as the lukewarm hands of the gods

came down and gently picked my adrenalin pearls

placed them in their mouths
and rinsed all the fear out
nourished them with their saliva
now im all rejuvenated and rested
now im all rejuvenated and rested
as if the healthiest pastime
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
moon
music by bjrk and damian taylor
lyrics by bjrk
choir and harp arrangement by bjrk
choir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertson
harp by zeena parkins, shelley burgon, sara cutler, carol emanuel
harp contractor zeena parkins
harp score preparation by matt robertson
drum programming by pablo diaz-reixa, bjrk and damian taylor
programming by bjrk and damian taylor
engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson and brian hernandez
mixed by damian taylor and bjrk
produced by bjrk
stirring at waters 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
no one imagines
the lightshock i need
and ill never know
from whose 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
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
crave
waves irregularly striking
wind stern in my face
thunderstorm come
scrape these barnacles off 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
thunderbolt
music by bjrk lyrics by bjrk and oddn eir varsdttir
choir arrangement by bjrk
choir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertson
teslacoil bassline and beat by bjrk and leila arab
teslacoil bassline and beat
programmed by damian taylor, bjrk and leila arab
sonic sculpting and nature sounds by leila arab
engineered by damian taylor, curver and sveinn kjartansson
mixed and produced by bjrk
crystalline
music and lyrics by bjrk
gameleste arrangement by bjrk
beat programming by 16bit and leila arab
bassline by bjrk and 16bit
engineered by damian taylor, 16bit, curver and sveinn kjartansson
produced by bjrk and 16bit
underneath our feet
crystals grow like plants
listen how they grow
im blinded by the light
listen how they glow
in the core of our earth
listen how they grow
crystalline
internal nebula
rocks growing slomo
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 slomo
i conquer claustrophobia
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 slomo
i conquer claustrophia
and demand the light
listen how they grow
listen how they glow
its the sparkle you become
when you conquer anxiety
cosmogony
music by bjrk
lyrics by sjn and bjrk
brass arrangement by bjrk
brass transcription by matt robertsson
choir arrangement by bjrk
beat by bjrk
beat programmed by bjrk and damian taylor
engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson, curver,
david bracey, addi 800 and andy baldwin
mixed by bjrk, curver, addi 800 and mandy parnell
produced by bjrk
heaven, heavens 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
heavens 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, heavens 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, heavens bodies
whirl around me
make me wonder
and they say:
back then our universe
wasnt even there
until a sudden bang
there was light
was sound
was matter
and it all became
the world we know
heaven, heavens bodies
whirl around me
a dance eternal
dark matter
music by bjrk and mark bell
programmed by mark bell, damian taylor, bjrk and leila arab
vocal arrangement by bjrk
sub drone and sonic sculpting by leila arab
engineered by damian taylor and curver
mixed and produced by bjrk
hollow
my ancestors have access
hollow
im 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
im part of it
the everlasting necklace
jewels after jewels after
jewels after
jewels after jewels after jewels
i yearn to belong
let me belong
hollow
music and lyrics by bjrk
choir arrangement by bjrk
choir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertson
beat programming by matthew herbert, bjrk and damian taylor
engineered by damian taylor and sveinn kjartansson
mixed by damian taylor and bjrk
produced by bjrk
like a virus needs a body
as soft tissue feeds on blood
some day ill find you one day im there
ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh
like a mushroom on a tree trunk
as the protein transmutates
i knock on your skin and i am in
ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh
the perfect match you and me
i adapt contagious
you open up say welcome
like a flame that seeks explosives
as gunpowder needs a war
i feast inside you my host is you
ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh
the perfect match you and i
you fail to resist
my crystalline charm
like a virus patient hunter
im waiting for you, im starving for you
ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh
my sweet adversary
virus
music by bjrk
lyrics by sjn and bjrk
gameleste arrangement by bjrk
hang arrangment by manu delago and bjrk
beat and bass programming by pablo diaz-reixa and leila arab
choir arrangement by bjrk
choir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertson
engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson, curver,
brian hernandez and mario dejesus
mixed by damian taylor and bjrk
produced by bjrk
why cant 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 shes 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 its 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
sacrifice
music and lyrics by bjrk
voice arrangement by bjrk
sharpsichord arrangement by bjrk
adapted to sharpsichord by henry dagg
beat programming by current value
engineered by curver, damian taylor,
mario dejesus and cameron craig
mixed by damian taylor and bjrk
produced by bjrk
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 didnt know i had it in me
withheld your love
an unspent capsule
i didnt know you had it in you
you hid the key to our continuity
i didnt know you had it in you
this eruption undoes stagnation
you didnt know
you didnt 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 didnt know i had it in me
withheld our love
an unspent capsule
i didnt know you had it in you
this eruption undoes stagnation
you didnt know i had it in me
this eruption undoes stagnation
you didnt know
you didnt know
mutual core
music and lyrics by bjrk
organ arrangement by bjrk
beat by 16bit, matthew herbert and bjrk
programmed by 16bit, matthew herbert and bjrk
choir arrangement by bjrk
engineered by damian taylor and sveinn kjartansson
mixed by damian taylor and bjrk
produced by bjrk
when your eyes
pause on the ball
that hangs on the third branch from the star
you remember why it got dark and why it is
getting light again
the earth (like the heart) slopes in its seat
and like that it travels along an elliptical path
drawn in the darkness
the unpolished pearl in sky-black palm of hand
flickering sun-flame
then you remember
that you are yourself are a light-bearer
receiving radiance from others
solstice
music by bjrk
lyrics by sjn
english translation by david mcduff
engineered by david bracey and curver
mixed by bjrk, curver, addi 800 and damian taylor
produced by bjrk
allt sem hann leiir
allt sem hann fleygi
allt sem hann fleygi
nttra!
ekkert tekur
g tekur v
nttra!
g tekur v
g agi
v
virka
aftast
heldur
upp vitund
tilraunina
allt sem vi lendir
allt sem vi lendir
ala mr
nttra!
ekkert tekur
g tekur v
g tekur v
g tekur v
g tekur v
g tekur v
nttra!
nttra
music and lyrics by bjrk
backing vocals by thom yorke
drums by brian chippendale
synthetizer bass by matthew herbert
electronics by mark bell
engineer damian taylor
produced by bjrk
choir

