My_Iron_Lung
Radiohead Lyrics


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Faith, you're driving me away
You do it everyday
You don't mean it but it hurts like hell

My brain says I'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen from my life support
My iron lung
We're too young to fall asleep
Too cynical to speak
We are loosing it, can't you tell?

We scratch our eternal itch
Our twentieth century bitch and we are grateful for our
Iron lung

Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet trained and dumb
When the power runs out we'll just hum

This this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung

If you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay

If you're frightened




You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay

Overall Meaning

Radiohead's "My Iron Lung" is a song that is filled with internal conflict and self-doubt. The song's chorus is a reference to the breathing machine that is used to keep the life support system in patients who can't breathe on their own. The machine becomes a metaphor for the singer's own feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and despair. He feels trapped, constantly needing to be propped up and kept alive, feeling like he can't breathe without it.


The lyrics to the song are directed at someone in the singer's life, who he calls "faith." "Faith" is the embodiment of the singer's doubts and frustrations, and it is "driving him away" every day. He suggests that "faith" is unintentionally causing him pain, but it still hurts "like hell." Throughout the song, the singer questions the value of his own existence, feeling estranged from the world he lives in.


The song's final verse is possibly the most troubling, as it suggests that the new song the singer has created, "My Iron Lung," is just like all the rest, a "total waste of time." The song seems to suggest that in the end, after struggling with hopelessness and despair, we may find that we are no better off than where we started.


Line by Line Meaning

Faith, you're driving me away
The concept of faith is causing a rift in our relationship, progressively becoming worse every day


You do it everyday
This happens on a regular basis


You don't mean it but it hurts like hell
Although the action is unintentional, it's causing a significant amount of pain


My brain says I'm receiving pain
Mentally, I sense that I am experiencing distress


A lack of oxygen from my life support
The sense of deprivation from something essential is causing distress


My iron lung
This life support machine is aiding my survival


We're too young to fall asleep
We have so much life ahead of us to rest


Too cynical to speak
We are too jaded to communicate our true feelings


We are loosing it, can't you tell?
We are slowly losing our grip on reality


We scratch our eternal itch
We're attempting to satisfy our insatiable desires


Our twentieth-century bitch and we are grateful for our
We are products of our era and we appreciate the things that keep us alive


Iron lung
This life support machine is essential for our survival


Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Indulge yourself in immature and unproductive behaviors


Toilet trained and dumb
Conforming to societal standards, but not truly living a fulfilling life


When the power runs out, we'll just hum
We're so dependent on technology that we'll be left with nothing when it fails


This, this is our new song
This is our latest work


Just like the last one
It's similar to our previous work


A total waste of time
This is unproductive and pointless


My iron lung
This life support machine is essential for our survival


If you're frightened
If you're afraid


You can be frightened
It's natural and human to feel scared


You can be, it's okay
It is acceptable to feel scared




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLIN CHARLES GREENWOOD, EDWARD JOHN O'BRIEN, JONATHAN RICHARD GUY GREENWOOD, PHILIP JAMES SELWAY, THOMAS EDWARD YORKE

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@user-ip9yu7lp1q

Faith, you're driving me away
You do it everyday
You don't mean it
But it hurts like hell

My brain says I'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen
From my life support
My iron lung

[Verse 2]
We're too young to fall asleep
Too cynical to speak
We are losing it
Can't you tell?

We scratch our eternal itch
A twentieth century bitch
And we are grateful for
Our iron lung

[Chorus]
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon

[Verse 3]
Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet trained and dumb
When the power runs out
We'll just hum

This, this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung

[Bridge]
And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's OK
And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's OK



@dr.finger4881

Faith, you're driving me away
You do it everyday
You don't mean it but it hurts like hell
My brain says I'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen from my life support
My iron lung
We're too young to fall asleep
Too cynical to speak
We are loosing it, can't you tell?
We scratch our eternal itch
Our twentieth century bitch and we are grateful for our
Iron lung
Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet trained and dumb
When the power runs out we'll just hum
This this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung
If you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay
If you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay



@WarholMonet

Faith, you're driving me away
You do it everyday
You don't mean it
But it hurts like hell
My brain says I'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen
From my life support
My iron lung
We're too young to fall asleep
Too cynical to speak
We are losing it
Can't you tell
The scratch
Our eternal itch
A twentieth century bitch
And we are grateful for
Our iron lung
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet-trained and dumb
When the power runs out
We'll just hum
This, this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay
And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon



@anonymoususer2756

Lyrics:

She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice, your advice, your advice



@pranavbhatia8163

Faith, you're driving me away
You do it everyday
You don't mean it
But it hurts like hell

My brain says I'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen
From my life support
My iron lung

[Verse 2]
We're too young to fall asleep
Too cynical to speak
We are losing it
Can't you tell?

We scratch our eternal itch
A twentieth century bitch
And we are grateful for
Our iron lung

[Chorus]
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon

[Verse 3]
Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet trained and dumb
When the power runs out
We'll just hum

This, this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung

[Chorus]
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon

[Bridge]
And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's OK
And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's OK

[Chorus]
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
The headshrinkers, they want everything
My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon



@t0ki0.h0tel._.

Lyrics if needed :D :
Faith, you're driving me away
You do it everyday
You don't mean it
But it hurts like hell

My brain says I'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen
From my life support
My iron lung

We're too young to fall asleep
Too cynical to speak
We are losing it
Can't you tell

The scratch
Our eternal itch
A twentieth century bitch
And we are grateful for
Our iron lung

The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon

The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon

Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet-trained and dumb
When the power runs out
We'll just hum

This, this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung

The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon

The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon

And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay

And if you're frightened
You can be frightened
You can be, it's okay

The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon

The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon



All comments from YouTube:

@barbdrake5999

The virgin creep and the chad iron lung

@gaelm.2603

Creep is crap compared to this

@gaelm.2603

Pentex Sucks indeed

@sryu3878

@Pentex Sucks rei best grill

@nesfan8

@@gaelm.2603 I think you missed the joke

@auroraborealis6398

@Pentex Sucks you say this just because it's sooo mainstream

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@anthonybeza4246

Radiohead’s biggest middle finger to Radiohead

@mr.pastrami5153

You can't say they didn't deserve it, especially considering what they did to radiohead

@valentinasanchez5757

Wut

@melissajohnson5734

Wut thay do

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