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Björk described the period of breastfeeding and looking over a child as a departure from music making and other typical laboral activities, as if one’s body hibernates. The “wake up” callings heard throughout the song are an attempt to retrieve Björk’s own efforts to make music again:
Maybe this is...
[Verse: Björk, Robert Wyatt, & Both]
When will it be time to document?
Do it now!
This submarine behaviour
Do it now!
When time?
Do it now!
To return
Do it now!
Do it now!
[Chorus: Björk & Robert Wyatt]
Shake us out of the heavy deep sleep
Shake us now!
Do it now!
Do it now!
Shake us out of the heavy deep sleep
Do it now!
[Gibberish: Björk]