Track #12 (in later pressings, not present in initial) and second single off ‘Debut’
If you listen to the album in order, this song comes after a long pause from the track “The Anchor Song” playing in to the title of “Play Dead”
[Intro]
Oh, oh
[Verse 1]
Darling, stop confusing me
With your wishful thinking
Hopeful embraces
Don't you understand?
I have to go through this
I belong to here where
No one cares, and no one loves
No light, no air to live in
A place called hate
The city of fear
[Chorus]
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
And the hurt stops
[Verse 2]
It's sometimes just like sleeping
Curling up inside my private tortures
I nestle into pain
Hug suffering
Caress every ache
[Chorus]
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
It stops the hurting
Play Dead was written by Jah Wobble & David Arnold & Björk.
Play Dead was produced by David Arnold & Tim Simenon.