B i o g r a p h y (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
The Sugarcubes were the biggest group ever to emerge from Iceland, which helps explain their off-kilter sense of melody. Their 1988 debut, Life's Too Good, attracted terrific reviews and became a college radio hit, but they never were able to recapture that sense of excitement. According to group legend, the Sugarcubes formed on June 8, 1986, the day that vocalist Björk (born Björk Gundmundsdottir) gave birth to her son. Prior to that day, the members of the group had been a variety of Icelandic bands. Björk had the longest career out of any of the members. When she was 11 years old, the vocalist had recorded a children's album. In her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tikarrass, who released two albums before splitting in 1983. Drummer Siggi Baldursson (born Sigtryggur Baldursson, October 2, 1962) was a member of þeyr (aka Theyr), whose most prominent international moment came in 1982, when they recorded with Youth and Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke. At the same time Theyr was popular within Iceland, Einar Benediktsson and Bragi Olafesson formed a punk band called Purrkur Pillnikk, which released records on Benediktsson's own label, Gramm. By 1984, Björk, Benediktsson, and Baldursson had joined forces, forming K.U.K.L. with keyboardist Einar Mellax. K.U.K.L. — which means witch in Icelandic — was an noisy, artsy post-punk band that released several singles on the independent British record label Crass. In 1986, K.U.K.L. evolved into the Sugarcubes, adding Björk's then-husband Thor Eldon on guitar and Bragi Olafesson on bass. In late 1987, the band signed to One Little Indian in the U.K., Elektra Records in the U.S. The Sugarcubes released their debut album, Life's Too Good, in 1988 to critical acclaim in both the U.K. and the U.S. "Birthday," the first single from the album, became an indie hit in Britain and a college radio hit in America. In particular, Björk received a heap of praise, which began tensions between her and Benediktsson. By the time the group recorded its second album, Thor had divorced Björk and married Magga Ornolfsdottir, who became the group's keyboardist after Einar Mellax left. Furthermore, Olafesson divorced his wife — who happened to be the twin sister of Baldursson's wife — and married Benediktsson, making their union the first openly gay marriage in pop music. Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the Sugarcubes' second album, was released in 1989. The album featured a greater vocal contribution by Einar, which was criticized in many of the record's reviews, which were noticeably weaker than those for Life's Too Good. After the release of Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band embarked on a lengthy international tour. At the conclusion of the tour in late 1990, the bandmembers pursued their own individual interests. Stick Around for Joy, the band's third album, was released in 1992; before the record appeared, a collection of remixes called It's-It was released in Europe. Stick Around for Joy received better reviews than Life's Too Good, but the album failed to yield a hit single. Following its release, the Sugarcubes disbanded. In 1993, Björk launched a critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo career that was based in dance music.
Life's too good - 1988-04-25 -
Traitor Motorcrash Birthday Delicious demon Mama Coldsweat Blue eyed pop Deus Sick for toys Fucking in rythm and sorrow Take some petrol darling Cowboy I want Dragon Cat
Here today tomorrow next week - 1989-09-25 -
Tidal wave Speed is the key Regina Dream TV Nail Pump Eat the menu The bee Dear plastic Shoot him Water A day called zero Planet Hey Dark disco Hot meat
Life's too good Traitor Einar But, I'll teach the little angles I'll take the harp away But I'll teach them how to use the harmonica I'll just do something like.... My punctuality is well known When the revolution takes place I'll be late And I'll be shot as a traitor Björk When the sun rises Einar When the sun rises I will not see I regret nothing It was worth it Going through life without a timepiece Did pay off Björk The sun rises Einar My reward to be free And alone even now at the pillar Blindfold at sunrise Hearing the drums Of Catalan beating my time away Björk The sun rises I will not see Einar My heartbeat keeps time With the drums. but soon my only pulse will fade away Björk The sun rises I will not see Einar I smile just knowing When the sun rises I will not see. Motorcrash Björk Riding on my bicycle I saw a motorcrash A proper motorcrash Lots of spectators I rushed to the center Saw the injured parents Cuts on the children An awful motorcrash So dangerous motorcrash So terribly bloody Motorcrash Destructive motorcrash I took the mother Sneaked with her secretly All the way to my home And nursed her gently I put on her bandages, gave her Milk and biscuits She sighed pleasantly after this Awful motorcrash So dangerous, dangerous Motorcrash Motrocrash Destructive motorcrash Einar That girl on that bicycle Showed great interest In all the motorcrashes in the neighbourhood She look quite innocent Björk Then we disguised ourselves Took a taxi to her home When her husband answered the door She introduced herself He said "Where have you been all this time?" Einar Believe you-me I know what inoccent looks like She showed great interest After she got that bicycle Birthday Bjork She lives in this house over there Has her world outside it Scrapples in the earth with her fingers and her mouth She's five years old Thread worms on a string Keeps spiders in her pocket Collects fly wings in a jar Scrubs horse flies And pinches them on a line Ohhh... She has one friend, he lives next door They're listenening to the weather He knows how many freckles she's got She scratches his beard She's painting huge books And glues them together They saw a big raven It glided down the sky She touched it Ohh... Today is a birthday They're smoking cigars He's got a chain of flowers And sows a bird in her knickers Ohhh... They're smoking cigars They lie in the bathtub A chain of ... flowers Delicious demon Björk Heeeeeeee how! He how! He how! Einar One person calls someone To pour the water, Because it takes two to pour the water, Björk To plough takes two as well, But only one to hold up the sky. Einar To plough takes two as well, But only one to hold up the sky. One plays the harp, beats a rock with a stick, Björk One plays the harp, beats a rock with a stick, Becomes a priest at least, a delicious demon. Hee how!, hee how!, hee how! Einar Least, a delicious demon. Björk Delicious demon, delicious demon, Delicious demon, delicious demon Two men need one money But one money needs no man, One is on ones knees, loses ones head, Except maybe a delicious demon, hee how! Einar Two men need one money But one money needs no man, Two men need no money But one money needs no man One is on ones knees Looses one head Except maybe a Delicious demon Björk Then one is no longer Then one is no longer Then one is no longer