A heart that's full up 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 of carbon monoxide

With no alarms and no surprises
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
No alarms and no surprises, please

Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden

No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on specific lyrics, highlight them

Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Lalfakzuala Hnamte

14w↑12

i always find it to be less a suicide note and more a person committing suicide describing what is going through his mind.

The first verse his head is filled with all the things he hates about his life, until he gets the "handshake of carbon monoxide", then he stops complaining.

The second verse he is feeling the pain of carbon monoxide entering his lungs (or maybe some actual medical condition he has been dealing with) but he is relieved because this is the final time he will feel the pain.

The third verse I feel is describing his house, maybe he is at peace with dying and finally 'sees' the pretty house and garden he has earned for himself, something he hasn't been able to do with the pressures of his job and life.

Who knows what exactly was going through Thom's head when he wrote this, but its a fun little exercise to try and analyse.

All comments from YouTube:

Mattias Pilhede

2y↑5.8K

Speed it up to 1.5x and it becomes indie folk

ilhammuzidan

good jobb mann hahaha

falstaffswims

There's also a strange warble to his voice more audible at 1.5x. I kind of like it.

Habimael Braga

Wow! Thx

Feel The Force

LOL!!

Lorebroker

I like 1.75 even more :-)
But of course the original speed is the best!

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LEE PAGE

10w↑2.6K

This is MUSIC

HantaVirus

someone ok

Yea no shit idiot

Jefferson Pacheco

totalmente de acuerdo

Albert Ken

Basil Noble

90 More Replies...

bai

17w↑3.2K

115M only .... why.

Aggro-H

Sad how these verified channels get all the upvotes.

Habimael Braga

Mary Cristina

only???

Fugu Alfian

Because most of these music lovers play using mp3

Mouse Man

@ΞωΞ 🧐🧐🧐 this

66 More Replies...

youtube sucks

12w↑1.9K

has radiohead written a song thats not a favorite of suicidal people

Tracy Raven

Nope

Anus

Electioneering 👍

diaz ckasana

kid A? Idioteque? everyone can play guitar?

Lautaro Rodrigez Silva

@Meteor Cubing except videotape, that shit hits hard

pr_smomberg

2w↑2

wonderwall

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jimmylim618

13w↑2.8K

My girlfriend died last week. She was a thalasemia patient. I just want a quiet life with no surprise.

Jeanah Alder

@Dolbergs BRUH it ain't funny its REAL

Westyn McCall

damn bro, I know that is tough, a really good friend of mine died on February 1st, she committed suicide. I know how you're feeling and I know its extremely hard to go through any loss, even harder when it was someone you truly loved, stay strong and hold on!

Anxious Dog

Im very sorry for your loss :(

zane Pearson

so sorry man.

R3d_Br0s.

Mate, make a favor and dont listent to this music, be happy and strong❤️

131 More Replies...

Hamin Chang

13w↑1.6K

This is official 2020's ending credit song

Jerald Joyce

i think komm susser tod is a better fit. Still has the same vibe as this tho

oliver

2w↑1

i ended my 2020 with this but started my 2021 with flashing lights all perfectly synced . i remember playing no surprises at 11:56:11 after me & my mom finished watching parasite

James Diaz

@Zofia Wójcik ?

Lech Vermilion

Holy shit, yeah

Ryny

SURPRISE! NEW VERIENT UNLOCKED!

16 More Replies...

Aka Miguel Sanchez

6w↑231

A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you. A job that slowly kills you.

Philosophocat

3d↑1

Sounds like ca₽itali$m

Elliot

@SWARKING You might enjoy Lex Fridman podcasts. Amazing conversations with some stupid level involvement people, about what we are/will all be facing.

Elliot

Have you considered changing jobs? :D

Aravindsrihari B V

A job that is slowly killing me.

Eric Ferguson

Leave that written on a clipboard somewhere in the lunch room for someone to find.

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stick

7w↑839

When the bowl fills up he looks like the world's most depressed fish.

Kurtan Mucklowe

Or Wayne Rooney

Vanilla Ice Cream Cheese Fries

True

yu tooth

2w↑1

KIND SIR JUST BECAUSE WE WERE ALL THINKING IT DOSENT MEAN IT WAS NESSICARY TO SAY.

Garrett Dutro

Atleast the right side does. The left side makes me scared for my life.

