaboration with David Arnold taken from the film Young Americans — as well as modern rock radio hits in the U.S., and in both countries she earned rave reviews. At the end of the year, NME magazine named Debut the album of the year, while she won International Female Solo Artist and Newcomer at the BRIT Awards; Debut went gold in the U.S. and platinum in the U.K. During 1994, Björk was relatively quiet as she recorded her second album with Nellee Hooper, Tricky, 808 State's Graham Massey, and Howie B of Mo' Wax Records; she also released a remix EP, co-wrote the title track for Madonna's Bedtime Stories, and performed on MTV Unplugged that same year. "Army of Me," the first single from Björk's forthcoming album, was released as a teaser single in the spring of 1995; it debuted at number ten in the U.K. and became a moderate alternative rock hit in the U.S. Post, her second album, was released in June of 1995 to positive reviews; it peaked at number two in the U.K. and number 32 in the U.S. Post matched its predecessor in terms of sales and praise, going gold in the U.S. and helping her earn her second BRIT Award for Best International Female Artist. Post yielded the British hit singles "Isobel" (number 23), "It's Oh So Quiet" (number four), and "Hyperballad" (number eight), yet her singles failed to make much headway on American radio or MTV. Late in 1996, Björk released Telegram, an album comprised of radical remixes of the entire Post album, in the U.K.; Telegram was released in America in January 1997. Homogenic, her most experimental studio effort to date, followed later that same year and spawned many remix releases in the next few years to follow. In the spring of 2000, she was named Best Actress by jurors at the Cannes Film Festival for her work in Lars von Trier's Palme d'Or-winning Dancer in the Dark. Selmasongs, her score for the film, reunited Björk with her Homogenic collaborator Mark Bell and arrived in the fall of 2000, just in time for Dancer in the Dark's U.S. release. The full-length follow-up, Vespertine, was released one year later. She released a Greatest Hits collection and the Family Tree box set late in 2002. After performing a few dates in 2003, Björk geared up for a busy 2004, which included the release of her all-vocals and vocal samples-based album Medúlla and a performance of one of its songs, "Oceania," at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. |
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If you ever get close to a human
And human behaviour
Be ready to get confused
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
To human behaviour
But yet so, yet so irresistible
And there's no map
They're terribly moody
And human behaviour
Then all of a sudden turn happy
But, oh, to get involved in the exchange
Of human emotions is ever so, ever so satisfying
Oh oh, and there's no map
Human behaviour, human
Human, human behaviour, human
Human, human behaviour, human
Human behaviour, human
And there's no map
And a compass
Wouldn't help at all
Human behaviour, human, human
Human behaviour, human,
Human behaviour, human,
Human behaviour
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
Human, human
Human behaviour
Human.
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
Human, human, human, human.
I travel
All around the city
Go in and out of
Locomotives
All alone
There's no-one here
And people everywhere
Crying 'cause I need you
Crying I can feel you
Crying 'cause I need you
Crying 'cause I care.
It's a hot day
And i'm dressed lightly
I move carefully
Through the crowd
Here everyone
Is so vulnerable
And i'm as well
There's no-one here
And people everywhere
Crying 'cause I need you
Crying I can feel you
Crying 'cause I need you
Crying 'cause I care
Only if a ship would sail in
Or just someone came
And knocked at my door
Or just, or just something
Crying 'cause I need you
Crying I can feel you
Crying 'cause I need you
Crying 'cause I care
His
wicked sense of humour
Suggests exciting sex
His fingers focus on her
Touches, he's venus as a boy.
He believes in a beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty,
Eternal...
He believes in a beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty,
Eternal...
He's exploring
The taste of her
Arousal
So accurate
He sets off
The beauty in her
He's venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty,
Eternal...
He believes in a beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty,
Eternal...
There’s
More To Life Than This
Come on girl
Let's sneak out of this party
It's getting boring
There's more to life than this
It's still early morning
We could go down to the harbour
And jump between the boats
And see the sun come up
Sample : There's more to life than this
There's more to life than this
There's more to life than this
I could nick a boat
And sneak off to this island
I could bring my little ghettoblaster
There's more to life than this
But then we'd have to rush back
To the town's best baker
To get the first bread of the morning
There's more to life than this.
Sample : There's more to life than this
There's more to life than this X4
Lately
I find myself out gazing at stars
Hearing guitars
Like someone in love
Sometimes the things I do astound me
Mostly whenever you're around me
Lately
I seem to walk as though I have wings
Bump into things
Like someone in love
Each time I look at you, I'm limp as a glove
And feeling like someone in love
Sometimes the things I do astound me
Mostly whenever you're around me
Lately
I seem to walk as though I have wings
Bump into things
Like someone in love
Each time I look at you, I'm limp as a glove
And feeling like someone in love
Like someone in love
Like someone in love
*** Thanx a lot to Skully who corrected a mistake ***
I can sense it
Something important
Is about to happen
It's coming up.
It takes courage to enjoy it
The hardcore and the gentle
Big time sensuality.
We just met
And I know I'm a bit too intimate
But something huge is coming up
And we're both included.
It takes courage to enjoy it
The hardcore and the gentle
Big time sensuality.
I don't know my future after this weekend
And I don't want to.
It takes courage to enjoy it
The hardcore and the gentle
Big time sensuality
Sensuality
One Day
One day, it will happen
One day, one day
It will all come true.
One day, when you're ready
One day, one day
When you're up to it.
The atmosphere
Will get lighter
And two suns ready
To shine just for you
I can feel it, I can feel it.
One day, it will happen
One day, one day
It will all make sense.
One day, one day
You will blossom
One day, one day
When you're ready.
An aeroplane
Will curve gracefully
Around the volcano
With the eruption that never lets you down.
I can feel it, I can feel it,
And the beautifullest
Fireworks are burning
In the sky just for you
I can feel it, I can feel it
One day, one day, one day, one day
One day, one day, one day, one day
Aeroplane
I can not live
Peacefully without you
For even a moment
I miss you terribly
When you're away
He's away
This ain't right
I'm alone
I'm taking an aeroplane
Across the world
To follow my heart.
How come
Out of all the people in the world
Only one
Can make me complete
One word, one word on the phone
Makes me happy
One touch, but one touch directly
Makes me ecstatic
He's away
This ain't right
I'm alone
I'm taking an aeroplane
Across the world
To follow my heart
Come To Me
Come to me
I'll take care of you
Protect you
Calm, calm down
You're exhausted
Come lie down
You don't have to explain
I understand
You know
That I adore you
You know
That I love you.
So don't make me say it
It would burst the bubble
Break the charm.
Jump off
Your building's on fire
And I'll catch you, I'll catch you
Destroy all that is keeping you down
And then i'll nurse you
I'll nurse you
I'll touch you
You know
That I adore you
You know
That I love you.
So don't make me say it
It would burst the bubble
Break the charm.
Violently
Happy
Since I met you
This small town hasn't got room
For my big feelings
Violently happy
'Cause i love you
Violently happy
But you're not here
Violently happy
Come calm me down
Before I get into trouble
I tip-toe down to the shore
Stand by the ocean
Make it roar at me
And I roar back.
Violently happy
'Cause I love you
Violently happy
But you're not here
Violently happy
Overemotional
Violently happy
I'll get into trouble
Real soon
If you don't get here
Baby.
Violently happy
'Cause I love you
Violently happy
I'm aiming too high
Violently happy
It will get me into trouble
Violently happy
I'm driving my car
Too fast
With ecstatic music on.
Violently happy
I'm getting too drunk
Violently happy
I'm daring people
To jump off roofs with me
Only you
Can clam me down
I'm aiming too high
Soothe me
The Anchor
Song
I live by the ocean
And during the night
I dive into it
Down to the bottom
Underneath all currents
And drop my anchor
This is where I'm staying
This is my home
I live by the ocean
And during the night
I dive into it
Down to the bottom
Underneath all currents
And drop my anchor
This is where I'm staying
This is my home
Darling stop confusing me
With your wishful thinking
Hopeful embraces
Don't you understand?