No longer! Björk & Einar Delicious demon Delicious demon Delicious, oh here he comes again waouh! Delicious demon Delicious demon! So delicious! Mama Björk I saw a woman walking down my street, Walking with grace, so beautifully carefully, She's a big and pretty mother, big and pretty mother, Swinging her handbag back and forth so joyfully. She's drawing circles with her breasts in her jumper. Give me a big mother, huge and loving one, I can crawl upon and cling to ... She's a large woman, warm and cuddly Wet lady, strong mother. She's walking down the street in front of my window Whistling funky tunes in the ears of my neighbours. Give me a big mother, one that would always want me, Hot embracing mother, I can crawl upon and cling to ... You can't be safer can't be more secure Than with a breast in each palm, With a breast in each palm, That's the way I was born And that's the way I want to die. Give me a big mother, soft and wet one, That would caress me In all those special places. Where's a strong mother, One that squeezes me, One I can crawl. Coldsweat Einar Meat meat blood blood Sweat sweat meat! Björk I close the door Shouldn't burn yet The wires get hotter Palms are glowing This is hot meat This is metallic blood This is hot meat This is open sweat I'll show you with my fingers Draw with the eye With your own breath I'll tear your lungs Here is hot meat This is metallic blood Here is hot meat This is open sweat Einar This side of the blackest meadows I make my winter dwelling And crush my bones Björk This is hot meat This is metallic blood This is ...hot meat! I'll sail out the window I'll walk down the edge I will not finish 'Till I'm fully satisfied This is hot meat This is metallic blood This is hot meat This is open sweat Blue eyed pop Einar This blue eyed pop It's just fabulous to go twisting, Björk Twisting. Einar Boogieing, in beat with Björk Beat with Einar The thousand pound Einar & Björk Snare sound. Einar After boogieing We all crave for a hot-dog spashed with noise Björk Noise Einar Queue and spew then back home to our Einar & Björk Love nest Einar Need I say more. Oh! This blue eyed pop is just pure ecstasy. Björk This is too much fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun Everyone is so close to laughing, This kind of joy won't last, Something wonderful is about to happen I feel perfectly ready Don't know yet what it is But i'll look inside this disco! Waouh! This is so hot hot! Oh, we melt together Like tigers And we're dancing Together Deus Björk Deus does not exit. But if he does, he lives in the sky above me, In the fattest largest cloud up there. He's whiter than white and cleaner then clean. He wants to reach me. Deus does not exist. But if he does I always notice him. Getting ready in his airy room. He's picking his gloves so gently off. He wants to touch me. I'm walking humbly down a tiny street Pulling my collar it gets bigger, woooh Einar I once met him, It really surprised me, He put me in a bath tub, Made me squeeky clean, Really clean. Björk To create a universe You must taste The forbidden fruit. Einar He said hi. I said hi, I was still clean. Björk Deus does not exist, But if he does he'd want to get down from that cloud, First marzipan fingers then marble hands, More silent than silence and slower than slow, Diving towards me. My collar is huge room for two hands, They start at the chest and move slowly down. Einar I thought I had seen everything, He wasn't white and fluffy, He just had side burns, He just had side burns, And a quiff, He said hi. I said hi. I was still clean, I was squeeky clean. I was surprised. Just as you would be. Einar & Björk Deus, Deus, Deus, Deus Björk He does not exist ( Repeat 'til the end ) Sick for toys Björk Veik I Leikfang Ve-e-eik I Leikfa-ang Einar This girl I know she's sick for toys, sick for toys. She needs a new toy, a brand new toy, She's tired of her old toy's. She's got a big house Full of old toys What can she do? She needs a new toy. Björk Sick sick sick for toys, Sick sick sick for toys. Einar She's sick, sick for toys Einar She disposes of her old toys She ... needs a new toy And in a small garden she finds a small boy. She smiles, she's happy she found her new toy a small boy. She's sick for toy, she needs a new toy, To watch her comb her hair, comb all of her hair, Björk Sick sick sick for toys, Sick sick sick for toys. Einar She's sick, sick for toys She's sick, sick for toys She's really sick for toys Einar This girl I know found a new toy, A boy she used him to watch her comb hair Day in day out, night in night out, She really was sick for toy, In the end she fell asleep The boy cut off her hair, all of her hair, She was bald, she might not now be sick for toys. Fucking in rythm and sorrow Björk A divorced lady arrives home from a bar Guess, guess what she sees, sees there There is a naked person in my flat! He's got a weird expression on his face! Oh my god and jesus as well! W-what are you doing here? Are you hurting your chest? Offending yourself? Forcing yourself into pain and sorrow like there is no tomorrow? You should use the pain and sorrow To fill you up with power Life's both sweet and sour! He looks at me hopeless with tears in his eyes Goes out of the window and up on the roof Naked man, naked man calm down! I-I'll give you some strawberry cake Don't act like there is no tomorrow You should use the pain and the sorrow To fill you up with power Life's both sweet and sour! Aaaaaow! Life's both sweet and sour! Life's both sweet and sour! Life's both sweet and sour! Don't act Don't act Don't act-act Like there's no tomorrow! You should use the pain and sorrow To fill you up with power Life's both sweet and sour Don't act like there is no tomorrow You should use the pain and sorrow To fill you up with power Life's both sweet and sour Ta ta ta ooh woah! oooh...ooh.... Life's both sweet and sour Life's both sweet and sour
Taktu bensín elskan Það er allt bannað hvort sem er Taktu bensín elskan Taktu bensín elskan Allt bannað hvort sem er Taktu bensín Loftvogin fellur I gulan sandinn Og borgir þarna stop Borgir þarna stoppa' en það skiptir engu máli Það er allt bannað hvort sem er Taktu bensín elskan Allt bannað hvort sem er Taktu bensín elskan
Cowboy Einar Cowboy, cowboy, in the big town I'm a cowboy in the big town I'm looking for my pony A mans best friend is his pony Aaah! I'm a cowboy Aaah, cowboy! I need my pony I lost my pony In the big town I'm a cowboy in the big city Looking for my pony I'm a cowboy X3 I'm not alone Not lonely Not alone Not lonely I'm a cowboy I'm stuck like A cowboy In the big city Björk And he affects me The odour of his skin, oh It works in my head I wanna eat him I wanna be in him Einar I'm a cowboy Smelt like I sat in In a tine-mine Nose is struck In the back My back is struck But who knows I am I am a Cowboy! Cowboy! On the second floor On a brass bed In a big city I found my pony But I paid a prize I got a silver-bullet Through my heart I'm a were-cowboy I am a were-cowboy A weeere Weeere-cowboy A were-cowboy Were-cowboy Weeere-cowboy I am a were-cowboy Cowboy!
