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came from the east - relative forgot
to scrape away - land in south
exhausted engine
no teeth, no chance to stop
meet Johnny
came from the east, like the sun
but with tired engine
Regina - otherwise magnificent
Regina - in good bloom
as old as the sun,
with white teeth,
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
land on islands, meet Johnny
examine my red basalt cluster
bottomless dust, terrific sun
and wetting quite nicely thank you
I do say nicely
I do mean that, actually
blow into the chastity belt
Regina, Regina,
Regina
Regina
hex and bitch
and deserves lobster and fame,
oh, Johnny!
teeth and gums in my life
moon and sun in my life
lobster and shrimps in my life
I don't really like lobster!
Regina is too old
but the sun is much older
still the sun with white teeth
but Mrs R. with none
sun with false teeth
give me lobster and fame!
I really don't like lobsters!
Regina
Regina, Regina
Regina...
to scrape away - land in south
exhausted engine
no teeth, no chance to stop
meet Johnny
but with tired engine
Regina - otherwise magnificent
Regina - in good bloom
with white teeth,
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
examine my red basalt cluster
bottomless dust, terrific sun
and wetting quite nicely thank you
I do say nicely
I do mean that, actually
Regina, Regina,
Regina
Regina
and deserves lobster and fame,
oh, Johnny!
moon and sun in my life
lobster and shrimps in my life
I don't really like lobster!
but the sun is much older
still the sun with white teeth
but Mrs R. with none
sun with false teeth
give me lobster and fame!
Regina, Regina
Regina...
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This song is about the weary traveler (Regina) coming home to Johnny (Iceland--the land itself). Iceland is small but with extremely varied terrain: red volcanic soil, dusty desert, basalt cliffs and wet forests. Bjork and her band mates were very sensitive to how popular music was expected to sound like music from other places, e.g., the US, UK, Europe, etc. She and the band wanted to create original music with an original sound that was unique to Iceland. The band added specific references to legendary travelers, as ladylena07 points out above, to add an air of epic voyage. The lobster references are--I think--their way of stating they were completely different from the rest of the world; lobster is a delicacy everywhere--but not Iceland. They do have a local lobster-like dish, but it's actually a langoustine (large shrimp) and not a true lobster. The underlying message was "keep your lobster...we don't even like it."
I really don't like lobster!
its comparing a regina"queen in latin" to the sun.
Still confusing song!
ok, call me crazy, but i think that this song is about Dido, the queen of Carthage in Virgil's Aeneid. im probbly reading too much into it but:
both dido and aeneas "came from the east" "to scrape away land". Aeneas came when all his ships needed repair "exhausted engine"(right after a tidal wave actually)...."blow into the chastity belt" dido broke her 'pudor' for aeneas, sorry if this is all completely incomprehensible..
I think this may have something to do with the Vikings.
I think this song is about a Queen, hence the title as TappiTikkarrass pointed out.
To me, it seems like a song of praise to a queen and also, it's talking about how her role is an ancient one.
I have no idea who "Johnny" is and the ranting in the background cracks me up. I think Johnny could possibly represent a regular person bumbling along in his everyday life, juxtaposing that against the life of the queen kinda.
When the song first came out, the story on it was that "Regina" was the name of a plane. The lyrics and original music video seem to confirm that. Also, you get the impression that they kind of just threw various words in there to fill space. Like the whole "lobster" thing. Remember, English is their 2nd language