All these accidents
That happen
Follow the dot
Coincidence
Makes sense
Only with you
You don't have to speak
I feel
Emotional landscapes
They puzzle me
Then the riddle gets solved
And you push me up to this
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
All that no-one sees
You see
What's inside of me
Every nerve that hurts
You heal
Deep inside of me
You don't have to speak
I feel
Emotional landscapes
They puzzle me confuse
Then the riddle gets solved
And you push me up to this
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
Emotional landscapes
They puzzle me
Then the riddle gets solved
And you push me up to this
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
State of, state of
How beautiful
Emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
That happen
Follow the dot
Coincidence
Makes sense
Only with you
You don't have to speak
I feel
Emotional landscapes
They puzzle me
Then the riddle gets solved
And you push me up to this
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
All that no-one sees
You see
What's inside of me
Every nerve that hurts
You heal
Deep inside of me
You don't have to speak
I feel
Emotional landscapes
They puzzle me confuse
Then the riddle gets solved
And you push me up to this
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
Emotional landscapes
They puzzle me
Then the riddle gets solved
And you push me up to this
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
State of, state of
How beautiful
Emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
State of emergency
Is where I want to be
State of emergency
How beautiful to be
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one dictionary defines a state of emergency as "a condition of urgent need for action." the common connotation of this definition is negative, as though it is a bad thing to urgently need to take action. but Bjork seems to have come up with her own interpretation of this and sees that need for action to be a good thing. that need motivates her to do the things i mentioned above, whether it be to create things, or maybe to take action in her life - to pull herself together, make a necessary change, whatever. or, you know, again... discover the meaning of life.
as for the "emotional landscapes" verse, it is clear that she is pushed to this state because her friend helped her clear up her confusion over an "emotional landscape." if one is interpreting this as a song for a lover, that "landscape" could be something along the lines of "are we in love?" or "how do i feel about you?" or whatever you want it to be. but as a song for a friend, i think it means that her "emotional landscapes" are really just about anything concerning emotion, but not about an emotional conflict/landscape with the friend. so, she goes to the friend to talk out the situation, and since really only your best friend knows you well enough to solve the riddle, she gets that solution.
alternatively, maybe Bjork meant to use a different word than emergency, and it was lost in translation from icelandic?
the last 25 minutes i've spent interpreting this have strangely had a huge impact on my way of thinking. not only does Bjork make the usually negative "emergency" into a positive ideal (thanks for the optimism, girl), but the "state of emergency" that i have interpreted seems like such an incredible place to be. for example, after my two tests today and a third one on friday that have been paired with quite a lot of stress and anxiety, i may jut reach that state of emergency. i may draw, or write music, or volunteer at a homeless shelter, or, if i'm lucky, figure out the meaning of life! discovering Bjork's ideal of emergency will, i think, change my routine of sleeping-for-5-days-after-final-exams to that state of relief, of appreciation, and inspire me to do the things i love - like create.
thoughts?
Bjork wants to be in a state of emergency aka a state of readiness aka a state of action. Her friend challenges her and pushes her forward (like a muse maybe). It's the painful, sweet, anxiety riddled need for creative outlet. She is obviously linking this state and her friend and herself into the Universal Consciousness. He friend brings her higher than a puzzling (and ego driven) emotional landscape and back into the state of emergency linking back to the Universal Consciousness. If we were all linked back into the UC like Bjork we'd see that we should be in a state of emergency. a state of action, of doing because at any second we could be dead. How's that for a state of emergency. Each moment of each minute of each day could be our last. If we dwell in the now we see the need to act in the now.
I semi-agree with both of you. :)
I definitely agree with her using multiple connotations of emergency.
Also, (*obvious note*) this is an interesting song to analyze.
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Anyway, just by the verse "coincidence makes sense only with you, you don't have to speak, I feel" I can tell that it's about a friend. I mean, that's what I think.
When I was 4, I moved to a new apartment and I met my best friend, who lived in the same building. We were the same age and we used to play together all day long. We went to the same school, sat side by side in class, walked home together everyday. When we were about 12, my mother and his mother were talking and we found out we went to the same daycare (or whatever you call a school for babies) when we were one year old. We both had freckels and blondish hair, and the same laugh (because we were together all the time, the sound of our laughs became alike). We used to make these beads bracelets, and the lady from the store where we used to buy the beads thought we were twins. He taught me how to swim and I taught him maths. I also punched him in the nose once, and it bled. Later that day we were best friends again.
I'm sorry for this little story. I'm just so shocked with myself for never hearing this song before, and at the same time I'm happy for listening to it now. I'm in a state of emergency, I'm gonna listen to it all night long.
Oh, and the video is incredible, too. Björk is fantastic, what a talent.
i love the violin/strings in this song.state of emergency how beautiful to be.bjork said this song was about her best friend joga.but im sure it has a universal meaning.
"All these accidents...Only with you"
When you look at the coincidences in your life, and think about how they connect to your life and to each other, you can see the pattern. How everything is connected and everything happens for a reason, that the seemingly ordinary coincidences in your life are leading you in a direction. Without this belief, nothing makes sense in life and its impossible to sort through.
"You don't have...They puzzle me"
Though "God" does not speak to us, it's not important, because simply by seeing the beauty of the Earth and its landscapes we can understand and feel how "God" thinks and feels, the emotions of the very Earth and its creator. Its confusing and puzzling to try and see things through "God's" perspective.
"Then the riddle...want to be" (Chorus)
Once believing and understanding these things, you forget about the trivial things and instead feel how short your life is and how urgent it is that you make the most of it, potentially turning a life you once found ordinary and dull into something precious and beautiful.
"All that no-one...inside of me"
Ultimately, "God" is the only thing that knows everything about you, and thus knows exactly what role you were created to play in this life. Belief in some kind of higher force or some kind of values/ethics/morals is the only thing that can heal you and put you back on track when life gets tough.
didnt mean to post this as a reply
sorry
but maybe this could the universal meaning you were thinking about, hah