[Intro]: A juxtapositioning fate Find our mutual coordinate
[Verse 1]: Moments of clarity are so rare I better document this At last the view is fierce All that matters is
[Pre-Chorus 1]: Who is open chested And who has coagulated Who can share and Who has shot down the chances?
[Chorus 1]: Show me emotional respect, oh respect, oh respect And I have emotional needs, oh needs, oh ooh I wish to synchronize our feelings, our feelings, oh ooh
[Verse 2]: What is it that I have That makes me feel your pain? Like milking a stone To get you to say it and
[Pre-Chorus 2]: Who is open? And who has shut up And if one feels closed How does one stay open?
[Chorus 2]: We have emotional needs, oh needs, oh needs, oh ooh I only wish to synchronize our feelings, our feelings, ooh Oh, show some emotional respect, oh respect, oh ooh
[Outro]: A juxtapositioning fate Find our mutual coordinate
“Stonemilker” is one of the two tracks on Vulnicura solely written, composed and produced by Björk, the other being “Quicksand”.
In the album booklet, the sub-title for this song is “9 months before”, signifying that this song was written 9 months before the break up of the relationship between Björk and Matthew Barney.
It’s worth noting that she and Barney have also collaborated together professionally on the film Drawing Restraint 9, which Björk starred in and composed the film’s score.