I Want
( Traitor Icelandic version )
I smile, [for] I know When the sun rises I will not see a thing
*** Translations and transcripts by Tom Brenner ***
Dragon
Einar : Hvar ég verð næst Ég, ég keyri um á dótadreka það veit enginn hvar ég verð næst það þýðir ekki að haga sér eins og lítill maður Ef maður er ekki????????? En ég keyri um á dótadreka Læt engan sjá mig Sjáumst ekki, sjáumst ekki síðan ???? keyri,keyri beint af augum Keyri Lendi beint inn á lestinni Inn á borði hjá litlu börnunum í hádegis (síðla matnum??)???? Þau eru að borða trefjajógúrt því að hún er svo góð fyrir þig En ég, en ég, borða bara dansukker sykur Já ég sagði það Keyri um á dótadreka læt engan sjá mig Hlusta bara á Sykurmolana í útvarpinu-
Björk : Dragon
Einar : Where i'll be next I, I drive a toy-dragon No-one knows where i'll be next It don't help none to act like a small man If you're not????????? But I drive a toy dragon Let no-one see me Won't be seeing (you) later ???? Driving, driving right out the eyes I drive Lend on the train On the table by the little kids At noon's ???? (late lunch?) They're eating fiber-yogurt Beacuse it's so good for you But I eat only Danish sugar Yes, I said it Driving a toy dragon, Letting no-one see me Listening only to the Sugarcubes on the radio
*** Translations and transcripts by Tom Brenner & Sverrir Gunnarsson ***
Here today tomorrow next week Tidal wave Einar The diesel is so nice I just need something! Björk The barometer is falling down, I feel so sultry Something is simmering and boiling inside me If I ignore it and squeeze out laughter I charge up with a typhoon, hurricanes and storms Einar I just need the diesel, I just find the smell, I just sniff it and I can feel the harbour just close by, I just try to sniff the diesel but I can't, I just can't get enough, Björk There's danger, danger! A tide with an undertow, the sea is swelling Impatience makes me foam A wave inside me forces out big words They splash and sprinkle An angry torrent breaking loose, a flush or rushing joy Einar The diesel, just makes me feel, It just fills my veins I don't know why it just does The diesel is so.... Björk It shouldn't gush out Einar It just fills me up Björk Don't want it to be fussy Einar I can't have a cigarette Björk It shouldn't gush out Einar It just fills me up if i have a cigarette, it would make me go boom! Björk And I can't help it, I'm exploding again I'm calling weather stationNnomad And satellite Nimbus It's a blizzard inside me, a bomb ticking! This is the tidal wave Einar The diesel! Björk Here comes the tidal wave, ho-ho! Einar The diesel! Björk This is the tidal wave Einar The diesel! Björk Here comes the tidal wave. Einar The diesel is so nice Speed is the key
Einar Straight into the air, At lightning speed, Fasten your seatbelts, The future is mine. Björk I'm a future woman In an irresistable world Fast and sparkling Speed is the key Einar Lizards at lightning speed Surprise me all the time Does no one respect space rules? Björk A big fresh meat slice A streamlined solid steal knife in it I must energize Speed is the key Einar Lizards playing around And I'm one of them So I said: lizards Of the world, unite! Björk I'm a spacegirl Pass me that aeroplane I've got to go now Speed is the key I'm a space woman Shaped like a, a bullet No barriers Whosh! There goes another second Doubt kills Speed is the key Regina Einar Came from the east, Relative forgot, To scrape away, Land in south, Exhausted engine, No teeth, No chance to stop, Meet Johnny. Björk Came from the east, Like the sun, But with tired engine, Regina otherwise magnificent, Regina in good bloom, Björk Oh oh as old as the sun, Oh oh with white teeth, Oh oh Regina, oh oh Regina, Oh oh Regina, oh oh Regina. Einar Land on islands, Meet Johnny, Examine my red, Basalt cluster, Bottomless dust, terrific sun, And wetting quite nicely thank you, I do say nicely, I do mean that, Actually. Björk Blow into the chastity belt Regina, Regina, Oh oh Regina, oh oh Regina, Einar Hex and bitch and, Deserves lobster and fame, Oh, Johnny, Teeth and gums, In my life, Moon and sun, In my life, Lobster and shrimp, In my life, I don't really like lobster ( like lobster ). Björk Regina is too old But the sun is much older Still the sun with white teeth But Mrs R. with none Sun with false teeth Give me lobster and fame. Einar I really don't like lobster! Björk Oh oh Regina, oh oh Regina. X8 Dream TV Einar Last night, I woke up, Björk I'm a T.V. Einar Last night a good dream woke me up Einar I was entertained and smiled Jumped straight out of my bed Humming this and that And got myself a glass of water Björk Transforming T.V. Einar And sat down in my favourite chair And kept smiling but not for long Björk Transforming T.V. Einar Because I realised that all my dreams are Nothing but the repetition Of last week's television Einar I was no longer amused by, by my dream. Björk I'm on my knees Einar Like a lame turtle I paced the room Björk Down on all four follows Einar Who was disturb, I must without Björk Antennae Einar Knowledge I could only blame myself And no one else Björk Thrust out through my forehead Einar Tried to sleep again, He can, he can, no, Not a dream, not again But then remembered That all my dreams are Nothing but the repetition Of last week's television. Björk I've turned into a T.V, My screen is smiling, To get your attention, I want you. Ohoh I'm a TV Einar So I jumped out of my bed And into the T.V. room And in my anger Threw the T.V. set out the window Regretted instantly Because this was a brand new 26 inch T.V. Set in my bed once again, Couldn't sleep Because all my life, All my dreams had gone out the window With this new T.V. set Nail Einar Walk through here Walk through here Walk. Björk When I've been just by myself I start thinking too much Unhealthy things start to happen Like gastric disorders Oh, oh oh Einar Oh no.. Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Oh yes.. Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Oh no.. Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Ohh.. I just go out walking With my favourite piece of wood With a 4 inch nail driven through it Björk Walkin! I'm coming! When I am just by myself I think too much I start polishing my behaviour Without any mercy Oh-oh-oh! Einar Oh no.. Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Oh yes.. Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Oh no.. Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Somehow all the people Don't seem to like me I don't know why I just met them Björk Can't you see? Einar Aaaah! Björk When I've been just by myself I start thinking too much I know I'm not talkative What! I've become dry?! An emotional biscuit?! That's nonsense! Not at all! Sir, this nail of yours is rusty It's evil! I can't deal with it! Oh-oh-oh! Einar Sorry! Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Sorry! Björk Oh-oh-oh! Einar Sorry! Pump
Björk Eat me Eat me love Leave nothing behind Swallow me, all of me Drink me love Pour me in you Devour me Drink me in large gulps Einar I hate you! I really do, i think i do, I really, I really hate you! Björk I need you closer I want him now I want him in me Eat me love! Einar Never say love to anyone! Björk Consume me love I want you To inhale me all of me Drown me love In a bottomless pond I'll never return Swallow me, all of me Einar I don't love you! I really hate you! Björk I want you closer I want him now I want him in me Eat me love!!! Swallow me, all of me X3 Einar I hate you! Björk He's coming closer He's coming now He's gonna touch me Eat me love!!! Einar I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate you! Björk Eat me love, your open mouth Eat me love, I, on your tongue You got to eat me love Eat me love, you gulp me Eat me love, I, I down your gullet You eat me love Eat me love- I in the stomach Eat me love, eat me love You splash acid on me Eat me love, I travel down the intestines Eat me love, through the bowels and out! Björk He's coming closer He wants me now I want to eat him Eat me love! X3 You got to eat me love!!! Einar I hate you Eat the menu Einar Limousines, oranges, Stars, moons, Submarines, Jeeps, Glaciers, Cars, Caterpillars, even grapes Björk It's none of my business But you have to eat Your appetite is appalling Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Have, have, have some salad Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Bite, bite, bite an apple Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Suck, suck, suck an orange Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Taste, taste, taste the pate Björk I'm just a maid, but yes to food is yes to life Einar I've got to eat something Otherwise I'll just die But the choice is too great I can't decide what to eat I'll possibly just eat the menu? Björk How would you like strawberry juice? Or lemon red sea perch? Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Bite, bite, bite the kiwi Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Have, have, have some chicken Björk I'm just a maid, but yes to food is yes to life Einar The waiter came with the menu And said here you go. I said thank you but The choice is too great, Why can't I be a cod In the depths of the ocean And just eat small fish The cod has such simple taste But I've got all the choice Björk Bite, bite, bite an apple Einar Eat eat eat the menu Einar Limousines, oranges, Stars, moons, Submarines, Jeeps, Glaciers, Cars, Even Caterpillars. Björk Oh, you vague costomer You'll have to look somewhere else You have to find something to eat Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk No! eat eat, eat a moment Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Eat eat, eat the feeling Einar Eat eat eat the menu Björk Eat eat, eat the feeling, Eat eat, eat the person, Eat eat, eat the rockband Einar I won't complain but... The bee
Björk Who is it?, Who'll get the sting, Who'll get the stripes, Black and yellow, A dangerous creature, Chattering wings, Flashing antennae, Who is it? Björk It buzzes fine, The bee, Buzzes fine, stings deep. Einar I play a frightened little game I eject myself at scary speed In front of cars and i go yeaah! Björk She is it, She's got the sting, She's dangerous, She stings, He gets stung, He is out, She gets the honey, She is it. Björk She flies great, The bee, Flies great, stings deep. Einar The cars freeze from fright, When they see my beautiful body and tongue Then I speed away Einar No one catches me. I'm the fastest bee in town. Björk Oh, hot bee, Queen of heaven, With glossy trunk, Buzz to me, I want to be stung, I want to be out, Here is the honey, You're it. Björk It stings deep - the bee Stings deep! Oh, the bee! It stings deep, kills fast!
