Bachelorette by Bjork

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Bachelorette

I’m a fountain of blood
In the shape of a girl
You’re the bird on the brim
Hypnotized by the whirl

Drink me - make me feel real
Wet your beak in the stream
The game we’re playing is life
Love is a two way dream

Leave me now - return tonight
The tide will show you the way
If you forget my name
You will go astray
Like a killer whale
Trapped in a bay

I’m a path of cinders
Burning under your feet
You’re the one who walks me
I’m your one way street

I’m a whisper in water
A secret for you to hear
You are the one who grows distant
When I beckon you near

I’m a tree that grows hearts
One for each that you take
You're the intruder's hand
I'm the branch that you break


Lyrics copyright Bjork off of the 1997 Homogenic album

Comments
This was an artist's book that I completed this year for class. It was bound into a hardcover book that I crafted by hand. I absolutely love Bjork's work, and this song is definitely one of my favourites by her. It wasn't until i took the time to do this project that I learned the lyrics and got to know them intimately. I have always had images float in my mind when listening to this song, and I thought it was an appropriate starting point to make an illustrated book out of. I highly recommend finding this song and listening to it. The music makes the lyrics that much more powerful. There are emotions in her voice that cannot be portrayed by any image or written word.

Here are some digital photos of the physical book:
Front cover [link]
Inside binding [link]
An inside spread [link]
The end [link]


Materials Used

Illustrations
0.5mm & 0.7mm black liquigel Uniball pens ((any office supply standard black pen))
0.7mm red liquigel Uniball pen
Black Sharpie

Book & Binding
Cardboard
Cream coloured handmade paper ((for drawings))
Red mylar
Masking tape
Cotton thread
3M industrial strength spray glue

Critiques and display suggestions welcome ^_^