“Hidden Place” is a song by Icelandic recording artist Björk, taken from her fifth album, Vespertine. It was written and produced by Björk.
“Hidden Place” was released as a lead single from Vespertine on August 3, 2001.
She explains the song’s title:
“Hidden Place” is sort of about how two people...
[Verse 1]
Through the warmthest cord of care
Your love was sent to me
I'm not sure what to do with it
Or where to put it
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'm so close to tears
And so close to
Simply calling you up
And simply suggesting
[Chorus 1]
We go to that hidden place
That we go to that hidden place
We go to that hidden place
We go to the hidden place
[Verse 2]
Now I have been slightly shy
And I can smell a pinch of hope
To almost have allowed one's fingers, to stroke
The fingers I was given to touch with
[Pre-Chorus 2]
But careful, careful
There lies my passion, hidden
There lies my love
I'll hide it under a blanket
Lull it to sleep
[Chorus 2]
I'll keep it in a hidden place
I'll keep it in a hidden place
Keep it in a hidden place
Keep it in a hidden place
[Verse 3]
He's the beautifullest, fragilest
Still strong, dark and divine
And the littleness of his movements
Hides himself
He invents a charm that makes him invisible
Hides in the hair
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Can I hide there too?
Hide in the hair of him
Seek solace
Sanctuary
[Chorus 3]
In that hidden place
In a hidden place
In a hidden place
We'll stay in a hidden place
Oh, in a hidden place
We'll live in a hidden place
We'll be in a hidden place
In a hidden place
Hidden Place was written by Björk.
Hidden Place was produced by Björk.
Björk released Hidden Place on Mon Jul 30 2001.
“I guess the microbeats were from me getting heavily into my laptop and just trying to enjoy the music from its speakers. The songs on Vespertine are introvert. I tried to make it frozen, winterlike. It’s an inside album, a domestic album, I had loads and loads of beats for ’Hidden Place’ but it sti...
The string sample introduced on the first Chorus and heard throughout the song was taken from Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg’s 1899 “Transfigured Night Op. 4”: