5 Years

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5 Years by Björk

About 5 Years

"5 Years" is a song about a woman confronting someone who is denying her of love and affection, challenging them to take a chance on her, but ultimately realizing that they are too afraid to handle love. Björk expresses that she has many things to offer and the person who is denying her will eventually regret their decision, but it will be too late. She is tired of cowardice, of people saying they want love but not being able to handle it. The chorus repeats the message that they "can't handle love" .

5 Years Lyrics

[00:11.13] You think you're denying me of something
[00:14.73] Well, I've got plenty
[00:18.09] You're the one who's missing out
[00:21.33] But you won't notice
[00:23.84] 'Til after five years
[00:26.29] If you'll live that long
[00:30.01] You'll wake up
[00:32.89] All loveless
[00:40.16] I dare you
[00:43.64] To take me on
[00:46.85] I dare you
[00:49.00] To show me your palms
[00:52.41] I'm so bored with cowards
[00:58.47] That say they want
[01:01.44] Then they can't handle
[01:14.99] You can't handle love
[01:21.16] You can't handle love
[01:26.68] You just can't handle
[01:29.93] I dare you
[01:32.78] To take me on
[01:35.87] I dare you
[01:38.99] To show me your palms
[01:41.78] What's so scary?
[01:44.89] Not a threat in sight
[01:47.65] You just can't handle
[01:50.82] You can't handle love
[01:58.02] You can't handle love, baby
[02:05.56] You can't handle love
[02:09.13] It's obvious
[02:11.34] You can't handle
[02:14.04] I dare you
[02:16.67] To take me on
[02:19.24] I dare you
[02:22.63] To show me your palms
[02:25.42] I'm so bored of cowards
[02:31.07] That say they want
[02:33.95] Then they can't handle
[02:47.73] You can't handle love, baby
[02:55.06] You can't handle love
[02:57.96] It's obvious
[03:00.57] You can't handle
[03:03.56] I dare you
[03:09.04] I dare you
[03:13.47] I dare you
[03:20.01] I dare you
[03:24.67]

From the album: Homogenic