Steve greenpurp

You can see the lyrics going up the glass

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tilly m

4w↑630

feel like i’m the only radiohead fan who’s not depressed and just finds their music relaxing

Ulises Cruz

Same lol

Etilpoh

@Đåňıėł you can be the only person in the world to have said an extremely specific sentence

Đåňıėł

6d↑2

Buddy you are not the only one in anything

Chill

Same

Isaac Leutton

Same

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David Gustavo Marquez Zetina

11w↑1.2K

"Radiohead song that sounds like a lullaby" nailed the search

Samuel Varga

Lol

Pao Alomia

😂😂😂😂me every time i hear a good song but don't know the title

ninxq

to be honest KID A is more of a lullaby

Beyond Birthday

3w↑1

@Fer Alaniz fucking deep

kai

Probably not

8 More Replies...

Andy

6d↑61

thom didn’t almost drown for this to only have 121M views.

Prying

121million views. Is a crazy amount of views

ar el

Calm down

Urmumistasty- 69

4d↑1

Dude that’s a lot..

Rhys Griffiths

3d↑22

I’m tired.

Fighting mental illness my whole life. Every single day is tiring, a uphill battle. I’m fighting like I always have. Maybe one day life will be easier. If you’re reading this and you’re struggling, please keep fighting I believe in you.

Nurolinx Net

If you ever need or would like to speak or text, don’t hesitate to contact me. I know exactly what you are talking about and molecular neurophysiology is my field .

j w

2d↑1

It's gets better bro ❤️

Rhys Griffiths

@elena ! it feels good to know that we aren’t alone but at the same time I’m sorry that you’re going through this. I wish you all the best 😁

Rhys Griffiths

@Tomás Silva thank you, I’ll never give up 😁

elena !

3d↑1

wow i feel like i really needed to hear this. i can relate and it feels like you put my exact feelings into words.

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Clod

2w↑101

Jeez thom has some iron lungs.

zane Pearson

I had to physically stop myself from liking this comment, and I failed

Brodie Nolan

2w↑4

Just perfect

Omar Khan

2w↑6

Good one

KoiBoiMusic

1y↑16K

Sadness: 100
Depression: 100
Loneliness: 100
Alarms: 0
Surprises: 0

Vanilla Ice Cream Cheese Fries

Accurate

Sheryl Giselle

5w↑1

😂😂😂😂😂😂

freddy villanes tovar

MM CURIOUS ..MMMMMMMM

Cris Nothing

1 Surprise, this beautiful song

zidane fadjri

epilepsy: 999999

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Sydney Morton

11w↑578

i think the most important part of this video is that he comes out of the water in the end ....:)

mike zhao

As his soul leaves his body... most likely hell because he killed himself

L Martin

4w↑1

The way he rests his head to one side at the end with his eyes shut makes me think of a baby in the womb. It looks like he's back to pre-being born state. Restful.

F P

5w↑1

@Ciaran Cassidy I feel the same. Suffering bring him finally to an end and he finally found his after life, made of "a such pretty house and pretty garden"

From the lyrics is pretty evident that there is no escape, so he'll take a quiet life with "carbon monoxide" to sleep forever. The Song is a lullaby after all

freddy villanes tovar

YEAH

Dustin Void

7w↑5

I think that he is initially sad because of the world, but then he sinks in this water, that in my opinion represents a sort of epiphany, he realizes that living a life without alarms and surprises could make him "happy", but he is basically deceiting himself. After he comes out of the water he looks more happy, but his smile is bittersweet, he knows he is just tricking himself. But that's what society promotes, empty lives full of numbing and fitting habits. People think they are happy but hey are just desperately empty. The ending is really disturbing to me... Yes, maybe he decided to not drown in the water of sadness, but he also decided to live a life full of deceit. It's not positive nor negative, it's simply reality.

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Julie Hayes

12w↑424

2021, no alarms and no surprises please

Sid M 24

Tbh, imo the song is about the dangers of a life with no alarms and no surprises: 'Ill take the quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide'.

freddy villanes tovar

YEAH

Ale Olivares

No more "plandemias" please

ThePsychocybe

prep air uranus

Jake Condon

8w↑5

Aged like a fine class of chunky milk

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Mari Maks

4w↑20

ну да прикольно
я одна задерживала дыхание вместе с ним?

