No Surprises

from In Between People by simpleton

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Notes: This is a seed for a lot to come. Didn't know it at the time. Simpleton's first, straight up cover. The true end to Radiohead's OK Computer.

It's embarassingly flat. Out of tune. Or both. Ah hell....

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A heart that's full up
like a landfill
A job that slowly
kills you
Bruises that won't heal

You look so tired
Un-happy
Bring down the government
They don't speak for us

And I'll take
a quiet life
a handshake
of carbon monoxide
And no alarms
And no surprises, please.

Only silence
Silence

And this is
my final fit
and this is
My final bellyache

No alarms
And no surprises.

Such a pretty house
Such a pretty garden

No alarms
And no surprises, dear.

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from In Between People, released May 1, 2008
Written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood and Ed Selway.

Originally performed by Radiohead, from 1997's OK Computer

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