I have to go through this
I belong to here where
No-one cares and no-one loves
No light no air to live in
A place called hate
The city of fear
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
And the hurting stops
It's sometimes just like sleeping
Curling up inside my private tortures
I nestle into pain
Hug suffering
Caress every ache
I play dead,
It stops the hurting
Stand up
You've got to manage
I won't sympathize
Anymore.
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
You're alright
There's nothing wrong
Self-sufficience please!
And get to work.
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
Army of me
You're on your own now
We won't save you
Your rescue-squad
Is to exhausted
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
Army of me
Hyper-ballad
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit
A way to start the day
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It's real early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
When it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Safe up ( here with you ) ...
The modern
things
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the modern things Like cars and such Have always existed They've just been waiting in a mountain For the right moment Listening to the irritating noises Of dinosaurs and people Dabbling outside Chaææ Enginn fylgist alveg Chaææ Sólin sekkur Chaææ Enginn sér við mér Það er sól þegar
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All
the modern things Like cars and such Have always existed They've just been waiting in a mountain For the right moment Listening to the irritating noises Of dinosaurs and people Dabbling outside Chaææ There's a sun when he Comes along |
*** Translations and transcripts by Tom Brenner ***
Shhhh, Shhhh
It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...
You fall in love
Zing boom
The sky up above
Zing boom
Is caving in
Wow bam
You've never been so nuts about a guy
You wanna laugh you wanna cry
You cross your heart and hope to die
'Til it's over and then
Shhh, Shhh
It's nice and quiet
Shhh, Shhh
But soon again
Shhh, Shhh
Starts another big riot
You blow a fuse, zing boom
The devil cuts loose, zing boom
So what's the use, wow bam
Of falling in love
It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...
You ring the bell, bim bam
You shout and you yell, hi ho ho
You broke the spell
Gee, this is swell you almost have a fit
This guy is "gorge" and I got hit
There's no mistake this is it
'Til it's over and then
It's nice and quiet
Shhh, Shhh
But soon again
Shhh, Shhh
Starts another big riot
You blow a fuse
Zing boom
The devil cuts loose
Zing boom
What's the use
Wow bam
Of falling in love
The sky caves in
The devil cuts loose
You blow blow blow blow blow your fuse
When you've fallen in love
Ssshhhhhh...
Enjoy
I wish: I want to stay here
I wish: this be enough
I wish: I only love you
I wish: simplicity
Look at the speed out there
It magnetizes me to it
And I have no fear
I'm only into this to
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.
I wish I'd only look
And didn't have to touch
I wish I'd only smell this
And didn't have to taste
How can I ignore?
This is sex without touching
I'm going to explore
I'm only into this to
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.
All that she said was true
All that she said was true
Give her some time
Give her some space
All that she said was true
All that she meant was good
All that she meant was good
Give her some time
Give her some space
All that she meant was good
How you reacted was right
How you reacted was right
Give her some time
Give her some space
How you reacted was right
Isobel
In a forest pitch-dark
Glowed the tiniest spark
It burst into flame
Like me, like me
My name isobel
Married to myself
My love isobel
Living by herself
In a heart full of dust
Lives a creature called lust
It surprises and scares
Like me,like me
My name isobel
Married to myself
My love isobel
Living by herself
When she does it she means to
Moth delivers her message
Unexplained on your collar
Crawling in silence
A simple excuse
Nana na nana, nana na nana
Nana na nana, nana na nana
In a tower of steel
Nature forges a deal
To raise wonderful hell
Like me, like me
My name isobel
Married to myself
My love isobel
Living by herself
When she does it she means to
Moth delivers her message
Unexplained on your collar
Crawling in silence
A simple excuse
Nana na nana, nana na nana X6
Your flirt finds me out
Teases the crack in me
Smittens me with hope
Possibly maybe, possibly maybe, possibly maybe.
As much as I definitely enjoy solitude
I wouldn't mind perhaps
Spending little time with you
Sometimes, sometimes
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Uncertainty excites me
Baby
Who knows what's going to happen?
Lottery or car crash
Or you'll join a cult
Probably maybe, possibly love
This is probably maybe, possibly love, possibly
Mon petit vulcan
You're eruptions and disasters
I keep calm
Admiring the lava
I keep calm
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Electric shocks?
I love them
With you dozen a day
But after a while I wonder
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is he ?
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
How can you offer me love like that?
My heart's burned
How can you offer me love like that?
I'm exhausted
Leave me alone
Possibly maybe, possibly maybe, possibly maybe.
Since we broke up
I'm using lipstick again
I'll suck my tongue
In remembrance of you
Possibly maybe, possibly maybe
Possibly maybe, possibly maybe
Possibly maybe, possibly maybe
I miss you
I miss you
But I haven't met you yet
So special
But it hasn't happened yet
You are gorgeous
But I haven't met you yet
I remember
But it hasn't happened yet
And if you believe in dreams
Or what is more important
That a dream can come true
I, I will meet you
I was peaking
But it hasn't happened yet
I haven't been given
My best souvenir
I miss you
But I haven't met you yet
I know your habits
But wouldn't recognize you yet
And if you believe in dreams
Or what is more important
That a dream can come true
I miss you
I'm so impatient
I can't stand the wait
When will I get my cuddle?
Who are you?
I know by now that you'll arrive
By the time I stop waiting
I miss you
Cover me
While I crawl into the unknown
Cover me
I'm going hunting for mysteries
Cover me
I'm going to prove the impossible really exists
This is really dangerous
Cover me
But worth all the effort
Cover me
I'm going to prove the impossible really exists
Headphones
Genius to fall asleep to your tape last
night
So warm
Sounds go through the muscles
These abstract wordless
Movements, move move move move move.
They start off cells that haven't been touched before
These cells are virgins
Waking up slowly
My headphones
They saved my life
Your tape
It lulled me to sleep
To sleep, to sleep
Nothing will be the same
I'm fast asleep
I like this resonance
It elevates me
I don't recognize myself
This is very interesting
My headphones
They saved my life
Your tape
It lulled me to sleep
To sleep, to sleep
I'm fast asleep now
I'm fast asleep
My headphones
They saved my life
Your tape
It lulled me to sleep
To sleep, to sleep.
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Since we broke up
I'm using lipstick again
I'll suck my tongue
In remembrance of you
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Mon petit vulcan
You're eruptions and disasters
I keep calm
Admiring the lava
I keep calm
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Electric shocks?
I love them
With you dozen a day
But after a while I wonder
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is he ?
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly, poss-
How can you offer
Where's that love you
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is he ?
Possibly maybe
How can you offer me love like that?
My heart's burned
How can you offer me love like that?
I'm exhausted
Leave me alone
Possibly maybe, Possibly maybe, Possibly maybe.
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit
A way to start the day
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It's real early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
When it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Bash, sit, bash, sit, bash, sit, bash, sit,
bash, sit, bash, sit, bash,
Sit, bash, bash, bash, bash, sit, sit, sit, sit,
En- sit, en- sit, en- sit, en- sit, en-, en- sit, en-, en- sit, en-, en- sit, en -sit,
Enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy, enjoy
Enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy
Sit, bash, sit, bash, sit, bash, sit, bash, joy, bash, joy, bash, joy, bash, joy, bash,
bash
Enjoy, enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy, enjoy, joy, enjoy
En-, en-
I adore
Back of necks
Beautifully shaven
Gives me,
Always, always, always, always, always, always,
A pretty rush down my spine
All those boys
With fascinating fingers
Working creating
Touching their tools
Gives me,
Always, always, always, always, always, always,
A pretty rush down my spine
Huh
Tell me stories
Play me the tunes
That crack you up
Gives me,
Always, always, always, always, always, always, always,
A pretty rush down my spine
Hah!
