Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes, by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk began a solo career. She came to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022).
Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Thirty-one of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 16 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter.
Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björk
Studio albums
Debut (1993)
Post (1995)
Homogenic (1997)
Vespertine (2001)
Medúlla (2004)
Volta (2007)
Biophilia (2011)
Vulnicura (2015)
Utopia (2017)
Fossora (2022)
Cocoon
Björk Lyrics
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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
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
Who would approach a girl like me
Who caresses cradles his head
In her 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 ah
Who would have known
A train of pearls
Cabin by cabin
Is shot precisely
Across an ocean
From a mouth
From a
From the mouth
Of a girl like me
To a boy
To a boy
To a boy
The song Cocoon by Björk is a deeply personal and introspective exploration of love and intimacy. The opening lines, "Who would have known / That a boy like him / Would have entered me lightly / Restoring my blisses," suggest a level of surprise or unexpectedness in the relationship that the singer has found herself in. Despite this, she goes on to describe the beauty, sensitivity and courage possessed by her lover.
Throughout the song, there is an almost dream-like quality to the lyrics, with references to sleephood and waking up the second time in her lover's arms. The imagery of a "train of pearls / Cabin by cabin / Is shot precisely / Across an ocean" feels like a metaphor for the connection and intimacy the singer feels with her lover, despite them being physically apart.
Ultimately, Cocoon is a celebration of the power of love and connection, even in the face of uncertainty and surprise.
Line by Line Meaning
Who would have known
It was unpredictable
That a boy like him
A man with exceptional qualities
Would have entered me lightly
Came into my life causing minimum changes
Restoring my blisses
Made my life happy again
After sharing my core
After knowing me well
Would stay going nowhere
Would not progress or move forward
A beauty this immense
A very beautiful thing
A saintly trance
A mystical state of being
Miraculous breath
Breath that is amazing
To inhale a beard
To take in courage
Loaded with courage
Having a lot of courage
Possessed of magical
Sensitivity
Having a special sensitivity
Who would approach a girl like me
Who would come to me
Who caresses cradles his head
In her bosom
Who comforts him
He slides inside
Intimacy
Half awake, half asleep
Drowsy
We faint back
Into sleephood
Falling asleep
When I wake up
The second time
In his arms
Gorgeousness
He's still inside me
Waking up next to him and feeling happy about it
A train of pearls
Cabin by cabin
Is shot precisely
Across an ocean
A metaphor for expressing love
From a mouth
From a
From the mouth
Of a girl like me
To a boy
To a boy
To a boy
Telling someone that you love them
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Bjork Gudmundsdottir, Thomas Knak
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jane-olsen
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 carresses,
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, 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.
@ratguyevan151
Lyrics
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've known, that a boy like him
Possessed a magical sensitivity, would approach a girl like me
Who caresses, cradles, his head in my 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've known, who-ahhh, who would've 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
@deliusamat7705
"The perfect song doesn't exist"
Björk: "Hjöld my bjír"
@syntheticsilkwood2206
Best rendition of this meme I've seen haha
@guinness7722
Married 13 years now. Our wedding video starts to this song. Nothing has changed. I’m a pretty lucky guy.
@zodsi
thats sweet, congrats
@Teejel
WE FOUND THE REDDIT BETA SIMP
@thomas_show
That is lowkey so adorable omg lol
@shuou2794
Awee
@vermazing888
Awesome first wedding song
@prismaperfetto7979
Man, everytime she says "who would have known that a boy like him, after sharing my core, would stay going nowhere" I sob hardcore
@B_rye8
Jimmylive7 and his magical sensitivity