We're on
That's a nice way to start, Johnny
Are you such a dreamer
To put the world to rights?
I'll stay home forever
Where two and two always makes a five
I'll lay down the tracks
Sandbag and hide
January has April showers
And two and two always makes a five
It's the devil's way now
There is no way out
You can scream and you can shout
It is too late now
Because you have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
I try to sing along
But I get it all wrong
'Cause I'm not
'Cause I'm not
I swat 'em like flies
But like flies, the bugs keep coming back
Not, but I'm not
All hail to the thief
All hail to the thief
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
Don't question my authority or put me in the box
'Cause I'm not
'Cause I'm not
Oh, go and tell the king that the sky is falling in
But it's not
But it's not
But it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not
That's a nice way to start, Johnny
Are you such a dreamer
To put the world to rights?
I'll stay home forever
Where two and two always makes a five
I'll lay down the tracks
Sandbag and hide
January has April showers
And two and two always makes a five
It's the devil's way now
There is no way out
You can scream and you can shout
It is too late now
Because you have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
I try to sing along
But I get it all wrong
'Cause I'm not
'Cause I'm not
I swat 'em like flies
But like flies, the bugs keep coming back
Not, but I'm not
All hail to the thief
All hail to the thief
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
Don't question my authority or put me in the box
'Cause I'm not
'Cause I'm not
Oh, go and tell the king that the sky is falling in
But it's not
But it's not
But it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not
Lyrics submitted by SyntaxLies, edited by Paymaan, Mellow_Harsher, TheKidA
2 + 2 = 5 Lyrics as written by Edward John O'brien Colin Charles Greenwood
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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the album and none of its songs pretain in anyway to President Bush...if you dont believe me, just track down some interviews with Thom and and the rest of the band, they explained that it has absolutley nothing to do with him and infact the title is named after an incident where Thom was assaulted after a concert...the assaulter (the thief) took alot of Thom's trust in people away,the songs I Will and Wolf at the door are directly linked to this incident. The song does however pretain to 1984.
on a futher note, all of the songs on hail to the thief where writen at the exact same time as Kid A/Amnesiac...if you where fortunate enough to have gotten one of the original pressings of Kid A underneath its disc tray is a secret booklet full of artwork and partial lyrics to some of HTTT's songs.
Radiohead are english, they hate Tony Blair, they dont give 2 shits about president Bush