The Sugarcubes

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 and Einar: A day called zero Björk: A...

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? It buzzes fine The bee Buzzes fine, stings deep I play a frightened little game I eject myself at scary spee...

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 pinc...

This blue eyed pop, it's just fabulous to go twisting, boogieing, in beat with the thousand pound snare sound. after boogieing we all crave for a hot-dog splashed with noise, queue and spew, then back home to our love nest, need i say more. oh! this bl...

Björk I admit I like you for your brains but you are dry, there is no fun in you 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 'Cause you just want me for my little b...

Einar I can't really - stand anymore of this all the lifeguards - keep swimming at me I cant stand any - oh I really can't all I can say is - why don't you both Get me home, I say to Cindy get me home, I say to Cindy get me home, I say to Cindy woo-h...

I close the door, shouldn't burn yet, the wires get hotter palms are glowing this is hot meat metallic blood this is open sweat. show you with my fingers draw with the eye with your own breath i tear your lungs out this side of the blackest meadow...

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...

Björk: Plastic Nylon Terylene Made of atoms By tender fingers And determined heads Of inventors Tickling Perfection Plastic Rayon Einar: I was born aeons ago Before anything human was known My friends the alchemists Told me everything was nat...

One person calls someone to pour the water, because it takes two to pour the water, to plough takes two as well, but only one to hold up the sky. one plays the harp, beats a rock with a stick, becomes a priest at least, a delicious demon. two men nee...

deus does not exist. but if he does, he lives in the sky above me, in the fattest largest cloud up there. he is whiter than white and cleaner than clean. he wants to reach me. deus does not exist. but if he does, i always notice him. getting ready in his airy...

Einar: Last night, I woke up, Björk: I'm a T.V. Einar: Last night a good dream woke me up 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...

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 E...

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 you...

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...

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 S...

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 y...

Einar: My punctuality is well known When the revolution takes place I'll be late And be shot as a traitor Björk: When the revolution takes place Einar: When the sun rises I will not see a thing I regret nothing It was worth it To go through life...

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 it's like...??? Listen, I'm hungry Thirsty for s...

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 h...

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. T...

I saw a woman walking down my street, with grace, so beautifully carefully. she's a 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,...

Riding on my bicycle I saw a motorcrash A proper motorcrash Lots of spectators I rushed to the centre Saw the injured parents Cuts on the children An awful motorcrash Dangerous motorcrash So terribly bloody Motorcrash Destructive motorcrash Ooh, o...

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-...

Ooops - alright I'll come over and pour myself over you jars of fun! exciting stories I'll make you forget Tickle you a little bit seduce out your good temper I'll shine all over I'll cook my best dish for you But then it's my turn I want all your...

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 Bjö...

Björk I'm warping 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 warping the wicket wicket - wicket - wicket Kompry, kompry, kompry Einar I - I - I - want you B...

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 n...

Came from the east relative forgot to scrape away land in south exhausted engine no teeth no chance to stop meet johnny Came from the east like the sun But with tired engine Regina otherwise magnificent Regina in good bloom As old as the sun With white teeth l...

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 s...

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....

Einar: Straight into the air, At lightning speed, Fasten your seatbelts, The future is mine. Björk: I'm a future woman In an irresistible world Fast and sparkling Speed is the key Einar: Lizards at lightning speed Surprise me all the time Does n...

Einar 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 wa...

Standing on the corner suitcase in my hand Jack is in his coat Jane is in her vest and me, I'm in a rock'n'roll band Riding a Stutz Bear Cat, Jim you know, those were different times oh, all the poets they studied rules of verses and those ladies they rolled...

Björk Man put out his head and looked at me I put him, put him underneath my shirt now he's scratching 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 to...

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:...

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 When the sun...

Björk you convince me that I am able you make me strong you're my vitamin wooooo! wooooo! wooooo! wooooo! 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...

Björk I admire the curves, The golden landscape. I wanna be there Pight 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. B...

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, I'll come You'll be fine undrneath the water I'll be back early next summer Einar We met again...