Dear plastic Björk Plastic Nylon Terylene Made of atoms By tender fingers And determined heads Of inventors Tickling Perfection Björk Plastic Rayon Einar I was born aeons ago Before anything human was known My friends the alchemists Told me everything was natural And always will be that way And possible to make gold from dirt Björk Plastic Nylon Dear plastic Be proud Don't imitate anything You're pure, pure, pure Björk Plastic Nylon Einar I believed I was their dustbin for knowledge Took everything and digested Of course I became big, Big and really really strong Today I'm old and withering away My friends the alchemists Long disappeared into dust I no longer get anything fruity No longer gold made from dirt The only thing I get is spacefood on a tray Björk Woah! Plastic, plastic, plastic ... Shoot him Einar Kann vi ekki skjóta hann? There were four of us One of us was the landlord There were, we were on a drinking spree I had eaten my take-away I washed my landlord, he was covered in gravy The others were amazed how dirty he was How I was, but I said, He never took a bath, He never takes a bath, So why, why don't we just shoot him? Björk Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you just shoot him? Einar I said that's no polite manner to behave in But something like that I was too drunk to remember I said, he can't suffer the cold water He'll die! He'll die! They said no way, jose! I said, my name ain't Jose He said yes it is But I think he was already dead He suffered a stroke in the bath So why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Björk Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you just shoot him? Einar I said oh no And he was so dirty But why give him a bath? Why don't you just give him a bullet Björk Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Why don't you shoot him? Einar In the head? Water Björk Wait for me underneath the water, Wait for me I have to go now Into the big city, She pulls me firmly towards her. Wait for me underneath the water, Wait for me here, I'll come You'll be fine underneath the water, I'll be back early next summer. Einar We met again at the lake, After all these years, You said "want a drink?" Björk I love you, love you And you know I will be back, Hold your breath, And nestle into the ice, Wait for me underneath the water Wait for me and count to ten, You'll look up and I will be there Wait for me, I'll come Einar The lake was frozen, You took me for a walk over the ice, I cracked, The ice cracked, I fell into the lake, I watched you through the eyes. Björk Love into you, lover, i want you, Wait for me underneath the water, Wait for me and singalong, "She's coming, coming, coming", Wait for me, I'm coming. Einar I watched you through the ice I expected you to crawl for help I smiled, you just stood there I tried to kiss you through the ice, You just walked away Björk Under, over water, frozen, under frozen, over water, under, under over Frozen man take care (Mountain?) Wait for me underneath the water A day called zero Björk A day called zero, Is the day we'll all relax, Mountains will tumble, With a long and heavy thump, Dust spreads on the sky, So the sun will grow pale, Oil tanks tear open, And the city livens up. Björk & Einar A day called zero Björk A day called zero, Will be such a busy day, Whistling marches, I'll hoover my past away, Controlling a bulldozer, I will improve my town, Stacking concrete slabs, Me and you my pluto. Björk & Einar A day called zero Björk Will you be with me on that day?, We'll be watching and smiling, At last it's over, Nothing stops us now, Come and enter, Me let's multiply, On a day called zero. Björk & Einar A day called zero X5 Planet Björk The universe it is so big, I feel dizzy when I think about it, My head swims I get giddy, Still I realize that long ago, It was so small I could have kept it, Underneath my little skirt, At least until the big bang happened, Einar Every man, every woman. Björk Sun planet the universe and me, When I'm excited and have to wait, My organs start to move, my lungs pump, Cells flow faster on tracks inside me, I demand to see myself from within, Be a cell for a day. Einar Every man, every woman Björk Sun, planet, the universe and me The universe and me...ooh... The universe and me, am I a planet? woaah! The universe and me... woah!! co-o-ome, na-na-na-hee-ooh! The planets and me we get along so well together Gliding down imaginary rollercoaster-paths along the sky I can do somersaults around Jupiter if I feel like it Nothing can stop a planet But a planet can stop anything at all Einar Every man, every woman Björk Sun planet the universe and me The universe and me, the universe and me, The universe and me, the universe and me.
Hey
Hæ! (Hey!) Hæ! (Hey!) Ég sagði hæ hæ hæ! (I said hey hey hey!) Hot meat Björk I close the door Einar I close the door Björk Shouldn't burn yet Einar No it won't Björk But the wires get hotter Einar It's sure to get hotter Björk My palms are glowing Einar My palms are, oh! Björk & Einar This is hot meat This is metallic blood This is hot meat This is open sweat Björk I'm gonna show you with my fingers Einar With her fingers Björk I'll have to draw with the eye Einar Draw with the eyes Björk With your own breath Einar With her own breath "huff & puff" Björk I'll tear your lungs Björk & Einar This is hot meat This is metallic blood Here is hot meat Open sweat Einar Well i'll be damned If this ain't the country and Western version of Cold Sweat I heard it ... ago It's bad, bad, bad But in this side of the blackest meadows I make my winter dwelling And there, I crush my bones Björk This is hot meat This is metallic blood Is hot meat Uh-open sweat I'll sail out the window Einar I'll sail out the window Björk I'll walk down the edge I will not finish 'Til I'm fully satisfied Björk & Einar This is hot meat This is metallic blood This is hot meat This is open sweat This is hot meat This is metallic blood Hot meat Open sweat
Stick around for joy Gold Björk Gold, finger itches Gold, in the hand Gold, you have to have Gold, all for yourself Gold, full train of it Gold, rob the train Gold, murder in the train Gold, get some gold Gold is the sweat of the sun Give me some gold! Gold, it glitters Gold, is soft and thin Einar I'm searching for gold I need gold just to see Never seen it before Indication of gold Do I see gold? Bloody fingers! Dig! Crawl! Dig! Björk Gold is the sweat of the sun Give me some gold! Einar I continue to dig into the earth, Torn fingers, bloody fingers.. Björk There is a sun in the sky Nothing has changed And gold, begotten of the sun.. Give me gold! I need it now, oh gold! Einar I'm still searching for gold I need gold Björk And I have to have a chunk of.. gold Einar No indication of gold Björk Just a little piece of gold for me! Einar In the core of the earth Björk Oh, gold! Einar I see the glow, this is the gold Björk Gold, gold! Oh gold! Einar I need gold! Björk & Einar Oh, gold ! Hit Björk This wasn't supposed to happen I was happy by myself Accidently you seduced me I'm in love again I lie in my bed, Totally still My eyes wide open, I'm in rapture I don't believe this, I'm in love again! This wasn't supposed to happen I've been hit with your charm How could you do this to me? I'm in love again I lie in my bed - totally still, My eyes wide open - I'm in rapture. I don't believe this, I'm in love again This wasn't supposed to happen! This wasn't supposed to happen! Eg og hann, ég og hann... Einar A small story which never happened I said ouch! this really hurts! That can't be this has been Practised for millions of years Therefore we are Yes, but I, I'm a boy A small story which always happens I said ouch! this really hurts! This could well be But this has Been practised for millions of years Therefore we are Yes, but, you're a girl! Björk I lie in my bed - totally still My eyes wide open - I'm in rapture I don't believe this - I'm in love again This wasn't supposed to happen! I lie in my bed - totally still My eyes wide open - I'm in rapture I'm in rapture You've put a seed inside me Oh , and while you're away Seed It's growing silently To be a life Starts in my stomach Embraces my