Björk "Hyper-ballad"

"Hyperballad" is about a couple living on top of a cliff in the middle of the ocean. She wakes up really early, about five o' clock in the morning and goes out and starts to throw things of the rock. It's a way for her to get rid of all her frustration before her lover wakes up. The song's autobiographical since Björk's claimed she hadn't managed to vent her frustrations enough to keep a relation-ship going. Björk originally recorded the song in The Bahamas together with Marius de Vries, Nelleh Hooper and Howie B (that's how she recorded many of the "Post"-songs), but she thought it sounded too soft so she added some strings for it together with Brazilian composer Eumir Deodato. "Hyperballad" became the fourth single of "Post" in February 1996. On the two CD EPs you find remixes by techno-artists such as Howie B, LFO and Plaid, but also a remix of another "Post"-song, "Isobel" by UK metal-band Carcass(!!!). Michel Goundry directed a video for the song, where Björk's taking the rule of a video-game-figure.

The words We live on a mountain Right at the top There's a beautiful view From the top of the mountain Every morning I walk towards the edge And throw little things off Like: Car-parts, bottles and cuttery Or whatever I find lying around It's become a habit A way To start the day I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you It's real early morning No-one is awake I'm back at my cliff Still throwing things off I listen to the sounds they make On their way down I follow with my eyes 'til they crash Imagine what my body would sound like Slamming against those rocks When it lands Will my eyes Be closed or open? I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you