Adam Devlin

I totally agree

Lukash 5991

@Insult fl ну и как ты там?

Andrey Kolochkov

@Insult fl но не более 2-ух минут плиз.

Insult fl

Попробую задержать

Mari Maks

@Lukash 5991 xD

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James Quebral

15w↑912

This song is good.

Operation ISP Trans

OK
P
L

Edgar Hernandez

Cringe

nf

Juan Carlos Lima

Me too.

freddy villanes tovar

YES. A BIT...

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Hotchokoreeto

3y↑28.7K

I found a guy in the metro of Paris listening this song on his headphones so high that i could hear it too. Was a good travel but he looked very sad :(

mg Lc

Hotchokoreeto

12w

@Lame Me Well, first time answering to this comment that somehow blew up, have been 3 years receiving a lot comments saying that I should have talked to him and I think it's time to give a little bit of context. I'm from Spain, I was in France because of a college trip, so I don't know french, and at the moment i didn't know if the guy talked Spanish or english, and that's mostly why I decided to leave him alone. I don't think he was that bad tho, just a sad day, we all have them, didn't want to bother him talking broken english basically, but im sure he's okay. didn't want to worry anyone with that comment, (Wich I thought no one would read lol) sorry if i did, I hope you all stay safe ❣️

TheEditor107

12w

@Lame Me nigga caress him wtf

Lame Me

12w

You should've just gone something like "hey, I hope you're doing good, you look sad, there's not much I can do except offer words....." and probably caressed his spine, because that is really soothing.

Wan The Fishing Biker

19w↑3

I hope he read your comment here :(

269 More Replies...

Henrique Medeiros

5w↑379

"You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us"

Living in Brazil right now...

JannikGotPanick

El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido

Jakub Piotrowski

VAMOS brazil NUMERO UNO!!!!!!!!!

Stanley Podlinski

2w↑2

@Bayle nah, better than Lula and Dilma. Stfu

Bayle

2w↑4

@Stanley Podlinski bolsonaro is a walking, covid spreading queef who can go fuck himself.

Marques

É foda

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Gee eee

11w↑428

Oh Radiohead never fails to make me cry like a baby

im a banditø

5w↑1

Hi fella killjoy dijdjddjsjhf

freddy villanes tovar

ME TOO BUT IT IS GOOD

Alcorta Aberturas

10w↑3

Ayfybfdvh i love ur pfp

金星

10w↑2

me too

Fernando Quevedo

3w↑104

"No Thom Yorke was harmed during this video".

Ethan Lewis

5w↑101

I love how the water drains just as he sings about the “pretty house and pretty garden” almost as if he finally found what he was looking for and he’s no longer drowning. I’m sure there a million ways to interpret this masterpiece of a music video.

Francesco Passero

I don't know about that. I always interpreted it as "look, such a pretty house and pretty garden and they are so useless, so superficial, I fought for them and now look at me, I'm killing myself nonetheless. It was a pointless pursuit".
There are really a lot of ways to interpret this, I agree.

Michelle Curiel

45w↑7.4K

Thom: drowns

His face: ( -_- )

JugaMex Sos

10500

KingdomOfFandoms

@Lama Su awh...

Lama Su

@Incredulous Lamias that would be horrible

Lama Su

4w↑1

@KingdomOfFandoms yeah after the successful take, I heard he started crying

Christopher Poindexter

I see more 🥴 or 😏

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Ulises Cruz

2d↑1

The anxiety hits when watching the video multiple times or once.

heckifiknowit

1w↑25

I just got off a discord call with a person who really showed appreciation for who I am. I’m in tears because I never really knew who to trust because of past experiences.

In the end though, I want anyone who reads this to know that there are nice people out there that will listen to you, and its up to time and your intuition to reach that person who will be there for you no matter what.

Thanks Chris, you’re a real one and I can never ask for anyone better to help me in this strange life <3

Mwuo

And if there isn't, become that person. It's really beautiful to help people out.

Jason Irwin

Im going through a bad time with self doubt and thinking ive nobody to talk to and nobody gets me

Julian Yee_V.

Aww im so happy this happened to you! :)

Emet-Selch

3w↑46

Thom Yorke here looks like he's gonna ask me wether a kilogram of steel is heavier than a kilogram of feathers or not.