I miss
you
Björk :
I miss you
But I haven't met you yet
You are gorgeous
But it hasn't happened yet
You are gorgeous
But I haven't met you yet
I remember
But it hasn't happened yet
So special
But it hasn't happened yet
And if you believe in dreams
Or what is more important
That a dream can come true
I will meet you
I was peaking
But it hasn't happened yet
I haven't been giving
My best souvenir
I miss you
But I haven't met you yet
I know your habits
But wouldn't regonize you yet
And if you believe in dreams
Or what is more important
That a dream can come true
I, I, I, I miss you
Rodney P :
I had a dream that I was missing you indeed
And if I miss you then you know that I'll be there with speed
I got that mister cool vibe for your mind, believe
I've never seen you but I've seen you've got the vibes I need
That's why I miss you, try to dismiss you, from my mind
Only for people often miss you but I seek to find
You gotta send me an emotion or a sign
Cause even though when all things must reveal in time
Still I miss you
Björk :
Miss you
I get so impatient
I can't stand the wait
When will I get my cuddle
Who are you?
I know by now that you'll arrive
By the time I stop waiting
Aaaaahhhhhhh Miss you
I miss you
So I miss you
I miss you
....
I miss you, miss you, miss you
...
I miss you....miss you
*** Thanx a lot to
Brett who corrected this one ***
Isobel
In a forest pitch-dark
Glowed the tiniest spark
It burst into a flame
Like me, like me
My name Isobel
Married to myself
My love Isobel
Living by herself
In a heart full of dust
Lives a creature called lust
It surprises and scares
Like me,like me
My name Isobel
Married to myself
My love Isobel
Living by herself
Crawling in silence
A simple excuse
Nana na nana, nana na nana
Nana na nana, nana na nana
In a tower of steel
Nature forges a deal
To raise wonderful hell
Like me, like me
My name Isobel
Married to myself
My love Isobel
Living by herself
Crawling in silence
A simple excuse
Nana na nana, nana na nana X6
You're all I ever wanted X2
All that she said was true
All that she said was true
Give her some time
Give her some space
All that she said was true
All that she ever meant was good
All that she meant was good
Give her some time
Give her some space
All that she meant was good
How you reacted was right
How you reacted was right
Give her some space
Give her some time
All that she said was true
You're all I ever wanted X5
Cover me
I'm going hunting, hunting,
Mysteries
Crawl into the unknown
This is really dangerous
This is really dangerous
This is really dangerous
I'm going hunting, hunting, hunting,
Mysteries, mysteries, mysteries, mysteries,
( What, what, what, what , what .. )
Arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm,
Arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm,
Army of me.
Arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm
Arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm, arm
Army of me.
Genius to fall asleep to your tape last
night
Sounds go through the muscles
These abstract wordless
Movements
They start off cells that haven't been touched before
Nothing will be the same
I like this resonance
It elevates me
I don't recognize myself
This is very interesting
Homogenic
Hunter
Ooooohhh... Ooooohhh... Ooooohhh... Ooooohhh...
If travel is searching
And home has been found
I'm not stopping
I'm going hunting
I'm the hunter
I'll bring back the goods
But I don't know when
I thought I could organize freedom
How Scandinavian of me
You sussed it out, didn't you ?
yeah!
You could smell it
So you left me on my own
To complete the mission
Now I'm leaving it all behind
I'm Going hunting
I'm the hunter, I'm the hunter
I'm going hunting
I'm the hunter Ooooohhh... I'm the hunter
I'm the hunter Ooooohhh... I'm the hunter
I'm ... the ... hunter...
Ooooohhh... Ooooohhh... Ooooohhh... Ooooohhh...
*** Thanx a lot to Lina
for this one ***
Joga
All these accidents,
That happen,
Follow the dot,
Coincidence,
Makes sense,
Only with you,
You don't have to speak,
I feel.
Emotional landscapes,
They puzzle me,
Then the riddle gets solved,
And you push me up to this
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.
All that no-one sees,
You see,
What's inside of me,
Every nerve that hurts,
You heal,
Deep inside of me, oo-oohh,
You don't have to speak,
I feel.
Emotional landscapes,
They puzzle me - confuse,
Then the riddle gets solved,
And you push me up to this
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
Emotional landscapes,
They puzzle me,
Then the riddle gets solved,
And you push me up to this
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
State of, state of,
How beautiful,
Emergency,
Is where I want to be.
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be.
Unravel
While you are away
My heart comes undone
Slowly unravels
In a ball of yarn
The devil collects it
With a grin
Our love
In a ball of yarn
He'll never return it
So when you come back
We'll have to make new love
He'll never return it
When you come back
We'll have to make new love
While you are away
My heart comes undone
Slowly unravels
In a ball of yarn
The devil collects it
With a grin
Our love, our love,
In a ball of yarn
He'll never return it
When you come back
We'll have to make new love
He'll never return it
When you come back
We'll have to make new love
He'll never return it
When you come back
We'll have to make new love
Bachelorette
I'm a fountain of blood
In the shape of a girl
You're the bird on the brim
Hypnotised by the Whirl
Drink me, make me feel real
Wet your beak in the stream
Game we're playing is life
Love is a two way dream
Leave me now, return tonight
Tide will show you the way
If you forget my name
You will go astray
Like a killer whale
Trapped in a bay
I'm a path of cinders
Burning under your feet
You're the one who walks me
I'm your one way street
I'm a whisper in water
Secret for you to hear
You are the one who grows distant
When I beckon you near
Leave me now, return tonight
The tide will show you the way
If you forget my name
You will go astray
Like a killer whale
Trapped in a bay
I'm a tree that grows hearts
One for each that you take
You're the intruder hand
I'm the branch that you break
All neon
like
Not 'til you halo all over me
I'll come over
Not 'til it shimmers 'round your skull
I'll be yours
I weave for you
The marvellous web
Glow in the dark threads
All neon like
The cocoon surrounds you
Embraces all
So you can sleep
Foetus-style
And they will assist us
'Cause we're asking for help
And the luminous beam
It feeds you,
Henh-yeah!, henh-yeah
The soft distortion
Fills you up
Nourish nourish
Your turtleheart
And they will assist us
'Cause we're asking for help
And the luminous beam
It feeds you
Henh-yeah!, yeah!
Don't get angry with yourself
Don't, don't get angry with yourself
I'll heal you
With a razorblade
I'll cut a slit open
And the luminous beam
Feeds you honey, heals you
Don't get angry with yourself X4
I'll heal you, i'll heal you, luminous, i'll heal you
5 years
You think you're denying me of something
Well I've got plenty
You're the one who's missing out
But you won't notice
'Til after five years
If you'll live that long
You'll wake up
All loveless
I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
I'm so bored with cowards
That say they want
Then they can't handle
You can't handle love
You can't handle love
You just can't handle
I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
What's so scary ?
Not a threat in sight
You just can't handle
You can't handle love
You can't handle love, baby
You can't handle love
It's obvious
You can't handle
I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
I'm so bored of cowards
That say they want
Then they can't handle
You can't handle love, baby
You can't handle love,
It's obvious
You can't handle
I dare you, I dare you
I dare you, I dare you
Immature
How could I be so immature ?
To think he could replace,
The missing elements in me,
How extremely lazy of me
** Gibberish **
How could I be so immature ?
To think he could replace,
The missing elements in me,
How extremely lazy of me.
How could I be so immature ?
How could I be so immature ?
** Gibberish **
Alarm
call
Wo-oo-ooh hoh!