arnheiur eiriksdttir
auur albertsdttir
sds bjrg gestsdttir
sds eva lafsdttir
sta gisdttir
bergljt rafnar karlsdttir
drfa rvarsdttir
eln edda sigurardttir
erla mara marksdttir
erla rn gumundsdttir
ester auunsdttir
eygl hskuldsdttir viborg
ffa jnsdttir
ggja gylfadttir
ggja haraldsdttir
gurn m sigurbergsdttir
jna g kolbrnardttir
kristn anna gumundsdttir
kristn einarsdttir mntyl
kristn sveinsdttir
sigrn sk jhannesdttir
sigurborg skladttir kaldal
unnur sigurardttir
vigdis sigurardttir

conducted by
jn stefnsson
harps

zeena parkins
shelley burgon
sara cutler
carol emanuel
brass

valds orkelsdttir
ragnhildur gunnarsdttir
trumpets
bergrn snbjrnsdttir
erla axelsdttir
srun sk plmadttir
lilja valdimarsdttir
french horns
harpa jhannsdttir
sigrn jnsdttir
li ming yeung
jessica buzbee
trombones
brynja gumundsdttir
tuba
pendulum harp
made by andy cavatorta
midi controlled pipe organ
made by bjrgvin tmasson
midi controlled gamelan-celeste hybrid
made by bjrgvin tmasson and matt nolan
all custom instruments
based on ideas by bjrk
except sharpsichord
made by henry dagg
this project was worked on
in reykjavik, seltjarnarnes
and ingvellir in iceland,
new york, guatemala,
puerto rico, manchester
and belize
mastered by mandy parnell
at black saloon mobile studios
published by
kobalt music publishing
except mark bell
published by emi music
oddn eir varsdttir
under copyright control
damian taylor
under copyright control
cover by m/m (paris)
photographed by
inez van lamsweerde
& vinoodh matadin
dress by iris van herpen
harp belt by threeasfour
hair by eugene souleiman
make-up by lisa butler
derek birkett
production and business developer
james harman
legal advisor
interactive studio
musical system
concept by bjrk
and damian taylor
designed and programmed
by damian taylor
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