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)
Hope
Björk Lyrics
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Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
What's the lesser of two evils?
If a suicide bomber
Made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target, or not
What's the lesser of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If she kills them
Or dies in vain?
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
Oh, what's the lesser of, of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If the bomb was fake
Or if it was real?
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
I have fostered since childhood
Well, I don't care
Love is all
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
Björk's song "Hope" starts off with the repetition of the line "Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind" which symbolizes the ongoing cycle of violence and destruction that continues to plague humanity. The song then poses the question about the "lesser of two evils," specifically in the scenario of a suicide bomber who is made to look pregnant. Björk challenges the listener to consider what is worse, if the bomber successfully kills their target or not. She extends the question to ask what is worse, the bomber dying in vain or achieving their goal. Throughout the song, Björk is attempting to grapple with the complexity of violence and our responses to it.
The chorus of the song introduces the idea that nature has fixed no limits on our hopes. This line is a reminder that the ability to hope for peace and resolution is a uniquely human trait. The song then returns to the idea of the "lesser of two evils" by questioning whether it is worse for the bomb to be fake or real. The song concludes with Björk asserting her version of hope as an "eternal whirlwind" that she has fostered since childhood. The final lines of the song, "Well, I don't care/Love is all/I dare to drown/To be proven wrong," exemplify Bjork's willingness to explore difficult topics and to push boundaries in order to fully understand them.
Line by Line Meaning
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
I have a unique perspective on life that is constantly changing and evolving.
What's the lesser of two evils?
What is the best decision to make when both options are negative?
If a suicide bomber
Made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target, or not
Asking if the death of the targeted person is worth the potential harm to an innocent individual.
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
There are no restrictions on what we can hope for, dream of, or achieve.
Well, I don't care
Love is all
Love is all that matters, and nothing else is important.
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
I am willing to risk everything, including failure and potentially drowning, to prove myself wrong or correct.
Lyrics © OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BJORK GUDMUNDSDOTTIR, TIMOTHY Z. MOSLEY
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Ecaterina
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
What's the lesser of two evils?
If a suicide bomber
Made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target, or not
What's the lesser of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If she kills them
Or dies in vain?
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
Oh, what's the lesser of, of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If the bomb was fake
Or if it was real?
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
I have fostered since childhood
Well, I don't care
Love is all
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
Eduardo Loera
I really like the harmony of this song.
WKA DESIGNS
I just listened to this song for the first time today...just changed my entire life!
Melanie Brandt
WKA DESIGNS
Bjork songs can do that.
Ecaterina
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
What's the lesser of two evils?
If a suicide bomber
Made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target, or not
What's the lesser of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If she kills them
Or dies in vain?
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
Oh, what's the lesser of, of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If the bomb was fake
Or if it was real?
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
I have fostered since childhood
Well, I don't care
Love is all
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
riciel17
I love Bjork and Timbaland together! Do you have an instrumental for this?
Djo Zouave&Nul
Timbaland? What about Toumani Diabate. Don’t miss the essence
Jr Elento
For me the song is about making a crucial choice: 1. Stand up for your beliefs and in the process cause anguish and suffering to others; or 2. Choose to let people live although this will cause you to be branded as a traitor or outcast in your own belief system or group.
What is the lesser of two evils?
Björk explains that love is the most important belief, stating it in the song.... Will killing people foster love ? That's for us humans to decide....
ERK still
this is peaceful for me. thanks to my friend for showing me this song... :D
noekd87
Im falling in LOVE with thoses sounds
Panos Τ
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes!!Think positive!:-)