I have walked this earth
And watched people
It doesnt scare me at all
I can be sinsere
And say I like them
It doesnt scare me at all
** Gibberish **
You can't say no to hope
Can't say no to happiness
I want to go on a mountain-top
With a radio and good batteries
And play a joyous tune and
Free the human race
From suffering
It doesnt scare me at all
I'm no fucking buddhist
But this is enlightenment
The less room you give me
The more space I've got
It doesnt scare me at all
** Gibberish **
You can't say no to hope
Can't say no to happiness
It doesnt scare me at all
I want to be on a mountain-top
With a radio and good batteries
And play a joyous tune and
Free the
A-human race
From suffering
It doesnt scare me at all
This is an alarm-call
So wake-up, wake-up now
Woo-oo-ooh!
Today has never happened
And it doesnt frighten me
It doesnt scare me at all
** Gibberish **
You can't say no to hope
You can't say no to happiness
Wo-oo-ooh!
It doesnt scare me at all, wo-oo-ooh! ....
*** Thanx a lot to Lina
for this one ***
Pluto
Excuse me
But I just have to
Explode
Explode this body
Off me
Woo-ooh
Oooooh (x4)
I'll be brand new
Brand new tomorrow
A little bit tired
But brand new
OOoooh! X3
Aaaaah! X13
Aaaaaah!
Woaahh!!!
All is
full of love
You'll be given love
You'll be taken care of
You'll be given love
You have to trust it
Maybe not from the sources
You have poured yours
Maybe not from the directions
You are staring at
Twist your head around
It's all around you
All is full of love
All around you
All is full of love
You just aint receiving
All is full of love
Your phone is off the hook
All is full of love
Your doors are all shut
All is full of love!
** Gibberish **
All is full of love, all is full of love
All is full of love, all is full of love ...
Björk :
Clatter, crash, clack
Racket, bang, thump
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
It's music
Now dance
Listen, Cvalda
You're the dancer
You got the sparkle
In your eyes
Look at me entrancer
Clatter, crash, clack
Racket, bang, thump
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
It's the clatter machines
They greet you
And say
We tap out a rhythm
And sweep you away
A clatter machine
What a magical sound
A room full of noises
That spins you around
Catherine Deneuve
:
Darling, Selma
Look who's dancing
Faster than a
Shooting star
Cvalda's here
Cvalda sings
Björk :
Clatter, crash, clack
Racket, bang, thump
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
It's the clatter machines
They greet you
And say
We tap out a rhythm
And sweep you away
A clatter machine
What a magical sound
And full of noises
That spins us around
That spins us around
It spins us around
*** Thanx a lot to Brian & Dan who corrected some mistakes ***
Björk
I've seen it all
I have seen the trees
I have seen the willow leaves
Dancing in the breeze
Tom Yorke
I've seen a man killed
By his best friend,
And lives that were over
Before they were spent.
Björk & Tom Yorke
I've seen what I was
And I know what I'll be
I've seen it all
There is no more to see
Björk
You haven't seen elephants
Kings or Peru
Tom Yorke
I'm happy to say
I had better to do
Björk
What about China?
Have you seen the Great Wall?
Tom Yorke
All walls are great
If the roof doesn't fall
And the man you will marry
The home you will share
Björk
To be honest
I really don't care
[gibberish]
Tom Yorke
You've never been
To Niagara Falls
Björk
I have seen water
It's water, that's all
Tom Yorke
The Eiffel Tower
The Empire State
Björk
My pulse was as high
On my very first date
Tom Yorke
And your grandson's hand
As he plays with your hair
Björk
To be honest
I really don't care
[gibberish]
Björk & Yorke
I've seen it all
I've seen the dark
I've seen the brightness
In one little spark
I've seen what I chose
And I've seen what I need
And that is enough
To want more would be greed
I've seen what I was
And I know what I'll be
I've seen it all
There is no more to see
Tom Yorke
You've seen it all
And all you have seen
You can always review on
Your own little screen
The light and the dark
The big and the small
Just keep in mind
You need no more at all
Björk & Tom Yorke
You've seen what you were
And know what you'll be
You've seen it all
There is no more to see
[gibberish]
*** Thanx a lot to Amatista & Fred who corrected this one ***
Black night is falling
The sun is gone to bed
The innocent are dreaming
As you should sleepy-head
Sleepy-head, sleepy-head
All the love above
I send into you
Comfort and protection
I'll watch over you
But don't ask me
What's gonna happen next
I know the future
I'd love to lead you the way
Just to make it easier on you
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
My
Dearest
Scatterheart
There is comfort
Right in the eye
Of the hurricane
Just to make it easier on you
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
All the hurt in the world
You know
There's nothing I'd love to do more
Than spare you from that burden
It's gonna be hard
If I only could
Shelter you
From that pain
Just to make it easier on you
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
You are gonna have to find out for yourself
In The Musicals
Why do I love it so much?
What kind of magic is this?
How come I can't help adore it?
It's just another musical
No one minds it at all
If I'm having a ball
This is a musical
And there is always someone to
catch me
There is always someone to catch me
There is always someone to catch me
There is always someone to catch me
When I'd fall
Why do I love you so much?
What kind of magic is this?
How come I can't help adore you?
You are in a musical
I didn't mind it at all
You were having a ball
This is a musical
And you were always there to catch
me
You were always there to catch me
You were always there to catch me
You were always there to catch me
When I'd fall
I don't mind it at all
If you're having a ball
This is a musical
And I'll always be there to catch you
I will always be there to catch you
I'll always be there to catch you
I will always be there to catch you
You always be there to catch me
And there's always someone to catch me
You always be there to catch me
You always there to catch me
When I'd fall
Siobhan Fallon :
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen
Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
Twenty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty three,
Twenty four, twenty five, twenty six, twenty seven,
Twenty eight, twenty nine, thirty ...
Björk :
Thirty one, thirty five, thirty eight, fourty two,
Fourty eight, fifty one, fifty four, fifty eight
Sixty four, sixty eight, sixty nine, seventy five
Seventy nine, eighty three, eighty six, eighty nine, ninety three
One hundred steps
Train-whistles, sweet clementine
Blueberries dancers in line
Cobwebs, a bakery sign
Ooooh - a sweet clementine
Ooooh dancers in line
Ooooh
If living is seeing
I'm holding my breath
In wonder, I wonder
What happen's next?
A new world
A new day to see
See, see
I'm softly walking on air
Halfway to heaven frontier
Sunlight unfolds in my hair
Ooooh I'm walking on air
Ooooh to heaven frontier
Ooooh
If living is seeing
I'm holding my breath
In wonder, I wonder
What happens next?
A new world
A new day to see
See, see
To see...
Through
the warmthest
Cord of care
Your love was sent to me
I'm not sure
What to do with it
Or where to put it
I'm so close to tear
And so close to
Simply calling you
up
And simply suggesting
We go to the hidden place
That we go to the hidden place
We go to the hidden place
We go to a hidden place
Now I have
Been slightly shy
And I can smell a pinch of hope
To almost have allowed once fingers
To stroke
The fingers I was given to touch with
But careful, careful
There lies my passion, hidden
There lies my love
I'll hide it under a blanket
Lull it to sleep
I'll keep it in a hidden place
I'll keep it in a hidden place
Keep it in a hidden place
Keep it in a hidden place
He's
The beautifullest
Fragilest
Still strong
Dark
and divine
And the littleness of his movements
Hides himself
He invents a charm
That makes him invisible
Hides in the air
Can I hide there too?
Hide in the air of him
Seek solace
Sanctuary
In that hidden place
In a hidden place
In a hidden place
We'll stay in a hidden place
Ooohh in a hidden place
We'll live in a hidden place
We'll be in a hidden place
In a hidden place
...