Simone Lego

Americans: screams in not metric systeme

트월킹학과신입생

3w↑46

I played this to my cat and he enjoys it.

Zoe H.

2w↑2

make sure to check up on your cat. he's probably depressed now.

URSPA CORP

2w↑4

Vibin' cat

KBDProductionsTV

5y↑186

2:00 panic sets in!!!!! :O

Choruseffect

5y↑2

i think you mean sweet release.

Nigel

5y↑3

+KBDProductionsTV ken you like radiohead what the hell

Aban

9w↑114

Listening to this while the new year is coming...
No Alarms and No Surprises please😢

Mariuxi Liñan

7w↑1

Yes, please...

Jam.

1w↑17

I was listening to fake plastic trees when my Mum said that it was too depressing, so then I switched it to this and she said it was much better 😂

Alankar Dharmadhikari

Both for me are the top Radiohead songs

h o r s e o f c o u r s e

12w↑116

I've literally never lost more in my life than I have this year. I don't want any more surprises...

James Ron

8w↑1

Embrace it. It's good to be alive, brother! The pain makes you stronger.

SaintTacobell

10w↑1

Just hang in there for a bit longer man. It'll all end one way or another, I just hope u don't end it with being 6 feet under earlier

Sunny Day

11w

Me too

h o r s e o f c o u r s e

12w↑2

@Michael Perez Thank you, that means a lot to hear rn. I’m doing really shitty but I’m trying my hardest to get past it and get to a better side.

Michael Perez

12w↑5

hey man/girl, i hope you are doing well or get better. if you ever need anyone to talk to, I am down. just reply and ill lyk. keep your head up, work hard, i hope you feel better, and all the best :) !!

Kaori Vargas

14w↑3

Suena como navidad sad xd

Gourav

5d↑17

Parents: F you, my child is completely fine!

The child who sets this song as an alarm: ....

mabel

6w↑77

I don't really have a reason to be sad. I just kind of am

freddy villanes tovar

2w↑1

@Lyle Bouck NICE TENDER CUTE AND PRECISE DEFINITION Lyle Bouck

Lyle Bouck

4w↑2

The sweet sweet essence of melancholy.

mabel

@poonzor thanks, friend.

freddy villanes tovar

GOOD. THERE IS NO REASON TRULY. ALL EMOTIONS COMES FROM EDUCATION,. HAPPINESS IS A ILLUSION. LIFE IS JUST LIVE IN ANYWAY BUT LIVE. ALL IS CONDITIONED BY EDUCATION MAKES US BELIEVE WE ARE NOT HAPPY IF WE ARE NOT IN THE SOCIAL PARAMETERS. DID YOU KNOW DIOGENES?

Isla Kalel Evangelista

i really can relate

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Ron Bride

4d↑1

One of the greatest videos ever made. When he finally gives in and submerges 😂 I love how the words are appearing on his screen and he’s just prattling them off like we do in life. Genius.

Donovan Dassaiev Patiño

this song reminds me elvis presley`s "ill remember you"

hughwizzy

5y↑43

Liam Graham

5y↑9

It's good enough you're a gooner but to find out you also have amazing taste in music

elpachonisimo SOS

6d↑1

Es demasiado hermosa, tan relajante que manera tan apacible de abrazar a la muerte.

Harris Middleton

7w↑41

This song perfectly embodies the idea of a song that is so crushingly dark lyrically yet so beautiful and gorgeous with its instrumentation

Luthfya Sarah Effendi

3d↑1

thank you radiohead, u made me some great memories. I like this music since my dad show this songs . This is my childhood songs. My dad used to sing this songs to me when i was kid:).

i miss u dad, i miss when u sing a song to me.

NK

5d↑2

I just tried holding the breath the same time that Thom did in the video. And I know that the scene is sped up. I don't really know why I did that, but it ended up making me feel dizzy.

david christopher la terre

11w↑83

cool fact: background chorus sings "GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!... "

Tyler Durden

Let. wrong?

Mario Habijanec

7w↑2

Funny. That same line was yelled by dr House when they played this song

Eduardo Pautrat

8w↑1

Justo por eso la estoy escuchando ahora mismo 01-01-2021

Edgar

9w↑8

That's right I never noticed it 'til today (3:09 min)

Luna Lo

10w↑1

I actually never noticed it. But thanks for mentioning it, made the song even better for me!