insides Inside And about to reach my heart This wasn't supposed to happen! This wasn't supposed to happen! Eg og hann, ég og hann... Einar This really hurts! Leash called love Björk You love him You want to make him happy He loves you He wants to humiliate you He's a bastard! You should leave him! Paranoid manipulator, To hell with him. He's dragging you Along.. On a leash called love. He controls you. You should do him in Before he gets to you. Watch out girl. He's dragging you Along.. On a leash called love. Einar You have torn me, Inside out. Nothing but, a nervous wreck. You have got me, on a leash, You whip me with, a leash called love.. I've lost all sense of direction, you make me a victim To your friends' nasty remarks, and I don't know how I survive, I can no longer Distinguish from, right or wrong, Sane insane, whip me back, Back and forth, paranoid. Leash called love.. Lucky night Björk I've tried a lot and most things excite me. But what tops it all is doing two things at a time. Einar Life and death, Glass and water Rock and roll, wash and dirty Christ and Jesus, time and hours Björk To drive a car and listen to music. To read a book and ride a train. Einar Watch and maker, God and dog Hammer and Saw, Babies and Nappies Stop and Hold, Moon and Stars Björk To be a charming combination, Tense me up. I'm into trying a lot and most things excite me. But what tops it all is doing two things at a time. Einar Knife and fork, Pad and felt Window and Pane, Country and western Rhythm and Blues, Yawn and Sigh Björk This is a lucky night for me A night when one plus one is three To read a letter and fall in love To not sleep and be not unhappy To watch tv and cuddle Crême de la crême Is doing two things at a time Einar To do two things twice at once It's so nice, is there a point? Björk Two things... two! Einar To be or not to Time and logic finally You must enter my two nostrils Can that be, or am I just thinking? Life and death Glass and water... Björk Two things at a time Happy nurse Björk After watching this patient lady I noticed that she was a poor nurse She knows exactly what people need Without them having to tell her She's a poor nurse She knows what you hunger for And feeds it to you Einar The Nurse was also my friend She gave me friendship in abundance Smothered me with hugs and kisses I've got used to her injection And they often send me stupid It could become a habit She gave me friendship in abundance Smothered me with hugs and kisses Björk She invites me to a soft room And hands me a piece of confidence She injects me with a dose of warmth It dawns upon me that humans are the only drug She's a poor nurse, she knows what you Hunger for, and feeds it to you Einar But then I bought myself a Small rubber dingy when she told me He who was up a mountain Because she wanted everyone To give her, love and affection Her breast was, great and soft Incredibly great, great and soft And could squirt, a long way! A great distance... Björk She's a poor nurse, this careless woman Don't hate her, she's a poor nurse She knows what you, hunger for And feeds it to you, she's a poor nurse This careless woman, don't hate her She's a poor nurse. I'm hungry Björk I wake up and know that This is the day I'm leaving I'm going alone with no map I need room I need space Have to try something that Hasn't been done before I want to go to places Where I don't know what its like ... Listen, I'm hungry Thirsty for surprises Ready for experience Have to get what I need right now I'm by the road hitchhiking And a car has stopped. As I climb in to it, I'm struck with hot joy Have to try something that Hasn't been done before I want to go to places Where I don't know what its like... ... Listen, I'm hungry Thirsty for surprises Ready for experience Have to get what I need right now Listen, I'm hungry Ready for surprises Thirsty for experience Have to get what I need right now Einar Am I on my way out? Lying in the grass, and allow myself to dream Am I going further? I want to go on, am I dreaming? Have I gone crazy in my sleep? Shake my head can someone find Björk Listen, I'm hungry Listen, I'm hungry Einar Find me Einar's food, someone find Einar's food I said I'm hungry!, I had good food in society Why am I so hungry, on my way out? Einar's food is not good... Walkabout Björk I admire the curves, The golden landscape. I wanna be there Right with you. That's where I'm staying, Where no-one can find me In the depths of the valleys Magnificent landscape Delicious boy, With animal eyes, Beautiful buttocks, Haunting movements. But the thing that makes me love you Is the unforgettable smell of your skin. There's a hole and there's a stick. Einar Between the hills! Björk There's a cove and there's a ship, That goes in and out of the harbour. The heavy pear, Totally ripe. Adorable fruits So generous. This is where I'm staying, Where no-one can find me, In the depths of the valleys. Magnificent landscape. Delicious boy, With animal eyes, Beautiful buttocks, Haunting movements. But the thing that makes me love you Is the unforgettable smell of your skin. There's a hole and there's a stick. Einar Between the hills! Björk There's a tunnel and there's a train. Einar Admire the view. Björk There's a cove and there's a ship, That goes in and out of the harbour. Mountains of Nutrition. Two, side by side, Above a navel And under a chin, That's where I'm staying, Where no-one can find me. In the depths of the valleys, Magnificent landscape. Einar Is everything a landscape? I'm in the landscape Crawl into the canyon Into the rain forest Crawl up the crevasse Jog along the tundra Walk up the slope Have a breather between the hills Admire the view Not yet on the peak Walk further and rest Between two tranquil pools Then climb the peak And admire I'm captivated. Hetero scum Björk My blood flows in me My red juice in my veins My blood travels fast My blood rushes through me When I need you My blood flows faster My veins turn into molten mud I'm turning in, turning in to Turning in to the ?????????? I was made long ago My blood makes me remember I was made out of mud My red juice makes me remember When I need you My blood goes faster My veins turn into molten mud Einar Half of me I'm punctured I'm leaking The air is out Blasted into space like Burst balloons I'm punctured I'm leaking Half of me There's a hole on you too Into you Half of me It's the beginning half of me Björk When I need you My blood goes faster My veins turn into molten mud I'm turning in, turning in to turning in to the ?????????? Einar Half of me, half of me Half of me, I'm a jellyfish! Burst balloon! Half of me, half of me Into space, into space Burst balloon! Half of me, No jellyfish, no jellyfish! Vitamin Björk You convince me That I am able You make me strong You're my vitamin Einar My pain is my pain Your cure is vitamins Björk You're my sinking capsule You're my vitamin... Einar I look at this pain of mine I don't know what it is You say I could have it easily Fixed with some vitamins Björk Before the hair, Before the skin, You form a cell You're my vitamin Einar My pain is my pain Your cure is vitamins If I try some of your pills, Won't I have another pain? (Hurrah, hurrah!) You show me off in all these parties So very proud of me Telling everybody there that I am your little vitamin You exit with me (??) Like I was somebody I am not your cure To you I'm just another vitamin I'm so confused My pain is mine! I don't know what it is You say I can have it easily fixed With some vitamins My pain is my pain, Your cure is vitamins In all these fancy parties I won't have another pain As a payment? You want all of me 'Cause I am your final cure Use some - show me off Chihuahua Björk Bow-wow Chi-hua-hua-hua-hua-hua! Dog, bad dog, bad dog, best dog Bow-wow-wow-wow-wow Chi-hua-hua-hua-hua-hua! Einar It were aliens who started this green popularity Sure were aliens They are green Want everything Green and brown No mistake New demand Will be made All must be green Everything When they land The aliens would be made the laughing stock of Planet Earth They are green They intend To occupy Planet Earth They have green Want everything Green and brown ...