Who
would have known
That a boy like him
Would have entered me lightly
Restoring my blisses
Who would have known
That a boy like him
After sharing my core
Would stay going nowhere
Who would have known
A beauty this immense
Who would have known
A saintly trance
Who would have known
Miraculous breath
To inhale a beard
Loaded with courage
Who would have known
That a boy like him
Possessed of magical
Sensitivity
Would approach a girl like me
Who caresses cradles his head
In a bosom
He slides inside
Half awake, half asleep
We faint back
Into sleephood
When I wake up
The second time
In his arms
Gorgeousness
He's still inside me
Who would have known
Who ahhh
Who would have known
A train of pearls
Cabin by cabin
Is shot precisely
Across an ocean
From a mouth
From a
From a mouth
Of a girl like me
To a boy
To a boy
To a boy
It's
Not Up To You
I wake up
And the day feels
Broken
I tilt my head
I'm trying to get an angle
'Cause the evening
I've always longed for
It could still happen
How do I master
The perfect day
Six glasses of water
Seven phonecalls
If you leave it alone
It might just happen
Anyway
It's not up to you
Oh it never really was
It's not up to you
Oh it never really was
It's not up to you
Well it never really was
It's not up to you
If you wake up
And the day feels
Ah broken
Just lean into the crack
(Just lean into the crack)
And it will tremble
Ever so nicely
Notice
How it sparkles
Down there
I can decide
What I give
But it's not up to me
What I get given
Unthinkable surprises
About to happen
But what they are
It's not up to you
Well it never really was
It's not up to you
Oh it never really was
It's not up to you
Oh it never really was
It's not up to you
Oh, me, share
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
Oh, it never really was
It's not up to you
Well, it never really was
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
There's too much
Clinging
To peak
There's too much
Pressure
Undo
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Oh I
It's not meant to
be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Oh I
You're trying too
hard
Surrender
Give yourself in
You're trying too hard
You're trying too hard, ah
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Sweetly
It's not meant to be a strife
To enjoy
It's not meant to be a stuggle uphill
Oh I
It's warmer now
Lean into it
Unfold
Unfold in a generous way
Surrender
It's not meant to be a srife (surrender)
It's not meant (undo) to be a struggle uphill (undo)
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
I'm praying
To be
In a generous mode
The kindness kind
The kindness kind
To share
Me
To share me
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
It's not meant to be
a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Undo
Undo
If you're bleeding
Undo
And if you're sweating
Undo
If you're crying, darling
Undo
Undo
Oh I
Unravel
Pedalling
through
The dark currents
I find
An accurate copy
A blueprint
Of the pleasure
In me
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
A secret code carved
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
A secret code carved
He offers
A handshake
Crooked
Five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matched
On the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetry
Morsecoding signals
(signals)
They pulsate (wake me up) and wake me up
(pulsate) from my hibernate
On the surface simplicity
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
Pagan poetry
Swirling black
lilies totally ripe
....
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
She loves him, she loves him
This time
She loves him, she loves him
I'm gonna keep it to myself
She loves him, she loves him
She loves him, she loves him
This time
I'm gonna keep me all to myself
She loves him, she loves him
And he makes me want to hand myself over
She loves him, she loves him
She loves him, she loves him
And he makes me want to hand myself over
*** Thanx a lot to Yuki & Tyler who corrected a mistake ***
Aurora
Treading
The glacier head
Looking hard for
Moments of shine
From twilight
To twilight
Ahhhhh...
Utter mundane
Aurora
Goddess sparkle
Shoot me
Beyond this suffer
The need
Is great
Aurora
Ahhhh...
Utter mundane
Aurora
Goddess sparkle
A mountain shade
Suggests your shape
I tumbled down
On my knees
Fill the mouth
With snow
The way it melts
I wish
To melt
Into you
Aurora
Ahhh...
Utter mundane
Spark the sun off
Spark the sun off
Spark the sun off
Spark the sun off me
An echo a
stain
She
touched
My arm
And smiled
One of these days
Soon
Very soon
Love you 'til then
Love you 'til then
Feel my breath
On your neck
And your heart
Will race
Don't say no to me
You can't say no to me
I won't see you
Denied
I'm sorry you saw that
I'm sorry he did it
An echo
A stain
A stain
I can't say no to you
I can't say no to you
Say nothing
Free falling
Complete
( From the poem "Wade" by E.E. Cummings )
I
will wade out
Till my thighs are steeped
In burning flowers
I will take the sun in my mouth
And leap into the ripe air
Alive with closed eyes
To dash against darkness
In the sleeping curves of my body
Shall enter fingers
Of smooth mastery
With chasteness of sea-girls
Will I complete the mystery
Of my flesh
Will I complete the mystery
Of my flesh
My flesh
( Original from : Console - Rocket In The Pocket : Crabcraft )
I
have a recurrent dream
Everytime I loose my voice
I swallow little glowing lights
My mother and son baked for me
And during the night
They do a trapeze walk
Until they're in the sky
Right above my bed
While I'm asleep
My mother and son pour into me
Warm glowing oil
Into my wide open throat
I have a recurrent dream
Everytime I feel a hoarseness
I swallow warm glowing lights
My mother and son baked for me, oh
They make me feel so much better
They make me feel better
We have a recurrent dream
Everytime we loose our voices
We dream swallow little lights
Our mother and son bake for us
During the night
They do a little trapeze walk
Until they're in the sky
Right above our heads
While we're asleep
My mother and son pour into us
Pour into us
Warm glowing oil
Into our wide open throats
I have a recurrent dream
They make me feel better
They make me feel better
If there is a troubador washing
It is he
If there is a man about town
It is he
If there is one to be sought
It is he
If there are nine she is
They are bought for me
This way is as is she
And he placed her
Unclothed
Long long longlegged
Atop of the family tree
And if he has chosen the point
While she is under him
Then leave her coily placed crouched sucking him
For it is I with
Her on knee
** Gibberish **
I leave her
Without pith or feel
And leave her be
Leave her be
For he controls what there´ll be
He makes his face known to none
For if he is seen
Then all will
And all will know
Know me
One
hand love the other
So much on me
Born stubborn me
Will always be
Before you count
One two three
I will have grown my own private branch
Of this tree
You gardener
You discipliner
Domestically
I can obey all of your rules
And still be, be
I never thought I would compromise
I never thought I would compromise
I never thought I would compromise
Let's unite tonight
We shouldn't fight
Embrace you tight
Let's unite tonight
I thrive best hermit style
With a beard and a pipe
And a parrot on each side
But now I can't do this without you
I never thought I would compromise
I never thought I would compromise
I never thought I would compromise
Let's unite tonight
We shouldn't fight
Embrace you tight
Let's unite tonight
One hand love the other
So much on me
Let's unite tonight
We shouldn't fight
Embrace you tight
Let's unite tonight
Let's unite tonight
We shouldn't fight
Embrace you tight
Let's
Ooohhhh ooohh
Unison
Unison
Unison
*** Thanx a lot to the Official Bjork Website for these accurate lyrics ***
The pleasure is all mine
To get to be the generous one
Is the strongest stance
The pleasure is all mine
To finally let go and evenly
Be flown
Who gives most
Who gives most
Who gives most
The pleasure is all mine
Women like us we strengthen most host-like
When in doubt, give
When in doubt, give
When in doubt, give
Show me forgiveness
Show me forgiveness
For having lost faith in myself
And let my own interior up
To inferior forces
The shame is endless
But if soon start forgiveness
The girl might live
Where is the line with you
Where is the -- line - with you
Where is the line with you
Where is the -- line - with you
My purse wide open
you ask again
I see the crime and cash into
Accounts
Everywhere
Where is the line with you
Where is the line -- with you
Where is the -- line - with you
Where is the -- line with you
I want to be flexible
I want to go out of my way for you
But enough is enough
Where is the line with you
Where is the -- line with you
Where is the line with you
Where is the -- line - with you
I am elastic
I want to
Go out of my way for you
I want to
Help
Help you
Where is the line with you
Where is the line - with you
Where is the -- line - with you
Where is the -- line - with you
I want to
Have
Capacity
For you and be elastic
Love
To be elastic
E-la-stic for
Where is the line with you
Where is the -- line with you
Where is the line with you
Where is the line with you
Where is the line - with you
Where -- is the line with you
I'm elastic for you
But enough is enough
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farm My farm and yours Sleeps happily at peace Falls snow Silent at dusk on earth My grass My grass and yours Keeps the earth til spring Nesting spring Hid at the hill's root Awake as are we Faith in life Quiet cold spring Eye of the depths Into the firmament Staring still in the night Far away Wakes the great world Mad with grim enchantment Disquieted Fearful of night and day Your eyes Fearless and serene Smile bright at me My hope Your blest smile Rouses verse from sleep The earths rests Silent in arms of snow Lily white Closes her blue eyes My little girl *** Thanx a lot to Einar for this translation *** |
Who is it ?
