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Sue Me by Björk
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This song is about Björk’s custody battle with her former partner Matthew Barney over their daughter Isadora. We see Björk at her most confrontational here, demanding maturity and dignity from Barney and that he doesn’t let their daughter get caught up in this. She blames Barney for being narcissist...
Sue Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My tear duct clogged
My left eye broken
Medicate with warm compress
Extract hardened tears
[Chorus]
Sue me, sue me, sue me all you want
I won't denounce her origin
Sue me, sue me, sue me all you want
I won't denounce our origin
[Verse 2]
I've ducked and dived
Like the mother in Salomon's Tale
To spare our girl
I won't let her get cut in half ever
But it's time to teach her some dignity
[Chorus]
Sue me, sue me, sue me all you want
I won't denounce our origin
Sue me, sue me, sue me, sue me
I won't, I won't denounce our origin
No, I won't
[Bridge]
He took it from his father
Who took it from his father
Who took it from his father
Let's break this curse
So it won't fall on our daughter
And her daughter
And her daughter
Won't let this sink into her DNA
[Chorus]
Sue me, sue me, sue me, sue me all you want
I won't let you denounce our origin
Sue me, sue me, sue me all you want
Denounce our origin, no, I won't
[Outro]
Can't take her suffer
It's so unfair
The sins of the fathers
They just fucked it all up
We had the best family
We had it all
We had it all in our hands
He just pulled us through the wringer
Narcissistic
Sue Me Q&A
What did Björk say about "Sue Me"?
In an interview to Belgian journal DeMorgen, Björk discussed how the song is sometimes misinterpreted.
Isadora is my most tender possession. And so I understand why you would take it so personally. There are enough great fathers in the world, including mine. And you’re probably not the worst either...