Björk - Pagan Poetry

From The Album - Vespertine (2001)

[agustindelavega]

This song sounds like that little peace one feels after crying.

[zmartkooky]

I know Björk is famous but this album... this album is one of the best albums in Music history. Listen carefully with a critical artistic ear... it is impressive!

[arislanbekkosnazarov]

This really is a pagan poetry. Modern day lyrics don't have as much depth and subtle artistry as this piece

[mattturner]

Remember the first time I heard this, I was floored at the naked emotion in her voice...like she was broken then put back together again in a matter of 5 minutes. Raw.

[roiybenkel]

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

[davidkohler]

It's such a beautiful, yet haunting song. God I just love Bjork!

[washoevalley]

I wrote so much code to this album back in the day.

[randalstilskin]

Cant believe its been 21 yearsm, was in my early 20s playing the original Xbox listening to this.

[ex.O]

I love this song so much, it set free my sadness while force me to seeing it closely.

[chaitea]

Ugh, my fave song!!! She has so much range and creativity! No one else GROWLS in their songs!! She can go so LOW and so HIGH! Love her

[roiybenkel]

Pedaling through
The dark currents
I find
An accurate copy
A blueprint
Of the pleasure
In meA secret code carved, a secret code carvedHe offers
A handshake
Crooked
Five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matchedOn the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetryMorsecoding signals
They pulsate and wake me up
From my hibernatingOn the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetryI love him, I love him
I love… I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love himThis time
I'm gonna keep it to myselfThis time
I'm gonna keep me all to myself
And he makes me want to hurt myself againAnd he makes me want to hurt myself again

[kakuja_]

Vespertine taught me a lot, this came out the year i was born

[mersedehkhozin]

Love your work beautiful
SIRIUS CONSTELLATION
MY NEIGHBOR
MATERNAL LANGUAGE

[AleArek]

I find similarily melancholic this one
Or another swedish witch
Iamamiwhoami - drops
There is good movie about pagan love
"Thelma"
Although in life happyending is very rare.
And from that dark pit you can be saved only by true love, not eros but agape.
John 4:14
[14]but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 4:14, 18
[18]for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”

[roiybenkel]

Pedaling through
The dark currents
I find
An accurate copy
A blueprint
Of the pleasure
In meA secret code carved, a secret code carvedHe offers
A handshake
Crooked
Five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matchedOn the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetryMorsecoding signals
They pulsate and wake me up
From my hibernatingOn the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetryI love him, I love him
I love… I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love himThis time
I'm gonna keep it to myselfThis time
I'm gonna keep me all to myself
And he makes me want to hand myself overAnd he makes me want to hand myself over