His embrace, a fortress
It fuels me and places
A skeleton of trust
Right beneath us
Bone by bone
Stone by stone
If you ask yourself
Patiently
And carefully
Who is it?
Who is it?
Who is it - that never lets you down?
Who is it - that gave you back your crown?
And the ornaments are
They're going around
Now they're handing it over
They're handing it over
Handing it over
Who is it - that never lets you down?
Who is it - that gave you back your crown?
And the ornaments are
They're going around
Now -- they're handing it over
Handing it over
He demands a closeness
We all have earned a lightness
Carry my joy on the left
Carry my pain on the right
If you ask yourself
Now patiently
And carefully
Who is it?
Who is it - that never lets you down?
Who is it - that gave you back your crown?
And the ornaments are
They're going around
And I'm handing it over
Handing it over
Handing
Who is it - that never lets you down?
Who is it - that gave you back your crown?
And the ornaments are
They're going around
Now I'm handing it over
Handing it over
Submarine
When will it be time
To document
Do it now!
This submarine behaviour
Do it now!
When time?
To return
Do it now!
Do it now!
Shake us out of the heavy deep sleep
Shake us now!
Do it now!
Do it now!
Shake us out of the heavy deep sleep
Do it now!
Desired constellation
It's tricky when
You feel someone
Has done
Something on your behalf
It's slippery when
Your sense of justice
Murmurs underneath
And is asking you
How am I going to make it right?
How am I going to make it right?
With a palm full of stars
I throw them like dice
(repeatedly)
On the table
(repeat - repeatedly)
I shake them like dice
And throw them on the table
Repeatedly
(repeatedly)
Until the desired constellation appears
How am I going to make it right?
How am I going to make it right?
How am I going to make it right?
(And you hear - how am I going to make it right?)
How am I going to make it right?
How am I going to make it right?
(How am I going to make it right?)
One breath away
From Mother Oceania
Your nimble feet make prints
In my sand
You have done
Good for yourselves
Since you left my wet embrace
And crawled ashore
Every boy is a snake is a lily
Every pearl is a lynx is a girl
Sweet like harmony
Made into flesh
You dance by my side
Children sublime
You show me continents
I see the islands
You count the centuries
I blink my eyes
Hawks and sparrows
Race in my waters
Stingrays are floating
Across the sky
Little ones
My sons and my daughters
Your sweat is salty - I am why
I am why
I am why
Your sweat is salty - I am why
I am why
I am why
Sonnets / unrealities xi
( E.E. Cummings Poem - 'it may not always be so' )
It may not always be so
And I say
And if your lips
Which I have loved
Should touch another's
And your dear strong fingers clutch
Her heart
As mine in time
Not far away
If on another's face your sweet hair lay
In such a silence
As I know
Or such great writhing words
As, uttering overmuch
Stand helpelessly before the spirit at bay
If this should be
I say
If this should be
You of my heart
Send me a little word
That I may go
Unto her
And take her hands
Saying
Accept all happiness from me
Then I shall turn my face
And hear one bird
Sing terribly afar
In the lost lands
Mouth's cradle
There is yet
Another one
That follows me
Wherever I go
And supports me
Ah, this tooth is warmthlike
This tooth is warmthlike
This tooth is warmthlike
And these teeth
Are
A ladder up to his mouth
All these teeth are a ladder
That I walk
That you can walk to
If you want
If you want, up to
The mouth, mouth's cradle
Up to the mouth's cradle
He always has a hope for me
Always sees me when nothing else
And everyone have left
Can care
That ghost is brighter than anyone
And fulfills me with hope
Those beams assure me
And you can use
These teeth
As a
Ladder up to
Mouths cradle
The mouths cradle
And you can follow
These notes I'm singing
Up to the mouth's cradle
The mouth's cradle
The simplicity of the ghostlike beast
The purity of what he wants
And where it goes
Always love
Always loves you
Always loves with, infrared love
And you can use
Those teeth
As a ladder up to
Mouth's cradle
Mouth's cradle
You can use
Those teeth
Follow my voice
Tooth by tooth
Up to the
Mouth's cradle
The mouth's cradle
I need a shelter to build an altar
Away from all the Osama's and Bushes
I need a shelter to, to build an altar
Away from all the Osama's and Bushes
Triumph of a heart
The nerves are sending
Shimmering signals
All through my fingers
The veins support
Blood that gushes
Pulsively towards
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
The stubborn trunks
Of these legs of mine
Serve as pathways
For my favourite fuel
Heading upwards towards
My kidneys
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
Smooth
Soft, red
Velvety lungs
Are pushing a network
Of oxygen joyfully
Through a nose
Through a mouth
But all enjoys
All enjoys
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
The triumph of a heart - that gives all : that gives all
( Japanese Bonus Track )
It means COME in Icelandic.
She sings her infamous "alt sem hann sér" which is a based on her native
Icelandic.
It is said to mean something like "everything that he sees."
The song is sung in gibberish. She does sing "hún er komið", which is Icelandic
for "she is coming."
But to be grammatically correct, it would be "hún hefur komið" or "hún kom"
*** Thanx a lot to
Luis &
Dorothy for these informations
from
www.shinybattery.sugarcube.net ***
( Vocals : Will Oldham )
July 13, 1946
Dear General MacArthur,
With your permission
I offer wishes of good health
During this heat
That burns anything
The words I slowly put together
Do not flow easily, they only fill my heart
Recently, fulfilling
Your heart’s desire
You removed the whaling
Moratorium.
Your gesture brings
A much needed food
To our community
And families
The words I slowly put together
Do not flow easily, they only fill my heart
A million year old fossil
I send to you
This comes from my family
And the ancient sea
A prehistoric impression
Of the modern krill
She feeds the noble whale
And offers you longevity
The words I slowly put together
Do not flow easily, they only fill my heart
Finally, please take good care in the heat.
Sincerely yours,
Shizuka
*** Thanx a lot to www.Bjork.com for the lyrics ***
|
Fune to aruji to seiyô kyakujin, Umi hito tomo ni, unmei ni nau. Daikeirin no hitokoma, hitokoma, Sonno hitokomani subete ari. Udaru atsusani nebatsuku karada, Umi kaze suzushiku idakiau. (...)Katakunaru mo Shinbu wo nao mo tokete ari. Fune to aruji to seiyô kyakujin, (...)Hadaka no umigeshiki. Daikeirin no hairiguchi, Bubun wa subete mo utsutsunari. Hada ni kiri komu kyôkan naifu, Onna ga otoko wo kiri toreba otoko wa onna wo kaitai suru. (...) Tokereba, Kokoro arawaru. Fune to aruji to seiyô kyakujin Umi no kurishimi, chi wo tomo nau mo. Daikeirin no jôkennaruka, Hitokoma hitokoma ni subete ari. Chishio no atsuki rikusei kyakujin, (...)Nankai, ibuki arata ni. Nankyoku no aruji fune mo hokoraka, Marebito kujira wo kaeri yuku. *** Thanx a lot to Marianne for this translation *** |
Vessel, host, occidental guests, *** Thanx a lot to www.Bjork.com for this translation *** |
Cetacea
Into pattern
Flowing blood
Giving form
In every part
The whole you see
Into pattern
Flowing blood
Giving form
From the moment of commitment, nature conspires to help you
From the moment of commitment, nature conspires to help you
From the moment of commitment, nature conspires to help you
Nature conspires to help you
*** Thanx a lot to www.Bjork.com for the lyrics ***
We are the earth intruders
We are the earth intruders
Muddy with twigs and branches
Turmoil! Carnage!
