Hyperballad
Björk Lyrics
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit
A way to start the day
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It's real early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
When it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Safe up (here with you)
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Written by: BJORK GUDMUNDSDOTTIR
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Written by Björk, produced by Nellee Hooper and Björk. Released in February 1996 as the fourth single from Björk's second album, 'Post'. In June 2002 bjork.com organised a webvote, in order to compile the tracklist for the current 'Greatest Hits' cd, and 'Hyperballad' was voted as the most popular track. The video is directed by Michel Gondry, born in Versailles France. 'Hyperballad' was his fourth videoclip for Björk since their first project 'Human Behaviour' back in 1993. Read Full BioWritten by Björk, produced by Nellee Hooper and Björk. Released in February 1996 as the fourth single from Björk's second album, 'Post'. In June 2002 bjork.com organised a webvote, in order to compile the tracklist for the current 'Greatest Hits' cd, and 'Hyperballad' was voted as the most popular track. The video is directed by Michel Gondry, born in Versailles France. 'Hyperballad' was his fourth videoclip for Björk since their first project 'Human Behaviour' back in 1993. Resulting in a imaginary clip which is almost impossible to interpret the first time you see it. "Will my eyes be closed or open?".
"Basically, 'Hyper-ballad' is about having this kind of bag going on and three years have passed (in a relationship) and you're not high anymore. You have to make an effort consciously and nature's not helping you anymore. So you wake up early in the morning and you sneak outside and you do something horrible and destructive, break whatever you can find, watch a horrible film, read a bit of William Burroughs, something really gross and come home and be like, 'Hi honey, how are you?'."
"Basically, 'Hyper-ballad' is about having this kind of bag going on and three years have passed (in a relationship) and you're not high anymore. You have to make an effort consciously and nature's not helping you anymore. So you wake up early in the morning and you sneak outside and you do something horrible and destructive, break whatever you can find, watch a horrible film, read a bit of William Burroughs, something really gross and come home and be like, 'Hi honey, how are you?'."
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Alice Temps
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It's become a habit
A way to start the day
[Chorus]
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
[Chorus]
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
[Verse 2]
It's early morning
No one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes till they crash
I imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And when it lands
Will my eyes be closed or open?
[Chorus]
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
[Chorus]
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
[Chorus]
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
[Post-Chorus]
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Digital Hurricane
It's real early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
When it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
Pineapple
everyone jokes about Björk being an alien but some of her songs like this one are the most human ones I've ever heard
La novedad Al momento
same thing as Richard D. James, maybe they are aliens, that couple of producers are out of this world.
hiobization
Ofuck dude, the best comment ever 😮
Namaste 🍀
Great Awaking has BEGUN 🥰
Jenn Furr
Björk explains: "I guess that song is about when you're in a relationship and it's going really well and you're really happy and maybe you have given up parts of yourself. To fall in love and be in a relationship for a long time is like giving a lot of parts of you away because the relationship becomes more important than you as individuals. It's a bit of a tricky balance. I think everyone in a relationship needs to know not to forget themselves..." (from an interview by David Hemingway)
Natasha Toon
She also said it is from a dream she had
Neshaoinspo Polk
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Rebel Red
It’s very obvious it’s about post natal depression but she would never admit that publicly, no one wants to say they ever had feelings of hurting their child... it’s all there tho ❤️
Fancy Girl13
@Alex C YES !!
Fancy Girl13
She has soooo many songs about love & relationships. ALOT.
Bijork was a little pimp 💜 .. i think its safe to assume her a very passionate woman
julie
bjork has a pretty unusual morning routine