Non Albums Tracks
Ammæli (Icelandic version of "Birthday") Hún á heima í húsinu þarna þar heim fyrir utan Grabblar í mold með fingrunum Og munninum, hún er fimm ára þræðir orma upp á bönd Geymir köngulær í vasanum Safnar fluguvængjum í krús Skrúbbar hrossaflugur Og klemmir þær á snúru Ohhh... Hún á einn vin, hann býr í næsta húsi þau eru að hlusta á veðrið Hann veit hvað margar freknur hún er með Hún klórar í skeggið hans Hún mála þungar bækur Og límir þær saman Hún sá stóran borða Hann sveif niður himininn Hún snerti hann! Ohhh... Í dag er afmæli þau sjúga vindla Hann ber blómakeðju Og hann saumar fugl í nærbuxurnar hennar Ohhh... þau sjúga vindla... þau liggja í baðkari... í dag er hennar dagur... Tam, tam, tam-a-tam-a-tam... Bravo pop Björk I admit I like you for your brains But you won't try, there is no fun in it You know what life is all about But haven't got guts to enjoy it Come on, I'll make you wet Bubbles, foam of intelligence Einar 'Cos you just want me for My little brains, I don't know What I am doing 'cos I just know you want Me for my little brain 'Cos I am your little brain You are, you are just You are just trying me Björk You're stuck in your civilised home Sulking over other's stupidity You're awfully clever, but dry I'll get you soaked to the skin Einar Just try me out For strength and I don't know What you want really from me 'Cos I am just trying You want me for my juicy wits 'Cos you don't know what I am Björk You know what life is all about But haven't got guts to enjoy Juicy wits, that's what you need Juicy wits.. Einar You only want me for my Little things called brains But I know that I can Recage? you all over the party But you know what I am You just want something Different, but you must get My juicy, my juicy wit 'Cos my wit is... Björk There's only one way Come on, jump in And get what's around you There's only one, only one life Björk Bubbles, bubbles, Foam of intelligence Bubbles, bubbles.. Cindy Einar I can't really Stand anymore of this All the lifeguards Keep staring at me I cant stand any Oh I really can't All I can say is Why don't you Björk & Einar Get me home said to cindy X3 Einar I hate that In my little room All these robots They really keep Just squeaking I really can't Oh mommy take me home! Björk & Einar Take me home said to cindy Get me home said to cindy Get me home said to cindy Einar Woah! Where are you mummy? I'm singing Why cant you just be it I'm ??? into you What she said She said Björk & Einar She tells me to sit up at home She tells me to sit up at home Getting home! Get me home, said to cindy She tells me to sit up at home She tells me to sit up at home Getting home Einar Oh I think I am When I'm going poopoo Why should I? Why should I go poopoo? I really dont know So why? I don't know But she said Björk & Einar Get me home I said to cindy Get me home I said to cindy Get me home Dancing queen
( Abba / Demo )
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for the place to go Where they play the right music, getting in the swing You come in to look for a king Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music, everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance... You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave them burning and then you're gone Looking out for another, anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance... You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen Dig in the Dancing Queen Dig in the Dancing Queen Dig in the Dancing Queen
Luftgítar
( Deus EP B-side )
Motorcycle Mama
( Compilation )
Tell your daddy and your mama too You got something better to do Don't stick around the house the rest of your life You're eighteen - you can do what you like You'll be the queen of my highway My motorcycle mama We'll see the world from my Harley We'll get matching jackets and helmets too We'll get respect from the towns we ride through We'll sleep at the roadside in the soft green grass And if the squares walk by we'll let them pass You'll be the queen of my highway My motorcycle mama We'll see the world from my Harley And maybe in a year or two We'll have a little one - she'll look just like you We'll add on a sidecar, electric guitar We'll be a trio - the baby makes three, oh! Tell your daddy and your mama too You've got something better to do Don't stick around the house the rest of your life You're eighteen - you can be my wife You'll be the queen of my highway My motorcycle mama We'll see the world from my Harley If the chain don't break!
Organic Prankster
Björk : Hee how! Einar : One person calls someone To pour the water Because it takes two to Pour the water Björk : To plough takes two as well But only one to Hold up the sky Einar : To plough takes two as well But only one to hold up the sky One plays the harp Beats a rock with a stick Björk : One plays the harp Beats a rock with a stick Becomes a priest or at least a Delicious demon Hee how! Einar : At least a delicious demon Björk : Delicious demon Two men need one money But one money needs no man One is on one's knees Loses one's head Except maybe a Delicious demon Hee how! Einar : Two men need one money But one money needs no man Two men need no money But one money needs no man One is on one's knees Loses one's head Except maybe a Delicious demon Björk : Then one is no longer No longer! Björk & Einar : Delicious demon Delicious, oh here he comes again wow! Delicious demon So delicious!
