Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, … Read Full Bio ↴Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over her four-decade career that has drawn on electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, jazz, classical, and avant-garde music.

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.

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Studio albums
Debut (1993)
Post (1995)
Homogenic (1997)
Vespertine (2001)
Medúlla (2004)
Volta (2007)
Biophilia (2011)
Vulnicura (2015)
Utopia (2017)
Fossora (2022)

Cry Me A River
Björk Lyrics

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Now, you say you love me
You cried the whole night through
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

Now, you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river

I cried a river over you

You drove me, nearly drove me
Out of my head
When you never shed a tear

Remember, I remember, all that you said
Told me love was through with being, told me you were through with me, but

Now you say you love me, and just to prove you do
Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

You drove me, nearly drove me
Out of my head
When you never shed a tear

Remember, I remember, all that you said
Told me love was through with being, told me you were through with me, but

Now you say you love me, and just to prove you do
Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Björk's Cry Me A River are about a broken relationship, where the singer is expressing her pain and anger towards her lover who betrayed her. The opening lines "Now, you say you love me, you cried the whole night through" indicates that the lover is trying to apologize and make amends. However, the singer is not ready to forgive and is retaliating by saying "Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river, I cried a river over you". She is not willing to forget the pain her lover has caused her, and by asking him to cry her a river, she is mocking his sincerity.

The next verse "Now, you say you're sorry, for being so untrue" confirms that the lover has indeed betrayed her trust. The singer further emphasizes that pain by saying "You drove me, nearly drove me out of my head, when you never shed a tear", which means that her lover was able to hurt her so much without ever feeling guilty or shedding a tear. The lyrics also describe the false promises and lies the lover has told, which eventually led to the breakup. However, the lover now claims to love her, but the singer is not ready to fall for his tricks and is asking him to prove his love by crying a river like she did.

Line by Line Meaning

Now, you say you love me
You claimed to love me

You cried the whole night through
You shed tears because of the guilt you feel

Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I don't want to hear your apologies or pleas anymore

I cried a river over you
I shed a lot of tears over you

Now, you say you're sorry
You expressed your remorse

For being so untrue
For betraying my trust

You drove me, nearly drove me Out of my head
You made me feel insane and irrational with your actions

When you never shed a tear
You didn't care enough to show any emotion or remorse at the time

Remember, I remember, all that you said
I remember every promise and word you said

Told me love was through with being, told me you were through with me, but
You said that our love was over and that you were done with me

Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river
You can cry and feel sorry for yourself, but it doesn't matter to me anymore