When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here, oh, oh

She's running out again, oh
She's running out
She run, run, run, run
Run

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here

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God, it's amazing how many people write about how superficial this song is as though that's not obvious. (you know who you are) you need to get some prozac and stop thinking your special. I don't want to start a fight or anything, but seriously, the superficial undertones of this song, and how he wants to change himself are the best part. Another similar song is "True Love Waits" the first line is "I'd sell my beliefs to have you be at peace" It's as though Thom doesn't give a damn about being deep when he's in love... he's just honest. You can read debth into any song imaginable... hell you can give "Loser" by Beck a whole new level of debth if you thought hard enough, but Beck didn't want to be deep on that song, just as Radiohead may possibly have not wanted to be deep with this one. They were merely trying to catch the publics eye with their first album. It's a business. You have to find the right package to sell in order to seep into the minds of the masses. And you have to sell to the masses if you want to keep making music for a living. I don't care what music you listen to... if they have made it, it is usually with this type of mindset. Every businessman, and most artists don't mind stooping a bit at times.

Creep is such a good song because it is honest, not deep.

God, it's amazing how many people write about how superficial this song is as though that's not obvious. (you know who you are) you need to get some prozac and stop thinking your special. I don't want to start a fight or anything, but seriously, the superficial undertones of this song, and how he wants to change himself are the best part. Another similar song is "True Love Waits" the first line is "I'd sell my beliefs to have you be at peace" It's as though Thom doesn't give a damn about being deep when he's in love... he's just honest. You can read debth into any song imaginable... hell you can give "Loser" by Beck a whole new level of debth if you thought hard enough, but Beck didn't want to be deep on that song, just as Radiohead may possibly have not wanted to be deep with this one. They were merely trying to catch the publics eye with their first album. It's a business. You have to find the right package to sell in order to seep into the minds of the masses. And you have to sell to the masses if you want to keep making music for a living. I don't care what music you listen to... if they have made it, it is usually with this type of mindset. Every businessman, and most artists don't mind stooping a bit at times. Creep is such a good song because it is honest, not deep.

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if you don't think it's a deep song you should try listening to it with out the lyrics

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