Minglu Tsui

A perfect song to describe how I feel as a Hongkonger now

Mouse Man

4w↑2

I found this off a meme page im so glad I did

Jynn

2w↑48

This song witnessed my confession to someone but rejects me as a friend.

Jynn

@Aesthetic Beverage damn I didn't know I was top comment there, small world indeed.

Aesthetic Beverage

1w↑1

i literally just saw your comment on 'how to feed your neopets' small world

Anthony Perez

Theres always better

Fatima

2w↑1

I’d cry

halloiamvincent

35w↑6.6K

The funny kid at school when he gets home.

cenzo è_é

18w

Everyone saying "that's so me." Pretty much everyone feels line this. Even the non funny one sometimes.

HazzaKay

18w

Leonard Lavigne

18w

I'm the funny kid man and that sucks

[d a n]

18w

Same, i dont see my friends and my sister and me fight every day

Jay Kutts

18w

The worst thing in life isn't being alone. It's being surrounded by people who make you feel all alone..

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URSPA CORP

2w↑15

Welcome to Depression. Take a seat and cry.

I'm confused who's my bias

6w↑58

"Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us"
Ohhh that's relatable

Dork knight gamer

16w↑44

The lyrics sound like a suicide note.

Lalfakzuala Hnamte

14w↑12

Daniel Lima

15w↑3

I thiks its aboute bein a good citzen that pay taxes to government.

Ankush Nag

15w↑23

It's about suicide mate

datnotguy17

Oh lord, jetson made another one

hah, packin the mail its gone

Owen Andrews

4w↑31

The beginning notes bring me such bliss.

Andrew Pike

5w↑1

I always try to hold my breath as long as Thom does here.. haven’t done it once

PooDot StinkPants

11w↑31

Hello future person, yes we are still listening to this in [insert year here] . You have great taste in music too. Have a lovely day!

Matt Ferraz

3w↑1

ThankS Thom for just this Sweetness to my soul when I'm drunk and helpless and sad oh....this gives me a pretty fucking great reason to be alive anyway and this is not easy...

Ophelia Darkling

50w↑5.9K

During this global pandemic, after a long day of no good news this song is just perfect. Be well everyone.

Whoopsie DayZ

34w

@Sam Lol what are you, 12?

Sam

34w

Whoopsie DayZ STFU. Boring .

Janx N

34w

👼🏼🔗

Whoopsie DayZ

34w

The pandemic didn't create stress and chaos. We did. People today are spoiled and not used to trouble. In reality this virus was fucking nothing, took out some of the elderly but overall it was nothing. You think this virus is bad? Pick up a historybook, even with the virus we're better off than 99,999% of all human beings that ever lived. Fucking pathetic.

Sam

34w

Plandemic

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DaNyD Armstrong

15w↑60

In this quarantine, without friends, girlfriend, job or any activity, I makes me feel sad and depressed and this worderful song has become my personal anthem

Christina Bolden

God bless you!

Reyhan Adhimas

14w

feel you bro :(

Acid

15w↑3

I feel you. Hope you find some inner peace <3

Seyyed Naqvi

8w↑63

The Bri'ish teeth

nf

4w↑2

@— aliza. yep we get it double standards, its ok to be xenophobic to britain but not indians

— aliza.

@nf you didnt say anything about ethnicity in your original comment... someones moving the goalposts.

nf

@— aliza. not ethnically

— aliza.

4w↑1

@nf the hell does that even mean? yk muslims can be from first world countries too right?

Rollox RA

STFU

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Sawyer S.

4d↑2

Geeeet me out of heeree

Renan Oliveira

wojak me fez ouvir isso
kkk

my iq is 2

26w↑2.2K

In case you couldn’t tell by the lyrics “A handshake of carbon monoxide, with no alarms and no surprises”, it’s about a depressed man sitting in his car in a garage with the engine on and falling asleep, suffocating in his sleep from the engine fumes

Luis Morales S

Just before he says "I'll take a quiet life", so it's more about his decision working in a factory probably