Here come the earth intruders
We are the paratroopers
Stampede of sharp shooters
Comes right from voodoo
With our feet thumping
With our feet marching
Grinding skeptics
Into the soil
Shower of goodness coming to
End the doubt pouring over
Shower of goodness coming to end
We are the earth intruders
We are the sharp shooters
Flock of parashooters
Necessary voodoo
I have guided my bones
Through some voltage
And loved them still
And loved them too
Metallic carnage!
Feriocity!
Feel the speed!
We are the earth intruders
We are the sharp shooters
Flock of parashooters
Necessary voodoo
There is turmoil out there
Carnage! Rambling!
What is to do but dig
Dig bones out of earth
Mudgraves! Timber!
Morbid trenches!
Here come the earth intruders
Stampede of resistance
We are the canoneers
Necessary voodoo
And the beast
With many heads
And arms rolling
Steamroller!
We are the earth intruders
We are the earth intruders
Muddy with twigs and branches
Forgive this tribe
We are the earth intruders
We are the earth intruders
Muddy with twigs and branches
We are the earth intruders
Muddy with twigs and branches
We are the earth intruders
We are the earth intruders
Muddy with twigs and branches
Marching
We are the earth intruders
Muddy with twigs and branches
Marching
March
March
March
Wanderlust
I am leaving this harbour
Giving urban a farewell
Its habitants seem too keen on God
I cannot stomach their rights and wrong
I have lost my origin
And I don't want to find it again
Rather sailing into nature's laws
And be held by ocean's paws
Wanderlust
Relentlessly craving wanderlust
Peel off the layers
Until you get to the core
Did I imagine it would be like this
Was it something like this I wished for
Or will i want more
Lust for comfort
Suffocates the soul
This relentless
Restlessness
Liberates me
Sets me free
I feel at home whenever
The unknown surrounds me
I receive its embrace
Aboard my floating house
Wanderlust
Relentlessly craving wanderlust
Peel off the layers
Until you get to the core
Did i imagine it would be like this
Was it something like this I wished for
Or will i want more
Wanderlust
From island to island
Wanderlust
United in movement
Wonderful
I enjoy it with you
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Can you spot a pattern
Relentlessly restless
Restless relentlessly
Restless relentlessly
Can you spot a pattern
The dull
flame of desire
Björk :
I love your eyes, my dear
Their splendid, sparkling fire
Antony :
When suddenly you raise them so
To cast a swift embracing glance
Björk :
Like lightning flashing in the sky
But there's a charm that is greater still
Antony :
When my love's eyes are lowered
When all is fired by passion's kiss
Björk :
And through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Antony :
And through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Björk :
I love your eyes, my dear
Their splendid, sparkling fire
When suddenly you raise them so
To cast a swift embracing glance
Like lightning flashing in the sky
But there's a charm that is greater still
When my love's eyes are lowered
When all is fired by passion's kiss
And through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
And through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Antony :
Dull flame
Björk :
I see the dull flame of desire
Antony :
I see the dull flame
Björk :
I see the dull flame
Antony :
I love your eyes, my dear
Their splendid, sparkling fire
When suddenly you raise them so
To cast a swift embracing glance
Like lightning flashing in the sky
But there's a charm that is greater still
When my love's eyes are lowered
When all is fired by passion's kiss
And through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Antony :
Dull flame
Björk :
I see the dull flame of desire
Antony :
I see the dull flame
Björk :
I see the dull flame
Björk :
I love your eyes, my dear
Their splendid, sparkling fire
Antony :
When suddenly you raise them so
To cast a swift embracing glance
Björk :
Like lightning flashing in the sky
But there's a charm that is greater still
Antony :
When my love's eyes are lowered
When all is fired by passion's kiss
Björk :
Through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Antony :
And through the downcast lashes
I see the dull flame of desire
Björk :
And through the
Downcast lashes
I see the
Dull flame
Of
Desire
Innocence
I once had no fears
None at all
And then when I had some
To my surprise I grew to like both
Scared or brave or without them
The thrill of fear
Thought I’d never admit it
The thrill of fear
Now greatly enjoyed with courage
When I once was
Untouchable
Innocence roared
Still amazes
When I once was
Innocent
It’s still here
But in different places
Neurosis only attaches itself to
Fertile ground where it can flourish
The thrill of fear
Thought I’d never admit it
The thrill of fear
Now greatly enjoyed with courage
When I once was fearless
Innocence roared
Still amazes
Untouchable innocence
It’s still here
But in different places
Fear is a powerful drug
Overcome it and you think you can do anything
Should I save myself for later
Or generously give
Fear of loosing energy is draining
It’s locks up your chest
Shuts down the heart
Miserly stingy
Let’s open up, share !
When I once was fearless
Innocence roared
Still amazes
Untouchable innocence
It’s still here
But in different places
*** Thanx a lot to Þórir for this one ***
I see who you
are
I see who you are
Behind the skin and the muscles
I see who you are
And when you'll get older later
I will see the same girl
The same soul
Lioness, fireheart
Passionate lover
And afterwards
Later this century
When you and I have
Become corpses
Let's celebrate now
All this flesh on our bones
Let me push you
Up against me
Tightly
And enjoy every bit of you
Let's celebrate now
All this flesh on our bones
Let me push you
Up against me
Tightly
Let's celebrate now
All this flesh on our bones
And enjoy every bit of you
I see who you are
Vertebrae
by vertebrae
Up-on-the-toe
There is a view
Up-on-the-toe
And the spine
Straight and erect
Hungry and curious
Up-on-the-toe
Looking forward to
The air is thinner here…
She came here to lose face
Got down on her knees
The beast is back
On 4 legs
Set her clock to the moon
Raises her spine
Vertebrae by vertebrae
Up-on-the-toe
Looking…
I have been filled with
Steam for months, for years
Same old cloud
Claustrophobic in me
Let it burst
Like old train sounds
Make them leave me, nature
Vertebrae
By vertebrae
By vertebrae
By vertebrae
By vertebrae
My arms ooze out of my shoulders
And the arms ooze out of my shoulders
I curl my tail
Inwards, inwards
Set my clock on the moon
Vertebrae by vertebrae
Please release
This pressure off me
Please release
This pressure off me
Please release
This pressure off me
Pneumonia
Get over the sorrow, girl
The world is always going to be made of this
You can trust in it
Unless you breath in
Bravely
I adore how you simply surrender to high
And your lungs
They're mourning
T-b style
All the stillborn love that could have happened
All the moments you should have embraced
All the moments you should have not locked up
Understand
So clearly
To shut yourself up
Would be the hugest crime of them all
Hugest crime of them all
You're just crying after all
To not want them humans around any more
Get over that sorrow, girl
Get over it
Hope
Here's my version of it, internal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, internal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, internal whirlwind
What’s the lesser of two evils
If a suicide bomber made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target or not
What’s the lesser of two evils
What’s the lesser of two evils
If she kills them or dies in vain
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
What’s the lesser of two evils
What’s the lesser of two evils
If her bump was fake or if it was real
Here's my version of it, internal whirlwind
I have fostered since childhood
Well, I don’t care
Love is all
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
Declare
independence
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Justice
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Justice
Start your own currency
Make your own stamp
Protect your language
Justice
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Make your own flag
Make your own flag
Make your own flag
Make your own flag
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Damn colonists
Ignore their patronizing
