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)
Misty
Björk Lyrics
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I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
And I feel i'm clinging to a cloud
I can't understand,
I get misty just holding your hand
Walk my way...
And a thousand violins begin to play
That music I hear,
I get misty the moment you're near
Can't you see that you're leading me on
And it's just what I want you to do
Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost
Thats why im following you
Hoh-wohow!
On my own...
When I wander through this wonderland alone
Never knowing my right foot from my left
My hand from my glove
I'm too misty and too much in love
Yeah, wooh!
Can't you see that you're leading me on
And it's just, just what I want you to do, oh!
Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost
That's why I'm following you
huh, yeahoh!
On my own...
When I wander through this wonderland alone
Never knowing my left foot from my right
My hand from my glove
I'm too misty, I'm too much in love
Wooh!
I'm too misty!
Too, I'm too much in love, hoh-hoh-hoh hoh-hoh!
The lyrics to Björk's song "Misty" describe the feeling of being hopelessly in love and how being in the presence of the person you love can make you feel helpless and lost. The first stanza describes the physical feeling of clinging onto a cloud and feeling like helpless kitten in a tree when holding the hand of the person they love. The violins that play when the person walks towards them symbolize the idea that everything else fades into the background when they are near, and all that they can hear is the music of their love. The second stanza talks about how the person is leading them on, and even though they know they are lost, they keep following them because they want to. The final stanza repeats the idea of being lost in a wonderland and not being able to tell right from left, only this time it ends with the declaration that the person is too misty (hopelessly enamored) and too much in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at me... I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
I feel completely powerless and overwhelmed in your presence.
And I feel i'm clinging to a cloud
Being close to you makes me feel like I'm floating on air and clouds.
I can't understand, I get misty just holding your hand
Just the touch of your hand is enough to make me feel disoriented and confused.
Walk my way... And a thousand violins begin to play
When you walk towards me, it feels like a grand romantic gesture and an orchestra is playing in the background.
It could be the sound of your hello That music I hear,
Even the sound of your voice saying hello is enough to fill me with joy.
I get misty the moment you're near
Being near you causes me to feel disoriented and confused.
Can't you see that you're leading me on And it's just what I want you to do
You are intentionally enticing me, and I'm enjoying every bit of it.
Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost Thats why im following you Hoh-wohow!
I am blindly following you because I am lost without you, and I can't help myself.
On my own... When I wander through this wonderland alone Never knowing my right foot from my left My hand from my glove
Without you, I feel lost and confused, unable to even distinguish my own body parts.
I'm too misty and too much in love Yeah, wooh!
My feelings for you are clouding my judgment, and I'm totally in love with you.
Can't you see that you're leading me on And it's just, just what I want you to do, oh!
I love being led on by you because I desire your attention and affection.
Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost That's why I'm following you huh, yeahoh!
I am hopelessly lost without you, and that's precisely why I am following you wherever you go.
I'm too misty, I'm too much in love Wooh!
My love for you is making it difficult for me to think clearly, and I'm completely obsessed with you.
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