Bruh

i was your 2000 like🤙

Talisman Brunski

@my iq is 2 Suicide but only metaphorically. Pay attention to the lyrics past the obvious interpretation (pretty house, pretty garden, a job that slowly kills you), The subject of the song has traded a fulfilling life for one of security (no alarms and no surprises). In doing so he's made sort of a deal with the devil (a handshake of carbon momoxide) which is killing him slowly. The album itself is about a dystopia not so far away future where technology enslaves man rather than empowers him (hence the name, OK Computer). This song is a crucial part of that in that its about willingly dying slow in a lifeless job and lifestyle. (Unhappy but safe. Fond but not in love etc) Which admittedly is a bit like parking your car in your garage with the windows down and breathing fumes of carbon monoxide.

my iq is 2

@Talisman Brunski whats it about

Talisman Brunski

It's not though

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Yusuf Rainhard

1w↑1

When tank r full. Thom : 0,~

Melissa

4w↑33

When I was at the hospital treating cancer I used to listen to this song every night before sleep, just hoping that it would be over soon, that in a way or another all that ended......... I'm so glad it is over

Star Film Production

3w↑2

Congrats !

Yaren

3w↑2

💜

Micah Togstad

13w↑22

Man I love how the songs has many meanings like about a quite suicide by carbon monoxide with no alarms (because he turned off the co alarms) and no surprises and how anyone can get in over their head or how it could be wanting a life with out any worries alarms or surprises or even how the things we do in our life like driving cars and the other ways we pollute the words is slowly killing us with no alarms and no surprises.

If there is any other interpretations I would love to hear them

Micah Togstad

10w

Oh gee that’s not too good that’s sad.

Carolina Ribeiro

11w

It reminds me of Yoñlu. He suffocated with two grills in the bathroom of his parent's apartment.

Mr. Oof

11w↑33

I was today years old when I found out that the weird text appearing mirrored on screen is the lyrics.

Still Struggling

1y↑2.4K

Radiohead’s music is like lullaby’s for adults.

Steff

42w

I'm 14!

Prof. Luis Herrera

42w

A very depressing lullaby

Still Struggling

42w

@FelineRock68088 Adults are the most likely to relate to the themes present in Radioheads music.

FelineRock68088

42w

Who said just for adults.....

Morpheah

42w↑1

@Jakub Kučera Not only that mate, it also denotes possession! As in "Jakub's girlfriend is gorgeous!". Also, as far as I know, in all similar words the 'y' at the end changes into 'ie' before the 's' for plural form is added. Good shit, right?!

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regi

6w↑26

"Bring down the government, they don't. They don't speak for us"

REN

2w↑1

i imagine one day, after i leave this world. the recollections and memories ive once implemented and shared in this world, will have been nothing at all. i wish i could explain how harrowing it is to remain here in this state of mind. it has all been so hard on me carrying these weights which have become weightless. its like gravity pulling down a feather. if i could leave right now, id want my parents which ive never met to know i love them. id tell my friends everything will of been okay for another day, the cat will have been fed. Then, id leave. no more surprises, if everyone knew about it already.

LouBLou

I hope you are ok REN, I understand you

:3 !

“how much do u weigh?”

didn’t think cry so much to a sentence 😩

jamacia george

5w↑17

It always hits me in the video when he slightly smiles after the water clears. Even thought it may have just been unplanned it adds so much to the meaning for me

Nikolaj Madsen

5w↑2

Look at the behind the video. It wore him out and they had to do many takes. I've never seen Thom so angry before

The Legend

1y↑2.2K

I think the last time I heard this I was a depressed ass 16 year old. Now I'm a depressed 23 year old... I guess not much as changed

Lol Mo

10w

its even worse

Boba Fett420

34w↑1

@Citrus you gotta make yourself happy man don't change yourself for anyone, don't grow up too fast (23)

Aruvi RK

35w↑1

Well, that's.... Depressing
Ba Dum Tiss....

I'll see myself out.

megaxbox09

38w↑1

My experience:
1st depression: 19 years old
2nd depression: 24 years old (in 5 days it will be one year that this one started)

j w

38w

@nealongreene15 the first isn't so easy as you speak truth secondly. It's actually you against a world that non stop fires bullets at you.

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Mp-GOcare ITALY

25yrs ago...
Still my best song, top of the list, salute and always looking of you like me (mirror)

Ustd TX

11w↑52

I don't wanna die, but I can't live on like this

Ustd TX

@Vance Jacobs yeah mate

Vance Jacobs

@Ustd TX It'll get better, just keep on trucking for us alright?

