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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Björk
Björk
Lead Vocals
Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth
Clavichord
Caryl Thomas
Caryl Thomas
Harp
Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins
Harp
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Björk
Björk
Arranger
Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth
Arranger
Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza
String Arranger
Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Björk
Björk
Producer
Marta Salogni
Marta Salogni
Immersive Mixing Engineer
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Engineer
Leigh Jamison
Leigh Jamison
Engineer
Geoff Foster
Geoff Foster
Strings Engineer
Jake Davies
Jake Davies
Recording Engineer
Mark Stent
Mark Stent
Mixing Engineer
Rikky
Rikky
Assistant Strings Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wake up and the day feels broken
I tilt my head, I'm trying to get an angle
'Cause the evening I've always longed for
It could still happen
[PreChorus]
How do I master the perfect day?
Six glasses of water
Seven phone calls
If you leave it alone, it might just happen
Anyway
[Chorus]
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, well, it never really was
It's not up to you
[Instrumental]
If you wake up and the day feels a-broken
Just lean into the crack (Just lean into the crack)
And it will tremble ever so nicely
Notice how it sparkles down there
[PreChorus]
I can decide what I give
But it's not up to me
What I get given
Unthinkable surprises about to happen
But what they are
[Chorus]
It's not up to you, well, it never really was
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, no, it never really was
It's not up to you, oh, me, share
It's not up to you
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, well, it never really was
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
[Instrumental]
There's too much clinging to peak
There's too much pressure
Written by: Björk
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