Big Boots (lyrics from back of MPIE video)
drift all you like
from ocean to ocean
search the whole world
but drunken confessions
and hijacked affairs
will make you more alone
if you come home
i'll bake you a cake
made of all their eyes
i wish you could see me
dressed for the kill
what a nasty surprise...
so unplug the phone
stop all the taps
it all comes flooding back
from poison cloud
to poisoned dwarf
what a nasty surprise...
and the worms will come for you..
big boots...
Egyptian Song (Nothing To Fear)
i jumped into the river
black-eyed angels swam with me
a moon full of stars and astral cars
all the figures i used to see
all my lovers were there with me
all my past and futures
and we all went to heaven in a little row boat
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
i jumped into the river
black-eyed angels swam with me
a moon full of stars and astral cars
all the figures i used to see
all my lovers were there with me
all my past and futures
and we all went in a little row boat
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
El President (Drugstore with Thom Yorke, from the album 'White Magic Lovers')
(note: blue bold text indicates thom's vocal)
Came from the skies
Burst through the gates
With no mercy or disguise
With their hearts set out in flames
I know I've seen the masterplan
Well I'm just a man
I am just a man
I'm not giving in
All the people understand
'Cos they all fell down and prayed
I know I've seen the master plan...
They've killed the president...
They've killed the president...
It came from the skies
It came from the skies
In all shades of green
We can always justify
You can measure up your dreams
I know I've seen the masterplan
They've killed the President
They've killed the President
They've killed the President
They've killed the President
They've killed the President
They've killed the President
I'm just a man...
I won't run away from home, I promise.
Even when I get bored, I promise.
Even when you lock me out, I promise.
I say my prayers every night, I promise.
I don't wish that I'm strict, I promise.
The tantrums and a shitty job, I promise.
Even when the ship is wrecked, I promise.
Tie me to the rotten deck, l promise.
I won't run away no more, I promise.
Even when I get bored, I promise.
Even when you lock me out, I promise.
I say my prayers every night, I promise.
I won't run away no more...
I promise...
How To Completely Disappear and Never Be Found
That man
that's not me
I've gone where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the ravine
I'm not here
This is not happening
I'm not here
I'm not here
I know what I've seen
You throw me out
And sent me back again
In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah it's gone
Yeah it's gone
Yeah it's gone
Fireworks and blown speakers
strobe lights and hurricanes
I'm not here
This is not happening
I'm not here
I'm not here...
I want you to know
He's not coming back
He's bloated and frozen
Still there's no point in letting it go to waste
So knives out
Cook him up
Don't look down
Shove it in your mouth
If you'd been a dog
They would have drowned you at birth
Look into my eyes
It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth
So knives out
Catch the mouse
Squash his head
Put him in the pot
So knives out
Catch the mouse
Don't look down
Shove it all in your mouth
I want you to know
He's not coming back
Look into my eyes
It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth
So knives out
Catch the mouse
Squash his head
Put him in the pot
This is the place.
Sit down, your safe now.
You've been stuck in a lift.
We've been trying to reach you, thom.
This is the place.
It won't hurt ever again.
A scent of recognition.
A face you barely loved.
Empty all your pockets.
Cos it's time to go home.
This is the place.
Remember me and the things you always see.
You've been stuck in a lift.
In the belly of a whale at the bottom of the ocean.
A scent of recognition.
A face you barely loved.
Empty all your pockets.
Cos it's time to come home.
A scent of recognition
A face you barely loved!!
Let it go... let it go...
Today is the first day
of the rest of your days.
So lighten up, squirt.
motion picture soundtrack
White wine and sleeping pills
Help me get back to your arms
Cheap sex and sad films
Help me get back where i belong
I think you're crazy, maybe...
Stop sending letters
Letters always get burned
It's not like the movies
They fed us on little white lies
I think you're crazy, maybe
I will see you in the next life...
Beautiful angel
Pulled apart at birth
Limbless and helpless
I can't even recognize you
I think you're crazy, maybe
I will see you in the next life...
Nice Dream (demo version) (from volume 13)
They love me like I was a brother
they protect me
listen to me
they dug me my very own garden
gave me sunshine
made me happy
nice dream.
You cannot melt or unwrap me
i'm the sweet man
made of chocolate
your licorice eyes will enrapt me
will be creamy
soft and milky
nice dream.
if you think that you're strong enough
if you think that you're good enough
nice dream.
Nude (aka: big ideas (don't get any)
Don't get any big ideas
they're not gonna happen
You ?page us while?, and feel the holes
there'll be something missing
just when you found it, it's gone
just when you feel it, you don't
you're gutted for it...
She kisses you with tongues
(alt. lyrics) She stands stark naked
And pulls you to the ground
And she beckons you to bed
Don't go, you'll only want to come back again
So don't get any big ideas
they're not gonna happen
you'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking
And now that you've found it, it's gone
Now that you've feel it, you don't
You're gutted for it...
Rabbit In Your Headlights (Thom Yorke/DJ Shadow collaboration from the UNKLE album, Psyence Fiction)
I'm a rabbit in your headlights
scared of the spotlight
you don't come to visit
I'm stuck on this bed
thin rubber gloves
she laughs when she's crying
she cries when she's laughing
fat bloody fingers
are sucking your soul away
I'm a rabbit in your headlights
christian suburbanite
washed down the toilet
money to burn
fat bloody fingers
are sucking your soul away
if you're frightened of dying
and then you're holding on
you'll see devils tearing your life away
but if you've made your peace
then the devils will be the angels
freeing you from the earth
white worms on the underground
caught between stations
butterfingers, I'm losing their patience
I'm a rabbit in your headlights
christian suburbanite
you've got money to burn
fat bloody fingers
are sucking your soul away...
I'll drown my beliefs
To have you be in peace
I'll dress like Ulysse
To wash your swollen feet
Just don't leave... don't leave
And true love waits
It haunted all our days
And true love brings
our lollypops and crisps
Just don't leave... don't leave
I'm not living
I'm just killing time
Your tiny hands
Your crazy kiss and smile
Just don't leave... don't leave