Uploaded August 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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From the album "Island" (1991), a tribute to Iceland. David Tibet and Current 93 in collaboration with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (also known as HÖH).

In this track, vocals by David Tibet and backing vocals by Björk.

LYRICS:

The starlight has faded
The lamplight is dimming
And silence is growing
All around
All around
The voice are stopping
Eyesight fading too
All around
We're covered by wind
Covered by wind
And if the universe
Should decide to stop
What then?
What then?
The starlight has faded
The lamplight is dimming
And all around
We're covered by wind
The shadows slide
Down the mountains
The clouds
Now have blocked out the sun
The shadows have
Blocked out the sun
And if the universe
Should decide to stop
What then?
What then?
What then?
The shadows move
Down the side of the valleys
Hovering
Too close to home
Too close to home