This song is a part of Moomins and the Comet Chase soundtrack. This animation film is based on a book called Comet in Moominland (written by Tove Jansson). This book tells us a story about little white trolls who vaguely resemble hippopotamuses.
The song was released as a charity single and all t...
[Verse 1]
With our fingers, we make million holes
We run and we fall into potholes
On a mission to savor the world, oh!
We peek at the sky through tree holes
[Chorus]
Comet! Oh, damn it!
The comet comes hurtling down
On a precious plot of earth
[Verse 2]
Like the bugs in mother's flower bed
We walk on long legs over the sea bed
On our mission to save the world, oh!
We need milk and cakes and a warm bed
[Chorus]
The comet! Oh, damn it!
The comet comes hurtling down
On a precious plot of earth
[Outro]
Grey leaves are too much
For any mother to handle
A father must pull
His black hat down over the eyes
The Comet Song was produced by Matthew Herbert & Mark Bell & Björk.
Björk released The Comet Song on Mon Sep 06 2010.
“ I read the books as a child and then I read them for my children. I guess I realised that I still like them just as much. They probably stand for something Nordic, I think there’s something quite stark, a certain kind of simplicity. You could speculate and say, ‘because there are fewer plants ther...