as the lukewarm hands of the gods

came down and gently picked my adrenalin pearls

placed them in their mouths

MOON
and rinsed all the fear out
nourished them with their saliva

now i’m all rejuvenated and rested

now i’m all rejuvenated and rested

as if the healthiest pastime

is being in life-threatening circumstances
and once again be reborn

all birthed and happy

music by björk and damian taylor all birthed and happy
lyrics by björk all birthed and happy
choir and harp arrangement by björk all birthed and happy
choir transcription by árni heimir ingólfsson and matt robertson
harp by zeena parkins, shelley burgon, sara cutler, carol emanuel best way to start-a-new
harp contractor zeena parkins is to fail miserably
harp score preparation by matt robertson fail at loving
drum programming by pablo diaz-reixa, björk and damian taylor and fail at giving
programming by björk and damian taylor fail at creating a flow
engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson and brian hernandez then realign the whole
mixed by damian taylor and björk and kick into the starthole
produced by björk
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
 stirring at waters edge may i, should i
cold froth on my twig or have i too often
my mind in whirls craved miracles
wanders around desire may i, can i
or have i too often
may i, can i craved miracles
or have i too often crave
craving miracles

THUNDERBOLT
may i, can i waves irregularly striking
or have i too often now wind stern in my face
craving miracles thunderstorm come
scrape these barnacles off me!
no one imagines
the lightshock i need may i, may i
and i‘ll never know or should i too often
from whose hands deeply humble crave miracles
dangerous gifts may i or should i
as such to mine come or have i too often

music by björk lyrics by björk and oddný eir ævarsdóttir may i, should i all my body parts are one
choir arrangement by björk  or have i too often as lightning hits my spine
choir transcription by árni heimir ingólfsson and matt robertson craving miracles sparkling
teslacoil bassline and beat by björk and leila arab may i, can i prime runs through me
teslacoil bassline and beat or have i too often revive my wish
programmed by damian taylor, björk and leila arab craving miracles inviolable
sonic sculpting and nature sounds by leila arab
engineered by damian taylor, curver and sveinn kjartansson my romantic gene is dominant may i, can i,
mixed and produced by björk  and it hungers for union or have i too often
universal intimacy craving miracles
all embracing may i, can i, should i
or have i too often
craving miracles
 underneath our feet octagon polygon
crystals grow like plants pipes of an organ
sonic branches
listen how they grow murmuring drone
i’m blinded by the light
listen how they glow crystallizing galaxies

CRYSTALLINE
in the core of our earth spread out like my fingers
listen how they grow
crystalline
crystalline internal nebula
internal nebula rocks growing slomo
rocks growing slomo i conquer claustrophia
i conquer claustrophobia and demand the light
and demand the light
listen how they grow
we mimic the openness listen how they glow
of the ones we love
dovetail our generosity it’s the sparkle you become
music and lyrics by björk equalize the flow when you conquer anxiety
gameleste arrangement by björk 
beat programming by 16bit and leila arab with our hearts
bassline by björk and 16bit we chisel quartz
engineered by damian taylor, 16bit, curver and sveinn kjartansson  to reach love
produced by björk and 16bit 
crystalline
internal nebula
rocks growing slomo
i conquer claustrophobia
and demand the light
 heaven, heaven’s bodies
whirl around me
make me wonder

heaven, heaven’s bodies and they say:

whirl around me back then our universe
make me wonder was an endless land

COSMOGONY
——until our ancestors
and they say: woke up and before
back then our universe they went back to sleep
was an empty sea they carved it up into
——until a silver fox the world we know
and her cunning mate
began to sing heaven, heaven’s bodies
a song that became whirl around me
the world we know make me wonder

heaven and they say:

music by björk heaven’s bodies back then our universe
lyrics by sjón and björk whirl around me wasn’t even there
brass arrangement by björk make me wonder ——until a sudden bang
brass transcription by matt robertsson
there was light
choir arrangement by björk
beat by björk and they say: ——was sound
beat programmed by björk and damian taylor back then our universe ——was matter
engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson, curver,  was a coal-black egg and it all became
david bracey, addi 800 and andy baldwin ——until the god inside the world we know
mixed by björk, curver, addi 800 and mandy parnell burst out and from
produced by björk its shattered shell heaven, heaven’s bodies
he made what became whirl around me
the world we know a dance eternal
 HOLLOW
music and lyrics by björk

DARK MATTER
choir arrangement by björk
choir transcription by árni heimir ingólfsson and matt robertson
beat programming by matthew herbert, björk and damian taylor
engineered by damian taylor and sveinn kjartansson
mixed by damian taylor and björk
produced by björk

hollow now come forth

my ancestors have access all species
hollow hollow
music by björk and mark bell i’m falling down the abyss
programmed by mark bell, damian taylor, björk and leila arab hollow
vocal arrangement by björk looking for some answers like a bead in necklace
sub drone and sonic sculpting by leila arab thread me
engineered by damian taylor and curver generations upon this chain
mixed and produced by björk  of mothers sailing in i’m part of it
somehow they all were shipfolks the everlasting necklace

hollow jewels after jewels after

the ground is opening up jewels after
swallows jewels after jewels after jewels
me up
i yearn to belong
the trunk of dna let me belong
 like a virus needs a body
as soft tissue feeds on blood
some day i’ll find you ——one day i’m there
ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh

like a mushroom on a tree trunk

VIRUS
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
music by björk i feast inside you ——my host is you
lyrics by sjón and björk ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh
gameleste arrangement by björk
hang arrangment by manu delago and björk  the perfect match ——you and i
beat and bass programming by pablo diaz-reixa and leila arab you fail to resist
choir arrangement by björk my crystalline charm
choir transcription by árni heimir ingólfsson and matt robertson
engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson, curver,  like a virus ——patient hunter
brian hernandez and mario dejesus i’m waiting for you, i’m starving for you
mixed by damian taylor and björk ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh
produced by björk 
my sweet adversary
 why can’t you give her room?
respect her spatial needs
i feel you compress her
into a small space

