Björk: Digital Booklet - Biophilia (Deluxe Edition)

8/10/2019 Bjrk: Digital Booklet - Biophilia (Deluxe Edition)

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as the lukewarm hands of the godscame down and gently picked my adrenalin pearls

placed them in their mouthsand rinsed all the fear out

nourished them with their saliva

now im all rejuvenated and restednow im all rejuvenated and rested

as if the healthiest pastimeis being in life-threatening circumstances

and once again be reborn

all birthed and happyall birthed and happyall birthed and happyall birthed and happy

best way to start-a-newis to fail miserably

fail at lovingand fail at giving

fail at creating a flowthen realign the whole

and kick into the starthole

and kick into the startholeand kick into the starthole

to risk all is the end all and the beginning allto risk all is the end all and the beginning all

moonmusic by bjrk and damian taylor

lyrics by bjrkchoir and harp arrangement by bjrk

choir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertsonharp by zeena parkins, shelley burgon, sara cutler, carol emanuel

harp contractor zeena parkinsharp score preparation by matt robertson

drum programming by pablo diaz-reixa, bjrk and damian taylorprogramming by bjrk and damian taylor

engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson and brian hernandezmixed by damian taylor and bjrk

produced by bjrk


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stirring at waters edgecold froth on my twig

my mind in whirlswanders around desire

may i, can ior have i too often

craving miraclesmay i, can i

or have i too often nowcraving miracles

no one imagines

the lightshock i needand ill never knowfrom whose hands deeply humble

dangerous giftsas such to mine come

may i, should ior have i too often

craving miraclesmay i, can i

or have i too oftencraving miracles

my romantic gene is dominantand it hungers for union

universal intimacy

all embracing

may i, should ior have i too oftencraved miraclesmay i, can ior have i too oftencraved miraclescrave

waves irregularly strikingwind stern in my facethunderstorm comescrape these barnacles off me!

may i, may ior should i too oftencrave miraclesmay i or should ior have i too often

all my body parts are oneas lightning hits my spinesparklingprime runs through merevive my wishinviolable

may i, can i,or have i too oftencraving miracles

may i, can i, should ior have i too oftencraving miracles

thunderboltmusic by bjrk lyrics by bjrk and oddn eir varsdttirchoir arrangement by bjrkchoir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertsonteslacoil bassline and beat by bjrk and leila arab

teslacoil bassline and beatprogrammed by damian taylor, bjrk and leila arabsonic sculpting and nature sounds by leila arab

engineered by damian taylor, curver and sveinn kjartanssonmixed and produced by bjrk


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crystallinemusic and lyrics by bjrkgameleste arrangement by bjrkbeat programming by 16bit and leila arab

bassline by bjrk and 16bitengineered by damian taylor, 16bit, curver and sveinn kjartansson

produced by bjrk and 16bit

underneath our feetcrystals grow like plants

listen how they growim blinded by the light

listen how they glowin the core of our earth

listen how they grow

crystallineinternal nebula

rocks growing slomoi conquer claustrophobiaand demand the light

we mimic the opennessof the ones we love

dovetail our generosityequalize the flow

with our heartswe chisel quartz

to reach love

crystallineinternal nebula

rocks growing slomo

i conquer claustrophobiaand demand the light

octagon polygonpipes of an organsonic branchesmurmuring drone

crystallizing galaxiesspread out like my fingers

crystallineinternal nebularocks growing slomo

i conquer claustrophiaand demand the light

listen how they growlisten how they glow

its the sparkle you becomewhen you conquer anxiety


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cosmogonymusic by bjrklyrics by sjn and bjrkbrass arrangement by bjrkbrass transcription by matt robertsson

choir arrangement by bjrkbeat by bjrk

beat programmed by bjrk and damian taylorengineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson, curver,

david bracey, addi 800 and andy baldwinmixed by bjrk, curver, addi 800 and mandy parnell

produced by bjrk

heaven, heavens bodieswhirl around me

make me wonder

and they say:

back then our universe

was an empty seauntil a silver fox

and her cunning mate

began to singa song that became

the world we know

heaven

heavens bodies

whirl around memake me wonder

and they say:back then our universe

was a coal-black egg

until the god insideburst out and from

its shattered shellhe made what becamethe world we know

heaven, heavens bodies

whirl around memake me wonder

and they say:back then our universe

was an endless land

until our ancestorswoke up and before

they went back to sleep

they carved it up intothe world we know

heaven, heavens bodieswhirl around me

make me wonder

and they say:

back then our universe

wasnt even thereuntil a sudden bang

there was light

was soundwas matter

and it all became

the world we know

heaven, heavens bodieswhirl around mea dance eternal


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dark mattermusic by bjrk and mark bellprogrammed by mark bell, damian taylor, bjrk and leila arabvocal arrangement by bjrksub drone and sonic sculpting by leila arab

