Best Radiohead Lyrics: Radiohead’s lyricism, delivered powerfully by lead singer Thom Yorke, often explores themes of alienation, social and political issues, emotional distress, and technology. Here are some of their most impactful verses
From “Paranoid Android”
“When I am king, you will be first against the wall /
With your opinion which is of no consequence at all.”
From “Karma Police”
“Karma police, arrest this man /
He talks in maths, he buzzes like a fridge /
He’s like a detuned radio.”
From “Fake Plastic Trees”
“She looks like the real thing /
She tastes like the real thing /
My fake plastic love.”
From “No Surprises”
“A heart that’s full up like a landfill /
A job that slowly kills you /
Bruises that won’t heal.”
From “Street Spirit (Fade Out)“
“Rows of houses, all bearing down on me /
I can feel their blue hands touching me /
All these things into position /
All these things we’ll one day swallow whole.”
From “Exit Music (For a Film)”
“Breathe, keep breathing /
I can’t do this alone.”
From “Everything in Its Right Place”
“Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon /
Everything, everything, everything.. /
In its right place.”
From “Idioteque”
“Ice age coming, ice age coming /
Let me hear both sides /
Let me hear both sides.”
From “Pyramid Song”
“Jumped in the river, what did I see? /
Black-eyed angels swam with me.”
From “Reckoner”
“Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore /
(In rainbows) /
Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore /
(Reckoner, Reckoner, Reckoner).”
From “Creep”
“I don’t care if it hurts, I want to have control /
I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul.”
From “High and Dry”
“Two jumps in a week, I bet you think that’s pretty clever don’t you boy? /
Flying on your motorcycle, watching all the ground beneath you drop.”
From “2 + 2 = 5”
“It’s the devil’s way now /
There is no way out /
You can scream and you can shout /
It is too late now.”
From “There, There”
“Just ’cause you feel it, doesn’t mean it’s there /
Just ’cause you feel it, doesn’t mean it’s there.”
From “True Love Waits”
“I’ll drown my beliefs /
To have your babies /
I’ll dress like your niece /
And wash your swollen feet.”
From “Let Down”
“Shell smashed, juices flowing /
Wings twitch, legs are going /
Don’t get sentimental, it always ends up drivel.”
From “Daydreaming”
“Dreamers, they never learn /
They never learn /
Beyond the point of no return /
And it’s too late, the damage is done.”
From “The National Anthem”
“Everyone, everyone around here /
Everyone is so near /
It’s holding on.”
From “Motion Picture Soundtrack”
“Red wine and sleeping pills /
Help me get back to your arms /
Cheap sex and sad films /
Help me get where I belong.”
From “Jigsaw Falling Into Place”
“Just as you take my hand /
Just as you write my number down /
Just as the drinks arrive /
Just as they play your favorite song.”
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