Who's in the bunker? Who's in the bunker?
Women and children first, and the children first, and the children
I'll laugh until my head comes off
I'll swallow 'til I burst
Until I burst, until I

Who's in the bunker? Who's in the bunker?
I have seen too much, I haven't seen enough
You haven't seen it
I'll laugh until my head comes off
Women and children first, and children first, and children

Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time
Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time

Ice age coming, ice age coming
Let me hear both sides, let me hear both sides, let me hear both
Ice age coming, ice age coming
Throw it in the fire, throw it in the fire, throw him on the
We're not scaremongering
This is really happening, happening
We're not scaremongering
This is really happening, happening
Mobiles squirking, mobiles chirping
Take the money and run, take the money and run, take the money

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Everything all of the time (-n first, and children)

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Idioteque Lyrics as written by Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood Paul Lansky

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    This album is very literal, straight forward and brilliant. Kid A is the name given to the Atomic bomb. And each track is a progression of life. I don't think you can talk about one track by itself.....everything must be put into the context of the album. Here's the track list. Notice the progression from peace to war to survival.

    1) Everything In Its Right Place: A time of peace and prosperity. 2) Kid A: This feels like a birth song. A lullaby. Voices are mumbles or what a new born would hear. This is the birth of the Atomic bomb. 3) National Anthem: An atmosphere is really built for this one. Sounds are meant to represent crowds and people. Government gets more involved in our world. And war is a result. And the next song shows the tolls of a governments involvement. 4) How To Disappear Completely: This one feels like its from the perspective of a human life that has just been vaporized by an atomic bomb. "Im not here. This isn't happening". A spirit that has left the body. "That there. Thats not me." 5)Treefingers: This feels like the calm after the storm. Like the eye of a hurricane. Somewhere between the initial blast of a bomb....and the aftermath and fallout. 6)Optimistic: "Flies are buzzing round my head. Vultures circling the dead.", Its about the survivors of this war that has just happened. And we are questioning what will happen. 7)In Limbo: This one feels like we are on the run. Trying to figure out where we belong. 8)Idioteque: We are beginning to feel the fallout. "Whos in the bunker? Who's in the bunker?", "Iceage coming Iceage coming!" The nightmares of war that is still happening. 9)Morning Bell: This one I feel is about survival. We are still waking up each morning. Surviving. 10) Motion Picture Soundtrack: Happiness is within our sight.

    Okay I truly doubt that Yorke meant for the album to come off this literal. Or maybe he did? It is known that he was going through some major writers block. Its definitely one of my all time favorites.

    GaryKon August 26, 2012   Link

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