SACRIFICE
with clairvoyance
she knew what you needed
and she gave it to you
now her desires are repressed
arrows in the flesh appreciate

when she found your love build a bridge to her

her nature bowed her head initiate a touch
she surrendered before its too late
she renounced the world for you say the words to her
music and lyrics by björk now she’s poisoned by demands that will make her shine
voice arrangement by björk you cannot answer
sharpsichord arrangement by björk tell her that you love her
adapted to sharpsichord by henry dagg why this sacrifice?
beat programming by current value  now she regrets the whole thing your generosity will show
engineered by curver, damian taylor, a delayed reaction in the volume of her glow
mario dejesus and cameron craig when she left her craft
mixed by damian taylor and björk voluntarily
produced by björk  for your nest for your love
did you understand?
 i shuffle around
the tectonic plates in my chest
you know i gave it all
trying to match our continents
to change seasonal shift
MUTUAL CORE
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
music and lyrics by björk this eruption undoes stagnation
organ arrangement by björk you didn’t know i had it in me
beat by 16bit, matthew herbert and björk withheld your love
programmed by 16bit, matthew herbert and björk an unspent capsule
choir arrangement by björk
i didn’t know you had it in you
engineered by damian taylor and sveinn kjartansson
you hid the key to our continuity
mixed by damian taylor and björk
produced by björk 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 our 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
 when your eyes

SOLSTICE
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

music by björk flickering sun-flame
lyrics by sjón
english translation by david mcduff then you remember
engineered by david bracey and curver that you are yourself are a light-bearer
mixed by björk, curver, addi 800 and damian taylor  receiving radiance from others
produced by björk  
allt sem hann leiðir allt sem við lendir
allt sem hann fleygði allt sem við lendir
allt sem hann fleygði ala mér
náttúra! náttúra!

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upp vitund

NÁTTÚRA
tilraunina

music and lyrics by björk

backing vocals by thom yorke
drums by brian chippendale
synthetizer bass by matthew herbert
electronics by mark bell
engineer damian taylor
produced by björk
 choir
—
arnheiður eiriksdóttir
auður albertsdóttir
ásdís björg gestsdóttir
ásdís eva ólafsdóttir
ásta ægisdóttir
bergljót rafnar karlsdóttir
drífa örvarsdóttir
elín edda sigurðardóttir cover by m/m (paris)
erla maría markúsdóttir
erla rún guðmundsdóttir pendulum harp photographed by
ester auðunsdóttir made by andy cavatorta inez van lamsweerde
eygló höskuldsdóttir viborg & vinoodh matadin
fífa jónsdóttir midi controlled pipe organ
gígja gylfadóttir made by björgvin tómasson dress by iris van herpen
gígja haraldsdóttir harp belt by threeasfour
guðrún m sigurbergsdóttir midi controlled gamelan-celeste hybrid hair by eugene souleiman
jóna g kolbrúnardóttir made by björgvin tómasson and matt nolan make-up by lisa butler
kristín anna guðmundsdóttir derek birkett
kristín einarsdóttir mäntylä all custom instruments production and business developer
kristín sveinsdóttir based on ideas by björk
sigrún ósk jóhannesdóttir james harman
sigurborg skúladóttir kaldal except sharpsichord legal advisor
unnur sigurðardóttir made by henry dagg 
vigdis sigurðardóttir interactive studio
— musical system
conducted by this project was worked on concept by björk
jón stefánsson in reykjavik, seltjarnarnes and damian taylor
harps and þingvellir in iceland, designed and programmed
— new york, guatemala, by damian taylor
zeena parkins puerto rico, manchester
shelley burgon and belize bjork.com
sara cutler
carol emanuel mastered by mandy parnell ® & © 2011 wellhart ltd. / one little indian ltd.
at black saloon mobile studios  the copyright of this sound recording is controlled
brass by wellhart ltd. / one little indian ltd.,
— and is exclusively licensed to polydor records,
valdís þorkelsdóttir published by a division of universal music for the world
ragnhildur gunnarsdóttir kobalt music publishing excluding the uk and iceland.
trumpets except mark bell
the territories of usa and canada
published by emi music
are exclusively licensed to nonesuch records,
bergrún snæbjörnsdóttir oddný eir ævarsdóttir
erla axelsdóttir under copyright control a division of warner music group.
særun ósk pálmadóttir damian taylor all rights reserved.
lilja valdimarsdóttir under copyright control
french horns

harpa jóhannsdóttir
sigrún jónsdóttir
li ming yeung
jessica buzbee
trombones

brynja guðmundsdóttir
tuba