Ustd TX

@Vance Jacobs I hope you you also recover mate

Vance Jacobs

@Ustd TX We all go through shit. My girlfriend and I of 3 years just broke up a couple months ago and i feel lost. Its one of the worst times in my life, but I know that there are people who will miss me if i were to leave. Life is worth living no matter the circumstances. Dont worry, all things must pass, it will get better my friend.

Ustd TX

@Vance Jacobs wow. Rn I was playing this. I suppose not

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Giorno Giovanna

6w↑19

Alternate title: "Music video for emo fish"

Gyro Zeppeli

Giorno Giovanna

@TheEmo Knight I know man, it's a joke. Emo is a different thing completely.

TheEmo Knight

@Giorno Giovanna I mean the stereotype that being emo is being depressed

Giorno Giovanna

@TheEmo Knight I know, I said emo fish because when the glass fills with water Thom looks like a depressed fish

TheEmo Knight

Radiohead is not emo -_-

Exploited89

9w↑81

Thom said in interviews that the song isn’t about suicide (read the page about it in Citizen Insane) but still IMHO it’s a deeply pessimistic song.
Even if the man isn’t suicidal (I still have my doubts) he has given up on life, he surrenders and all he wants is silence, a life as plain (an quiet) as it can be.
The whole “bring down the government line? How many of us have dreamt (or dreams 😄) to tell the boss to fuck off and storm out of the office, how many of us likes to complain about the government and the incompetence of politicians.... but who really put into practice what they say?

Tony Almonte

8w↑2

@Alberto Cortese So I agree in spirit with you because I think my analysis isn't about the slow, paced life. What I was aiming at is more of the nothing new to see, nothing new to experience, nothing left to live sort of "no alarms and no surprises" life.

Coincidentally, I'm actually hoping mighty hard to have YOUR version of an enjoyable, slow life =)

Alberto Cortese

8w↑3

@Tony Almonte i disagree: a quiet life whit no changes, no alarms, no surprises can be very helathy and enjoyable (for a lot of people), the other thing cannot be said so often: a life full of problems, stress, injustice, idiotic changes, fasting, delirium,etc is damaging.

everyone don"t feel or think the same: some love the routine and work perfect whit it, some hate it and try to make all diferent.

even so: the results between what people need and what people want are diferent: what you need can save you, what you "want" can often kill or damage you.

Tony Almonte

8w↑8

I think so too. I think it can be interpreted as suicide but it's also the soulless push in to apathy. No alarms, no surprises, no changes, no delirium to experience. Just...a life full of today, tomorrow and yesterday...and no way to tell the difference between em' all.

Fuck me if it isn't JUST as terrifying as it being about suicide, come to think of it.

Mr.White

38w↑6.6K

The fact that this song is on Major key- which represents happiness and positivity- but still sounds deep and sad, is just astonishing...

Luiggy

16w

@Will Anthonio Zeppeli AuronPlay?

DirectChaos

17w

Music theory is only just music THEORY

Billy Smith

18w

Tbh I don’t get how people hear this song as depressing to me it’s always made me feel sort of happy. Definelty more than their other songs

Bhavik Singh Minhas

20w

❤️

Aseel Anza

20w

What the hell are you talking about? This song is all about suicide and the afterlife

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Mx 64

15w↑42

This feels like ending credits of 2020

TheCitrus

The first song I hear from bands are also often my longtime favorites. That was the case with Fascination Street from theCure and of course No Surorises by Radiohead <3.

Claire de lune

8w↑10

Radiohead feels like a tender hug in which everything i'm ashamed of and try to hide is seen and loved <3

Robson Lavery

8w↑19

if i had to choose one word to describe this song, it would be "Dystopia"

EletricalMonkey

29w↑3.5K

I love Radiohead but sometimes they can hit a little too close to home.

Master Met

@ONLY FUTURE SUMMER!! Hail satan

Alex Q

11w↑1

Can somebody explain what does it mean?) is this allusion to "warhead"?? question of different cultural background..

Luis

11w

Stopp0ppooppppppppp

Marcia Fish

11w

I can see what your feeling, I just love listening to this song going to sleep

Felix DeKhatt

11w

I love Radiohead AND sometimes they can hit a little too close to home.

