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Hyperballad

from Happy Daggers by Alex Riddle

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This is a song from Bjork's 1995 album, Post. This version contains elements of another song, "Jóga," from her 1997 album, Homogenic.

lyrics

we live on a mountain
right at the top
there's a beautiful view
from the top of the mountain
every morning I walk towards the edge
and throw little things off
like car parts, bottles and cutlery,
whatever I find lying around

it's become a habit
a way to start the day

i go through all this
before you wake up
so I can feel happier
to be safe up here with you

it's early morning
no one is awake
i'm back at my cliff
still throwing things off
i listen to the sounds they make
on their way down
i follow with my eyes till they crash
i imagine what my body would sound like
slamming against those rocks

and when it lands
will my eyes be closed or open?

i go through all this
before you wake up
so I can feel happier
to be safe up here with you

safe up here with you

[allt sem hún sér]

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from Happy Daggers, released March 29, 2016
Special thanks to Jonathan Chan for letting me borrow his Whammy for this track.

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Alex Riddle Houston, Texas

"Versatile, eclectic, and polished."

-Houston Press

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