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Wanderlust
Björk
Writer(s) Björk
Sjón
Producer(s) Björk
Length 5:51

VO-Logo singles chronology

Singles "Earth Intruders"
"Innocence"
"Declare Independence"
"Wanderlust"
"The Dull Flame of Desire"

Volta track listing

"Wanderlust" is a song by Björk from her seventh studio album, Volta. It was released as the fourth official single from the album.

Background[]

Björk has described this song as the heart of Volta and said that the song is about "the state of looking for something and almost knowing you're never going to find it" and that it makes fun of her hunger for "something new".[1]

"This one is my manifesto", says Björk. "I had written a whole diary of what I wanted the lyric to be but I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. Sjon took it and came back with something totally different. And I took his version, edited it, put my own lines in. It took a while. It’s about that adventurous spirit and reflects where I was at that point in time. Even now, I’d write a different kind of anthem."

Lyrics[]

I am leaving this harbor
Giving urban a farewell
Its habitants seem too keen on God
I cannot stomach their rights and wrongs
I have lost my origin
And I don't want to find it again
Whether sailing into nature's laws
And be held by ocean's paws

Wanderlust! relentlessly craving
Wanderlust! peel off the layers
Until we get to the core
Did I imagine it would be like this?
Was it something like this I wished for?
Or will I want more?

Lust for comfort
Suffocates the soul
Relentless restlessness
Liberates me (sets me free)
I feel at home
Whenever the unknown surrounds me
I receive its embrace
Aboard my floating house

Wanderlust! relentlessly craving
Wanderlust! peel off the layers
Until we get to the core
Did I imagine it would be like this?
Was it something like this I wished for?
Or will I want more?

Wanderlust! from island to island
Wanderlust! united in movement
Wonderful! I'm joined with you
Wanderlust!
Wanderlust!
Can you spot a pattern?
Relentlessly restless

Restless, relentlessly
Restless, relentlessly
Restless, relentlessly
Restless, relentlessly
(Can you spot a pattern?)
(Can you spot a pattern?)

Music video[]


Premiere date 2008
Director(s) Isaiah Saxon, Sean Hellfritsch
Producer(s)
Production company Encyclopedia Pictura
Director of photography


References[]

  1. bjork.com
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