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mark baker

16w↑1

Be honest, who has watched this video and held your breath at the same time.

Definitely Me

3w↑23

3:06 the way he says "no alarms and no surprises" shows an emotion that I can not describe.

Marsh Abner

11w↑23

A friend of mine once told me to play this for his funeral.... missing him a lot now.

PariSitic Pictures

All The Great Bands are just telling us how we’re Animals with “Freedom” even though we must ax permission just to Take a Piss....

Aaron Hyde

2y↑3.4K

For those wondering, Thom held his breath for 56 seconds

Eduardo Bezerra

I can do Better than him

Ficky Kurniawan

@REDEEMERWOLF Holding your breath inside a water is actually easier in terms of "hold your breath" not so when you catch your breath afterwards 😅. Because when you're underwater, your brain will automatically save oxygen for your brain n hearts. All mamals does that, well just don't be panic or it will do the opposite.

Arieson

Cool, I heard my grandpa could hold it for 10 minutes.

C.R.

@DJ Fann Rio enhorabuena, acabas de decir el opuesto, si te vale verga di "i don't give a fuck"

C.R.

@Bob Berch yeah

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Ícaro Moreira

5d↑1

Damn, here we go again

EliasMsv

9w↑15

This song is in a major key but it still manages to sound sad

Just an average bi boy

Bc it's in f major :)

Owen Andrews

8w↑2

There’s beauty in music like that, how the rules are never set in stone, and a song can accomplish a lot, while making you like it more when you learn about little things like those.

Reyberg Dadang

9w↑1

Magic

Quieteron

8w↑26

FeelsBadMan

INMINI BEATS

4w↑3

PEPESADGE

•Haneul•

6w↑15

Thank you, Hyunsuk!

Cyrus Adkisson

11w↑1

Alternate timeline newspaper in 1997: "Moderately successful British band Radiohead breaks up after lead singer drowns while filming music video"

Isaac Burton

2w↑19

Radiohead are one of the best bands of all time, you can’t deny that

Patches

@HerreDePerre Oh no, IDGAF about Imagine Dragons.
It's not that i hate them, it's just that this guy thinks those two polar opposites are comparable .
"We have imagine dragon"

HerreDePerre

2w↑2

@Patches hating mainstream artists doesn’t make you any better. You enjoy listening to radiohead. Great for you. Someone else enjoys imagine dragons. Great for them. No need to write a whole hate esay.

Patches

2w↑1

@Strawhat Wrld999 IMAGINE DRAGONS MY ASS HAHAHAHA.
They are literally the "nickelback" of modern rock.
Extremely fucking generic, shallow , and honestly repetitive.Not to mention how delusional the band is, self-pretentiously calling themselves a "rock band" ; little do they know they are the worst band to debut this decade. Every single track and album in their discography is straight out of a fucking septic tank created by amateur producers.
And you had the audacity to mention "Imagine Dragons" to the likes of Radiohead, the same band who redefined alternative/art rock during their lifespan.

Strawhat Wrld999

2w↑1

We have imagine dragons

tyszuii

9w↑32

Started off the year with this song

Allen Zhou

2w↑6

Now, lights off. Good night and sleep tight.

Serdar Erdem

3w↑2

masterpiece

clown

12w↑1

came here after watchingasd some acats take a dnu take a dump

Osvaldo Zárate

2w↑18

Give a depressed guy a pianosaurus and he'll create this beautiful song

Ursula Witt

7w↑46

“ Bruises that won’t heal”. As a victim of really brutal domestic violence ( I had some horrific bruises) this line hit me like a rock.

ErenV4

I mean it's really hard to endure brutal physicality, But boy when it comes to mental health it's a perma bruise

Ursula Witt

@ThriftyEcho thank you 🥰

ThriftyEcho

6w↑1

Glad you’re better now! Im so proud that you got out of there 🤍 Thank god you’re okay :)
- From a stranger on the internet :)))

Ursula Witt

@lool u awe thank you sweetheart 💕

Ursula Witt

@Owen Andrews thank you I am doing better ❤️

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AsumiTsumi UwU

12w↑11

all of their songs make me cry but this one i could have breakdowns and still be singing this.

i recently lost contact with someone and this song tears me to shreds. he meant the world to me. i miss him.