engineered by damian taylor and curvermixed and produced by bjrk

hollowmy ancestors have access

hollowim falling down the abyss

hollowlooking for some answers

generationsof mothers sailing in

somehow they all were shipfolks

hollowthe ground is opening up

swallowsme up

the trunk of dna

now come forthall specieshollow

like a bead in necklacethread meupon this chainim part of itthe everlasting necklace

jewels after jewels afterjewels after

jewels after jewels after jewels

i yearn to belonglet me belong

hollowmusic and lyrics by bjrkchoir arrangement by bjrk

choir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertsonbeat programming by matthew herbert, bjrk and damian taylor

engineered by damian taylor and sveinn kjartanssonmixed by damian taylor and bjrk

produced by bjrk


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like a virus needs a bodyas soft tissue feeds on blood

some day ill find you one day im thereooo-ooo-ooo-oooh

like a mushroom on a tree trunkas the protein transmutates

i knock on your skin and i am inooo-ooo-ooo-oooh

the perfect match you and mei adapt contagious

you open up say welcome

like a flame that seeks explosivesas gunpowder needs a war

i feast inside you my host is youooo-ooo-ooo-oooh

the perfect match you and iyou fail to resistmy crystalline charm

like a virus patient hunterim waiting for you, im starving for you

ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh

my sweet adversary

virusmusic by bjrklyrics by sjn and bjrkgameleste arrangement by bjrkhang arrangment by manu delago and bjrkbeat and bass programming by pablo diaz-reixa and leila arab

choir arrangement by bjrkchoir transcription by rni heimir inglfsson and matt robertson

engineered by damian taylor, sveinn kjartansson, curver,brian hernandez and mario dejesusmixed by damian taylor and bjrk

produced by bjrk


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why cant you give her room?respect her spatial needsi feel you compress her

into a small space

with clairvoyanceshe knew what you neededand she gave it to you

now her desires are repressedarrows in the flesh

when she found your loveher nature bowed her head

she surrenderedshe renounced the world for younow shes poisoned by demands

you cannot answer

why this sacrifice?now she regrets the whole thing

a delayed reactionwhen she left her craft

voluntarilyfor your nest for your love

did you understand?

appreciate

build a bridge to herinitiate a touchbefore its too latesay the words to herthat will make her shine

tell her that you love her

your generosity will showin the volume of her glow

sacrificemusic and lyrics by bjrkvoice arrangement by bjrksharpsichord arrangement by bjrkadapted to sharpsichord by henry daggbeat programming by current valueengineered by curver, damian taylor,

mario dejesus and cameron craigmixed by damian taylor and bjrk

produced by bjrk


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i shuffle aroundthe tectonic plates in my chest

you know i gave it all

trying to match our continentsto change seasonal shift

to form a mutual core

as fast as your fingernail grows

the atlantic ridge drifts

to counteract distanceyou know i gave it all

can you hear the effortof 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 lovean unspent capsule

i didnt know you had it in you

you hid the key to our continuityi didnt know you had it in you


you didnt know

you didnt know

what you resist persists

nuance makes heat

to counteract distancei know you gave it all

offered me harmonyif things were done your waymy eurasian plate subsumed

forming a mutual core


you didnt know i had it in me

withheld our lovean unspent capsule

i didnt know you had it in you

this eruption undoes stagnationyou didnt know i had it in me


you didnt know

you didnt know

mutual coremusic and lyrics by bjrkorgan arrangement by bjrkbeat by 16bit, matthew herbert and bjrkprogrammed by 16bit, matthew herbert and bjrkchoir arrangement by bjrk

engineered by damian taylor and sveinn kjartanssonmixed by damian taylor and bjrk

produced by bjrk


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when your eyespause on the ball

that hangs on the third branch from the staryou remember why it got dark and why it is

getting light again

the earth (like the heart) slopes in its seatand like that it travels along an elliptical path

drawn in the darkness

the unpolished pearl in sky-black palm of handflickering sun-flame

then you rememberthat you are yourself are a light-bearer

receiving radiance from others

solsticemusic by bjrklyrics by sjnenglish translation by david mcduffengineered by david bracey and curvermixed by bjrk, curver, addi 800 and damian taylor

produced by bjrk


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allt sem hann leiirallt sem hann fleygiallt sem hann fleygi

nttra!

ekkert tekurg tekur vnttra!

g tekur vg agi

v

virkaaftastheldur

upp vitundtilraunina

allt sem vi lendirallt sem vi lendirala mrnttra!

ekkert tekurg tekur vg tekur vg tekur vg tekur vg tekur vnttra!

nttramusic and lyrics by bjrk

backing vocals by thom yorkedrums by brian chippendale

synthetizer bass by matthew herbertelectronics by mark bellengineer damian taylor

produced by bjrk


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