a heart that's
full of like
a landfill
a job that slowly kills you
bruises that won't heal
you look
so tired unhappy
bring down the government
they don't
they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
a handshake
some carbon monoxide
no alarms and no surprises
no alarms and no surprises
silent
silent
This is my final fit
my final bellyache with
no alarms and no surprises
no alarms and no surprises
please
Such a pretty house
such a pretty garden
no alarms and no surprises
no alarms and no surprises
please
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Song Info:
Thom introduced this song to his bandmates and the members of REM on the REM Monster Tour. It was 3 August 1995, in Oslo, Norway, and they were all gathered in a dressing room. The lyrics have been changed since then, but they originally told the story of a man who has become fed up with the way things are working out for him and is having problems with his girlfriend. Two lines from this version are, "He was sick of her excuses / To not take off her dress when bleedin' in the bathroom." Preparing to record the song, Thom altered those lyrics, but the meaning remains essentially the same. Aside from the fact that it features a glockenspiel, this track has a simplicity that proves Radiohead's ability to create a basic song with straighforward lyrics and make it fit smoothly into an album as complex as Ok Computer.
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