Sit down, you're safe now
You've been stuck in a lift
We've been trying to reach you, Thom
It won't hurt, it will not hurt
A face you barely loved
Empty all your pockets
Because it's time to go home
Remembering all the things you always see
In the belly of a whale
At the bottom of the ocean
A face you barely loved
Empty all your pockets
Because it's time to go home
So lighten up, squirt
i actually find this song more uplifting than depressing. the music itself reminds me somewhat of lucky, it deffinately sounds more epic and grand then their minimalist work, but the lyrics seem to hint like he's trying to get over depression or saddness. he's been "stuck in a lift... in the belly of a whale". his depression and saddness has consumed him whole, he's trapped by it and finally realizes that people are trying to save him and "it's time to go home". in the end he's sees that he is finally out and he should "lighten up" for "today is the first day of the rest of your days". to me it kinda ties into the themes of being reborn present in airbag
This song is so hot. I think it makes it especially touching, since he actually addresses himself in the first version... And the last line, 'so lighten up squirt' is like, "dude, don't be so serious"... Which is funny. The string synth sounds on this make its impact pretty tight, too.
(2nd version)
This is the place Remember me? I'm the face you always see
You've been stuck in a lift We've been trying to reach you
This is the place It won't hurt, it will not hurt
A smell of recognition A face you barely loved Empty all your pockets Cos it's time to go home
Only one, only one Only one, only one Only one, only one Only one (??)
You've been stuck in a lift In a belly of a whale At the bottom of the ocean
A smell of recognition A face you barely loved Empty all your pockets Cos it's time to go home
Only one, only one Only one, only one Only one, only one Only one (??)
God. Heard a live version of this last week off Green Plastic. Shit! This is one of their best songs ever. No joke. They have got to put this on their 7th L.P. or I'm gonna complain. What a great song.
@Geeballs14 This song will be on the next studio album being released later this year
@Geeballs14 This song will be on the next studio album being released later this year
Great song. Probably my favourite out of the unrecorded bunch.
It's about a guy (Thom? seeing as adresses himself), who's likening an ordeal about being stuck in a lift to being distant, alienated and serious about life. At the end of the song, he tells himself that today will be the first day of the rest of his days, making a new start, and lightening up in the future.
I guess the lift symbolises being trapped out from society.
Awesome song; I always hoped it would be on each subsequent Radiohead album but my hopes have dimmed now. Real shame; definitely one of their best.
this song resonates with some emptiness like How to Dissapear.. but its sweeter... like getting rid of baggage; "empty all your pockets/ it's time to go home" yet another brilliant song... the version from green plastic has got some pretty hyeana sounding fans in the audience though. makes me wonder --- what would i throw at radiohead in one of their gigs?
this is one of their best songs ever. too bad i can't find it ANYWHERE i love how he talks to himself in the beginning "This is the place Remembering all the things you always see
You've been stuck in a lift In the belly of a whale At the bottom of the ocean
A smell of recognition A face you barely loved Empty all your pockets 'Cause it's time to go home
Today is the first day of the rest of your days So lighten up, squirt " amazing. talk about depressing.
i love this song so much. i agree with no_one69 completely.
i relate to this song too too much
i love this song so much. i agree with no_one69 completely.
i relate to this song too too much