Pagan Poetry Lyrics

Performed by Bjork

Pedalling through
The dark currents
I find
An accurate copy
A blueprint
Of the pleasure
In me

Swirling black lilies totally ripe
A secret code carved
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
A secret code carved

He offers
A handshake
Crooked
Five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matched

On the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetry

Morsecoding signals (signals)
They pulsate (wake me up) and wake me up
(pulsate) from my hibernation

On the surface simplicity
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Swirling black lilies totally ripe
Pagan poetry

Swirling black lilies totally ripe
....

I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
She loves him, she loves him

This time
She loves him, she loves him
I'm gonna keep it to myself
She loves him, she loves him
She loves him, she loves him
This time
I'm gonna keep me all to myself
She loves him, she loves him
But he makes me want to hand myself over
She loves him, she loves him
She loves him, she loves him
And he makes me want to hand myself over

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forbidden love | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/3/11

this is about forbidden love really. a torn and painful realization that the one who actually stirred her up, her body, her heart, her soul from hibernation, is the one that she cannot have, and so she centers all her energies and efforts into encounters that can only be seen in secret codes, morse codes, and yes, even the crooked five fingers, whose pattern on her palm is unmatchable by any other handshakes. all that pain and pleasure rolled in that one handshake. all that hurt and lust which managed to be enclosed into the darkest pit in her, which can only be decoded as a vague blueprint amidst a surface seemingly simple, that is why it is pagan poetry, because it is beautiful and yet, pagan, raw, and even primal, and thus, forbidden or unacceptable in hegemony.

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possible meaning | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/23/11

I think this song is about preparation for a halfhearted marriage.

She knows the man is in love with her, and somehow he has coaxed her into a lovelike trance with him, but in the first stanza she begins to explore the inner stirrings that are trying to tell her that this isn't what she really wants. But his caring nature makes her want to "hand herself over" to him, to surrender herself.

Black lillies are symbolic of depth, mystery, and sometimes even deceit. Their ripeness may suggest the dire consequences of her actions should she follow through with the marriage.

His crooked handshake whose pattern that has yet to be matched by her represents the idea that he's coming into this commitment with a whole different mindset than hers.

Pagan isn't only a noun concerning religion, but also an synonym for "hedonist", or one that pursues pleasure. At the heart of her being, she wants pleasure, and though she wants to keep to herself, to belong to herself and be hers to give away to others as she pleases, this man's enticing makes her want to give herself to him as well.

So at the surface, it appears so simple, that she's in love with him, and that he is in love with her, but a secret war is going on in her heart that will determine whether she will give herself away or not.

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Do we need meaning? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/10/11

Explaining poetry is like explaining a joke. Nobody laughs
when you have to go word by word. You have to appreciate the whole thing at once, feel it, get into it, breath it. This song has a nice play of words that are woven into a beautiful rhythm.

On the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's pagan poetry
Pagan poetry

This is pure sadness, deep sorrow combined with desperation.
Love is repeated once and once more as in a prayer. It celebrates love as the only vehicle to set her free.

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.... I think you are all very wrong...... | Reviewer: Laurie | 3/20/10

I'm pretty sure this song is about the birth of her son.... blue print....offering a handshake....he makes her want to hurt herself again(child birth). Also the video suggests an ultra sound for large sections...

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Analysis | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/16/09

This song is typical of Bjork in it's subject matter, intimacy (recall "Hidden Place") love, and nature.
The song opens with "pedalling through the dark current" and the theme of darkness is repeated throughout the song, as with the imagery of black lilies. The mood here is obviously somber and the image of dark water could symbolize a troubled soul.
Next, she finds a "blueprint" of pleasure, a man with a crooked handshake. Then comes the line, "In the darkest pit in me, it's pagan poetry". There is almost undeniably some sexual tension building in these lines. The word "pagan" could even be associated with the practice of promiscuous or unorthodox sex acts.
Near the end of the song, the speaker is obviously feeling very passionate, woken from the dark, emotional "hibernation" of earlier lines. She has fallen deeply in love with this person who stirs up her innermost secret desires. But she is torn as to whether or not she should act on them, as expressed in the line, "And he makes me want to hand myself over".
This is a song about a woman who has been hurt emotionally, and is searching her soul to find a way back to love. She feels the excitement of lust and passion overwhelm her in her fragile state, and she is torn about letting down her gaurd at the risk of being hurt further.

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Meaning | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/27/09

Pagan religions are the oldest religions and buried in the human subconscious. Pagan Poetry is love. "A secret code carved" an ancient magic: love.

Perhaps even love at first sight: "Swirling black lilies totally ripe" They aren't budding lilies or wilting lilies they are totally ripe (full on love) and swirling (disorienting).

She has had heartbreak but finds another man who she feels instantly connected with

"He offers
A handshake
Crooked
Five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matched"

Again, love at first sight,--er perhaps handshake.

"A blueprint
Of the pleasure
In me"

He feels like the one. But this time she is approach love differently. She loves him, but she is going to keep herself to herself, yet she wants to hand herself over. She is conflicted, both with the times before and the possible hurt of the present attraction.

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Utter desire | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/11/09

She's obsessed with him. He touches her in the way her mind and body prefer above all else. A pagan is somebody who worships a god, that is not one of the major religions. He is her God. "I find an accurate copy, a blueprint of the pleasure in me." She's afraid of how much she desires him.

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you want to find the meaning? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/26/07

Look deeper, it's poetry.
She found someone very special during hard times and he returnes her feelings, but she doesn't know how they will manage to be together. Despite of her fears, she knows that this feeling wont let go.

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one meaning of Pagan Poetry | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/8/07

these lyrics aren't quite right so it's tuff to get the meaning from them but , in a nut shell, she is attempting to describe with visual elements what she goes through as she is enticed into trying to find love again.

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meaning?? | Reviewer: cathy | 4/11/07

what exactly does she mean in this song??

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