I've Seen It All
Björk & Brodsky Quartet Lyrics

I've seen it all
I have witnessed everything

I have seen the trees
I have observed the existence of trees

I have seen the willow leaves dancing in the breeze
I have witnessed the graceful movement of willow leaves swaying in the wind

I've seen a man killed by his best friend
I have observed a man being murdered by his closest companion

And lives that were over before they were spent
And witnessed lives that ended prematurely, even before fully lived

I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I have experienced my past and have a clear understanding of my future

I've seen it all there is no more to see
I have witnessed every possible thing, there is nothing left to see

You haven't seen elephants, kings or Peru
You haven't witnessed elephants, monarchs, or the country of Peru

I'm happy to say I had better to do
I am content to state that I had more important things to attend to

What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
What about China? Have you observed the grandeur of the Great Wall?

All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall
All walls can be impressive as long as the structure remains intact

The man you will marry, the home you will share
The man you will wed, the abode you will live in together

To be honest, I really don't care
To be truthful, I am genuinely uninterested

You've never been to Niagara Falls?
You have never visited the majestic Niagara Falls?

I have seen water, It's water, that's all
I have observed water, simply water, nothing more

The Eiffel Tower and the Empire State
The renowned Eiffel Tower and the iconic Empire State Building

What else was a sigh and what ails the state
What else represented a mere exhalation of breath and the troubles afflicting society

Your grandson's hand as he plays with your hair
The grip of your grandson's hand as he playfully touches your hair

To be honest, I really don't care
To be truthful, I am genuinely uninterested

I've seen it all, I've seen the dark
I have witnessed everything, I have seen the darkness

I've seen the brightness in one little spark
I have observed the radiance that can come from a tiny spark

I've seen what I choose and I've seen what I need
I have witnessed both what I deliberately select and what I require

And that is enough, to want more would be greed
And that is sufficient, desiring more would be considered greedy

You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
You have observed what you were and possess knowledge of what you will become

You've seen it all, there is no more to see
You have witnessed everything, there is nothing further to observe

You've seen it all and all you have seen
You have experienced everything there is to see

You can always review on your own little screen
You can always revisit those experiences on your personal small screen

The light and the dark, the big and the small
The illumination and the obscurity, the substantial and the minute

Just keep in mind you need no more at all
Simply remember that you require nothing more whatsoever

You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
You have observed what you were and possess knowledge of what you will become

You've seen it all, there is no more to see
You have witnessed everything, there is nothing further to observe