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comment by veen
veen  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: ITS HAPPENING OH DEAR GOD

Likely lyrics that I've seen flowing around:

    Stay in the shadows

    Cheer the gallows

    This is a roundup

    This is a low flying panic attack

    Sing the song on the jukebox that goes:

    Burn the witch x2

    We know where you live

    Red crosses on wooden doors

    If you float you burn

    Loose talk around tables

    Abandon all reason

    Avoid all eye contact

    Do not react

    Shoot the messengers

    This is a low flying panic attack

    Sing the song of sixpence that goes:

    Burn the witch x2

    We know where you live





ghostoffuffle  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I mean, I love Radiohead and all, but do they just get their lyrics from a generator? reads like every. Radiohead. Song. Ever.

viceroy  ·  3129 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Didn't they pull phrases from a hat for Kid A?

EDIT:

Found this on Wikipedia.

"Yorke wrote many of Kid A's lyrics by cutting up words and phrases and assembling them at random."

nowaypablo  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Agreed. On the first listen I felt like Thom had to struggle to fit his vocals and lyrics into this song. The orchestra is almost overpowering, and also very limited in its flexibility. Transitioning into the next section along with Thom's vocals is weirdly abrupt.