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5 Years by Björk
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“5 Years” is, presumably, a song about someone Björk knew. Someone she surely loved and wanted a relationship from, yet the person did not reciprocate. In “5 Years”, Björk explains her position to this person, she explains that they seem to be afraid of nothing, and that it seems to her that they s...
5 Years Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You think you're denying me of something
Well, I've got plenty
You're the one who's missing out
But you won't notice
Until after five years
If you'll live that long
You'll wake up
All loveless
[Verse 2]
I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
I'm so bored with cowards
That say they want
Then they can't handle
[Chorus]
You can't handle love
You can't handle love
You just can't handle
[Verse 3]
I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
What's so scary?
Not a threat in sight
You just can't handle
You can't handle love
[Chorus]
You can't handle love
Baby, you can't handle love
It's obvious
You can't handle
[Verse 2]
I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
I'm so bored of cowards
That say they want
Then they can't handle
[Chorus]
You can't handle love
Baby, you can't handle love
It's obvious
You can't handle
[Outro]
I dare you
I dare you
I dare you
I dare you
5 Years Q&A
Who wrote 5 Years's ?
5 Years was written by Björk.
What did Björk say about "5 Years"?
Björk reflected on the creation of making “5 Years” via Instagram on October 9, 2021, in reference to performing the track on her Orkestral tour in an alternate arrangement:
the arrangement in “you’ve been flirting again” happened after working with eumir deodato on “isobel”and “hyperballad” . in t...