“Cvalda” is the nickname that Selma (Björk) gives her friend Cathy (Catherine Deneuve), a friend of hers at their job in a factory in Washington state.
[Intro: Björk]
Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
It's music!
Now dance!
[Verse 1: Björk]
Listen, Cvalda
You're the dancer
You've got the sparkle in your eyes
Look at me, entrancer!
[Pre-Chorus: Björk]
Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
[Chorus: Björk]
The clatter-machines
They greet you and say:
"We tap out a rhythm and sweep you away!"
A clatter-machine
What a magical sound!
A room full of noises
That spins you around
[Verse 2: Catherine Deneuve]
Darling Selma
Look who's dancing
Faster than a shooting star!
Cvalda's here!
Cvalda sings
[Pre-Chorus: Björk]
Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!
[Chorus: Björk]
The clatter-machines
They greet you and say:
"We tap out a rhythm and sweep you away!"
A clatter-machine
What a magical sound!
A room full of noises
That spins us around
It spins us around
It spins us around
It spins us around