Polo Björk : I'm whooping the wicket Unbearable in cohabitation I don't close jam jars I wake up too early in the day Einar : I - I - I - want you Björk : I'm whooping the wicket Wicket - wicket - wicket Comply, comply, comply Einar : I - I - I - want you Björk : I'm whooping the wicket Wicket - wicket - wicket Comply, comply, comply She isn't any longer! She isn't any longer! Einar : I - I - I - want you Björk : I'm whooping the wicket Wicket - wicket - wicket Comply, comply, comply Einar : I - I - I - want you Björk : I'm whooping the Wicket
*** Thanx a lot to Ameilio for this one ***
Pump (Marius De Vries Mix) Björk Eat me Eat me love Leave nothing behind Swallow me all of me Drink me love Pour me in you Devour me Drink me in large gulps (Now) I want him closer (Now) I want him now (Now) I want him in me (Now) Eat me love Einar Sort of woman never say love to anyone But not there too, I thought you'd just get away with this lie Björk Consume me love I want you to inhale me all of me Drown me love in a bottomless pond I'll never return Swallow me all of me (Now) I wan't him closer (Now) I wan't him now (Now) He's gonna touch me (Now) Eat me love Swallow me all of me X4 He's got me closer He's got me now He's gonna <dance> me or eat me love Einar Boom, I hate you, I don't like, I really do hate you I don't wan't you, I thought you liked me I do, I-I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate you Eat me love Your open mouth Eat me love Einar Small face Björk I on your tongue You got to eat me love ( Einar I....) Eat me love You gulp me Eat me love ( Einar Eat....) I-I down your gullet You eat me love Eat me love I in the stomach, Eat me love ( Einar I....) Eat me love You splash acid on me ( Einar Eat....) Eat me love I travel down the intestines ( Einar I....) Eat me love Through the bowels and out He's got me closer He wants me now I want to eat him or eat me love (Now) Eat me love X4 Einar I hate you, I do hate you, I don't like you so well Where's my love over you, where's my love, I hate you
Stone drill in the rock Einar Yeah.. I went to my job today I couldn't find my job today My job was long gone My job Where is my job? My job is My job is My job is long gone I went to my job today I couldn't find my job I couldn't find my job I went to my job today My job was long, long, long, long, Long, long, long, long, long, long, Long, long, long, gone But I want to job today I couldn't find my job today I need my job today I need my job today I was involved for work today I need my job today I need my job, job, Job, job, job, job, job I need my job, job I need my job today I need to get it today
Sweet Jane
( Velvet Underground Cover )
Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand, Jack is in his corset, and Jane is in her vest, and, me, I'm in a rock'n'roll band. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim Y'know, those were different times! Oh, all the poet, they studied rules of verse, And the ladies, they rolled their eyes. Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane! Jack, he is a banker, And Jane, she is a clerk. Both of them save their monies, And when, when they come home from work! Ooh! Sittin' down by the fire, oh! The radio just play, The classical music there, Jim. "The March of the Wooden Soldiers". And you can hear Jack say, get ready, ah, Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane! Oh! Sweet Jane! Some people, they like to go out dancing, And other peoples, they have to work. And there's even some evil mothers, They're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt. Y'know that, women, never really faint, And that villains always blink their eye We know children are the only ones who blush! And life is, just to die!
*** Thanx a lot to Johan for this one ***
Theft Björk The man put out His head and looked at me I put him, put him Underneath my shirt Now he's scrathcing In bus number 12 I sit in the back And cough all the time My bedroom Is at the end of the corridore Where I listen to cassettes And especially loud tonight So nobody hears him He's mine, mine, mine, mine, mine I'm gonna keep him Underneath my bed Yeah, yeah, he'll be loved here Yeah yeah, could have kept him Einar Behind the curtains She tucked me into darkness I didn't know where I was Or where I was going I got scared This was my first time Away from home I started to claw Claw and scratch Wanted to escape The grave was worth She won't let me go She took me away X3 Björk Yeah, yeah, will be loved here Yeah yeah, could have kept him Yeah, yeah, will be loved here Yeah yeah, could have kept him Einar But she would She wouldn-t let Let me go But she gave me A good home When she took me away Björk Yeah, yeah, will be loved here Einar Got a new, new home
Top of the world ( The Carpenters / Cover )
Björk Such a feeling's coming over me, There is wonder in most everything I see. Not a cloud in the sky, Got the sun in my eyes And I won't be surprised if it's a dream.. Everything I want the world to be Is now coming true especially for me. And the reason is clear, It's because you are here You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen.. I'm on the top of the world Looking down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found Ever since you've been around Your love puts me at the top of the world. Something in the wind has learned my name And it's telling me that things are not the same On the leaves on the trees And the touch of the breeze There's a pleasing sense of happiness for me There is only one wish on my mind When the day is through I hope that I will find That tomorrow will be Just the same for you and me All I need will be mine if you are here.. I'm on the top of the world Looking down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found Ever since you've been around You'll have put me at the top of the world. Einar When I was young I listened to the radio There be sha-la-la-la every moon still shine There'd be singa-linga-ling that the stars it would sing so fine Björk I'm on the top of the world Looking down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found Ever since you've been around Your love put me at the top of the world. Oh, Is the love that I've found Ever since you've been around Your love put me at the top of the world Oh, Is the love that I've found Ever since you've been around Your love put me at the top of the world Einar All my past memories Complicated to me, Something really make me cry, Just like before
Whole Lotta Loving To Do
( Elvis Presley Cover - live with El Vez 92 )
Ok? Uno, dos, one two three quattro! Oh yes, I got a lot of loving to do - a whole lot of living to do Come on baby, making love takes two Oh yes I’ve got a lot of living to do - a whole lot of loving to do And there's no one who I'd rather do it with than you There's a moon that's big and bright in the milky way tonight But the way you act you'd never would know it's there So baby, time's a wasting, a lot of kisses I ain't been tasting I don't know about you but I’m gonna get my share Well I got a whole lot of loving to do... There's a balmy little breeze that's whistling through the trees And it's telling you to pitch a little woo with me Why don't you take a listen, you'll never know what you've been missing Cuddle up a little closer and be my little honey bee Oh got a whole lot of loving to do... You're the prettiest thing I’ve seen, but you treat me so doggone mean Ain't you got no heart, I’m dying to hold you near Why do you keep me waiting, why don't you start co-operating And the things I say are things you want to hear Oh got a whole lot of loving to do...
Yonder
There's a useless moon up there in the sky It has neither tail nor start I hang around the café disappointment And you in the yonder I know what a call grapes out from the tar And think filt of names and air I sip coffe ground on café supernova Get you in the yonder When I nap When I nap Please stay away from my dreams Please stay in the yonder - until I wake up Inside you does a heart die, Jane Pumps constantly pain and sorrow I leave big tips at some sort of café And you in the yonder When I nap When I nap Please stay away from my dreams Please stay in the yonder - until I wake up