The best Radiohead lyrics

17 November 2025, 18:50

Let's celebrate some of Thom Yorke's finest lyrical moments.

1. "For a minute there, I lost myself."

   Karma Police - The Bends (1997)

   

   Radiohead - Karma Police

2. "I’ll take a quiet life / A handshake of carbon monoxide."

   No Surprises - OK Computer (1997)

   

   Radiohead - No Surprises

3. "We are accidents waiting to happen."

   There, There - Hail To The Thief (2003)

   

   Radiohead - There, There

4. "I’m not living, I’m just killing time."

   True Love Waits (2001)

   

   Radiohead - True Love Waits

5. "You do it to yourself / And that’s why it really hurts."

   Just - The Bends (1995)

   

   Radiohead - Just

6. "In an interstellar burst / I am back to save the universe."

   Airbag - OK Computer (1997)

   

   Airbag

7. "This is our new song / Just like the last one / A total waste of time."

   My Iron Lung - The Bends (1994)

   

   Radiohead - My Iron Lung

8. “She looks like the real thing / she tastes like the real thing / my fake plastic love.“

   Fake Plastic Trees - The Bends (1995)

   

   Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

9. " I'd show them the stars / And the meaning of life / They'd shut me away / But I'd be all right."

   Subterranean Homesick Alien - OK Computer (1997)

   

   Radiohead Subterranean Homesick Alien live (high quality)

10. "There is an empty space inside my heart where the weeds take root / tonight I’ll set you free."

    Lotus Flower - King Of Limbs (2011)

    

    Radiohead - Lotus Flower

11. "We’re not scaremongering / This is really happening."

    Idioteque - Kid A (2000)

    

    Radiohead - Idioteque [Glastonbury 2003]

12. "Words are blunt instruments / Words are a sawn off shotgun."

    Jigsaw Falling Into Place - In Rainbows (2007)

    

    Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place | Live at Saitama, Japan 2008 (1080p)

13. "Stay in the shadows / Cheer at the gallows / This is a round up / This is a low flying panic attack”

    Burn The Witch - A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)

    

    Radiohead - Burn The Witch

14. "I’m a creep / I’m a weirdo / What the hell am I doing here?"

    Creep - Pablo Honey (1993)

    

    Radiohead - Creep