Tear off their blindfold
Open their eyes
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
With a flag and a trumpet
Go to the top
Of your highest mountain
And raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Raise your flag (higher higher)
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Raise the flag
My
juvenile
Down the corridor
I send warmth, I send warmth
Down the staircase
I send warmth, I send warmth
Thank you for again
To get to be able
To send warmth, to send warmth
Perhaps I set you too free, too fast, too young
But the intentions were pure
But the intentions were pure
My juvenile
My juvenile
My juvenile
I truly say
You are my biggest love
I clumsily tried to
Free you from me
One last embrace
To tie a sacred ribbon
This is an offer to better the last let-go
This is an offer to better the last let-go
This is an offer to better the last let-go
The intentions were pure
My juvenile (my juvenile)
My juvenile (my juvenile)
My juvenile (my juvenile)
My juvenile
Moon
As the lukewarm hands of the gods
Came down and gently picked my adrenaline pearls
They placed them in their mouths
And rinsed all of the fear out
Nourished them with their saliva
All rested
As if the healthiest past-time
Is being in life-threatening circumstances
And once again be reborn
All birthed and happy
All birthed and happy
All birthed and happy
All birthed and happy
Best way to start-a-new
Is to fail miserably
Fail at loving
And fail at giving
Fail at creating a flow
Then realign the whole
And kick into the starthole
And kick into the starthole
And kick into the starthole
To risk all is the end all and the beginning all
To risk all is the end all and the beginning all
Thunderbolt
Stirring at water's edge
Cold froth on my twig
My mind in whirls
Wanders around desire
May I, can I or have I too often
Craving miracles
May I, can I or have I too often now
Craving miracles
Craving miracles
No one imagines the light shock I need
And I’ll never know
From who's hands deeply humble
Dangerous gifts as such to mine come
May I, should I or have I too often
Craving miracles
May I, can I or have I too often
Craving miracles
Craving miracles
My romantic gene is dominant
And it hungers for union
Universal intimacy
All embracing
May I, should I or have I too often
Craved miracles
May I, can I or have I too often
Craved miracles
Craved
Waves irregularly striking
Wind stern in my face
Thunderstorm come
Scrape those barnacles of me
May I, may I or should I too often
Crave miracles
May I or should I or have I too often
All my body parts are one
As lightning hits my spine
Sparkling
Prime runs through me
Revive my wish
Inviolable
May I, can I or have I too often
Craving miracles
May I, can I, should I or have I too often
Craving miracles
Crystalline
Underneath our feet
Crystals grow like plants
Listen how they grow
I'm blinded by the light
Listen how they glow
In the core of the earth
Listen how they grow
Crystalline
Internal nebula
Crystalline
Rocks growing slowmo
I conquer claustrophobia
And demand the light
We mimic the openness
Of the ones we love
Dovetail our generosity
Equalize the flow
With our hearts
We chisel quartz
To reach love
Crystalline
Internal nebula
Rocks growing slowmo
Crystalline
I conquer claustrophobia
Crystalline
And demand the light
We mimic the openness
Of the ones we love
Dovetail our generosity
Equalize the flow
With our hearts
We chisel quartz
To reach love
Crystalline
Internal nebula
Rocks growing slowmo
Crystalline
I conquer claustrophobia
Crystalline
And demand the light
Octagon polygon
Pipes of an organ
Sonic branches
Murmuring drone
Crystallizing galaxies
Spread out like my fingers
Crystalline
Internal nebula
Rocks growing slowmo
Crystalline
I conquer claustrophobia
Crystalline
And demand the light
| Crystalline Internal nebula Rocks growing slowmo Crystalline I conquer claustrophobia Crystalline And demand the light |
Listen how they
grow Listen how they glow Listen how they grow Listen how they glow |
It's the sparkle you become
When you conquer anxiety
It's the sparkle you become
When you conquer anxiety
Cosmogony
Heaven
Heaven's bodies
Whirl around me
Make me wonder
And they say, back then our universe
Was an empty sea, until a silver fox
And her cunning mate began to sing
A song that became the world we know
Heaven
Heaven's bodies
Whirl around me
Make me wonder
And they say, back then our universe
Was a coal-black egg, until the god inside
Burst out and from its shattered shell
He made what became the world we know
Heaven
Heaven's bodies
Whirl around me
Make me wonder
And they say, back then our universe
Was an endless land, until our ancestors
Woke up and before they went back to sleep
They carved it up into the world we know
Heaven
Heaven's bodies
Whirl around me
Make wonder
And they say, back then our universe
Wasn't even there, until a sudden bang
And then there was light, was sound, was matter
And it all became the world we know
Heaven
Heaven's bodies
Whirl around me
Dance eternal
Hollow
Hollow
My ancestors have access
Hollow
I'm falling down the abyss
Hollow
Looking for some answers
Generations of mothers sailing in
Somehow they all were shipfolks
Hollow
The ground is opening up
Swallows
Me up
The trunk of dna
Now come forth
All species
Hollow
Like a bead in necklace
Thread me
Upon this chain
I'm part of it
The everlasting necklace
Jewels after jewels after jewels after
Jewels after jewels after jewels
I yearn to be belong
Let me belong
Let me belong
Virus
Like a virus needs a body
As soft tissue feeds on blood
Someday I’ll find you, the urge is here
Like a mushroom on a tree trunk
As the protein transmutates
I knock on your skin
And I am in
The perfect match
You and me
I adapt, contagious
You open up, saying welcome
Like a flame that seeks explosives
As gun powder needs a war
I feast inside you, my host is you
The perfect match
You and I
You fail to resist
My crystalline charm
Like a virus
Patient hunter
I'm waiting for you
I’m starving for you
My sweet adversary
My sweet adversary
My sweet adversary
Why can't you give her room
Respect her spatial needs
I feel you compress her
Into a small space
With clairvoyance
She knew what you needed
And she gave it to you
Now her desires are repressed
Arrows in the flesh
When she found your love
Her nature bowed her head
She surrendered
She renounced the world for you
Now she's poisoned by demands
You cannot answer
Why this sacrifice
Now she regrets the whole thing
A delayed reaction
When she left her craft voluntarily
For your nest, for your love
Did you understand
Appreciate
Build a bridge to her
Initiate a touch
Before it's too late
Say the words to her
That will make her shine
Tell her that you love her
Your generosity will show
In the volume of her glow
Your generosity will show
In the volume of her glow
Your generosity will show
In the volume of her glow
Mutual Core
I shuffle around
The tectonic plates
In my chest
You know I gave it all
Trying to match our continents
To change seasonal shift
To form a mutual core
As fast as your fingernail grows
The Atlantic ridge drifts
To counteract distance
You know I gave it all
Can you hear the effort
Of the magnetic strife
Shuffling of columns
To form a mutual core
This eruption undoes stagnation
You didn't know that I had it in me
Withheld your love, an unspent capsule
I didn't know you had it in you
You hid the key to our continuity
I didn't know you had it in you
This eruption undoes stagnation
You didn't know, you didn't know
What you resist persists
Nuance makes heat
To counteract distance
I know you gave it all
Offered me harmony
If things were done your way
My Eurasian plate subsumed
Forming a mutual core
This eruption undoes stagnation
You didn't know I had it in me
Withheld your love, an unspent capsule
I didn't know you had it in you
This eruption undoes stagnation
You didn't know I had it in me
This eruption undoes stagnation
You didn't know, you didn't know
Solstice
When your eyes pause on the ball
That hangs on the third branch from the Star
You remember why it is dark, and why it gets light again
The Earth, like the heart, slopes in its seat
And like that it travels along an elliptical path
Drawn into the darkness
An unpolished pearl in sky-black palm of hands
Flickering sun-flame
And then you remember that you're yourself
You are a light-bearer, a light-bearer
Receiving radiance from others
Flickering sun-flame
Unpolished Earth in the palm of hand
