Features Creatures
Bjork Lyrics


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When I spot someone
Who is same height as you
And goes to same record stores
I literally think I am five minutes away from love

When I hear someone
With same accent as yours
Asking directions
With the same beard as yours
I literally think I am five minutes away from love

Isn't it odd?
Isn't it peculiar?
These statistics of my mind
Shuffling your features
Assembling a man
Googling love
Warming my heart on this log-fire of love

Features creatures
Features creatures
Features creatures
(Features creatures)





His orifices
His orifices

Overall Meaning

Björk's song "Features Creatures" captures the experience of longing for someone who is no longer there. The opening lines, "When I spot someone / Who is same height as you / And goes to same record stores / I literally think I am five minutes away from love," describe how even the smallest resemblances to a past lover can bring back intense feelings of desire. The repetition of "five minutes away from love" emphasizes the yearning for reconnection, while the use of "literally" conveys the overwhelming nature of this feeling.


The second verse builds on this theme, as Björk hears someone with the same accent as her former partner and sees someone with the same beard. Again, she stresses the immediacy of her emotions, declaring that these encounters make her feel "five minutes away from love." However, the chorus introduces a new idea: the idea that she is creating an idealized version of a man by "shuffling" her ex's features. This concept is reinforced by the repeated refrain of "Features creatures," which suggests that Björk is assembling a fantasy figure out of various traits.


Line by Line Meaning

When I spot someone
When I see someone


Who is same height as you
Who is your height


And goes to same record stores
And shops at the same music stores as you


I literally think I am five minutes away from love
I feel like I could fall in love with them in just five minutes


When I hear someone
When I listen to someone


With same accent as yours
Who has the same accent as you


Asking directions
Asking for directions


With the same beard as yours
Who has the same style of beard as you


I literally think I am five minutes away from love
I feel like I could fall in love with them in just five minutes


Isn't it odd?
Isn't it strange?


Isn't it peculiar?
Isn't it unusual?


These statistics of my mind
These thoughts and feelings in my mind


Shuffling your features
Rearranging your characteristics


Assembling a man
Creating an image of a man


Googling love
Searching for love


Warming my heart on this log-fire of love
Feeling love warm my heart


Features creatures
Characteristics make up people


Features creatures
Characteristics make up people


Features creatures
Characteristics make up people




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Bjork Guomundsdottir, Sarah Hopkins

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Franco Matías

When I spot someone
Who is same height as you
And goes to same record stores
I literally think I am five minutes away from love

When I hear someone
With same accent as yours
Asking directions
With the same beard as yours
I literally think I am five minutes away from love

Isn't it odd?
Isn't it peculiar?
These statistics of my mind
Shuffling your features
Assembling a man
Googling love
Warming my heart on this log-fire of love

Features creatures
Features creatures
Features creatures
(Features creatures)

His orifices
His orifices



All comments from YouTube:

Gigi Belle

Björk. Never ceases to inspire. Her lyrics are pure poetry and the melodies are literally from out of space. When I tell people I LOVE her music, they say >>How can you listen to THAT? It´s just noise<< After all, it´s noise that touches me in an undescribable way. Only those who listen will understand.

Ryan Voorhies

the last two minutes are so magical and beautiful... it sounds like she stopped resisting the feeling. her almost monotonous repetition until that moment makes it more meaningful and powerful.

Miron Aranovich

this album is all we can ask from Bjork and even little bit more.

Diego Emilio Gutierrez Gutierrez

Love this song, is so out of this dimension.

M M

Sublime genius...beauty...credit also to Sarah Hopkins

maximus Alves

so glad i live in the same era as bjork

Franco Matías

When I spot someone
Who is same height as you
And goes to same record stores
I literally think I am five minutes away from love

When I hear someone
With same accent as yours
Asking directions
With the same beard as yours
I literally think I am five minutes away from love

Isn't it odd?
Isn't it peculiar?
These statistics of my mind
Shuffling your features
Assembling a man
Googling love
Warming my heart on this log-fire of love

Features creatures
Features creatures
Features creatures
(Features creatures)

His orifices
His orifices

Pilar Herrera

Mi canción favorita del disco 🧿🌌🖤

ryan old chief

This is an excellent experience!!

Bruce Coleman Cfo

My favorite song on, 'Utopia'

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