“Pagan Poetry” was the second single from singer Björk’s album Vespertine. The single peaked at number 38 in the UK and number 12 in Canada. It was written and produced by Björk with additional production by Marius de Vries and mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent. The music box adaptation, featured in the s...
[Verse 1]
Pedalling through
The dark currents
I find an accurate copy
A blueprint of the pleasure in me
[Chorus 1]
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
A secret code carved
A secret code carved (Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
[Verse 2]
He offers a handshake
Crooked five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matched
[Chorus 2]
On the surface simplicity (Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
But the darkest pit in me
And it's pagan poetry (Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
Pagan poetry
[Verse 3]
Morse coding signals (Signals)
They pulsate (They wake me up)
They wake me up
(Pulsate) from my hibernating
[Chorus 2]
On the surface simplicity (Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
But the darkest pit in me
And it's pagan poetry (Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
Pagan poetry
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
[Outro]
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him, I
(She loves him, she loves him)
This time (She loves him, she loves him)
I'm gonna keep it to myself (She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
This time (She loves him, she loves him)
I'm gonna keep me all to myself (She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
But he makes me want to hand myself over (She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
But he makes me want to hand myself over (She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
Pagan Poetry was written by Björk.
Pagan Poetry was produced by Björk & Marius de Vries.
Björk released Pagan Poetry on Mon Nov 05 2001.