Down Is the New Up Lyrics

Lyric discussion by eatenbytheworms 

Cover art for Down Is the New Up lyrics by Radiohead

The lyrics are more along the lines of:

Get yourself together Let the light pour in Pour yourself a hot bath Pour yourself a drink Nothing's gonna happen Without a warning

Down is the new Up What is up Buttercup Down is the new Up, is the new Up..

I'd sell my soul If it's required Your future's bleak Your soul is weakening

Ladies and gentlemen, without a safety net I shall now perform an Orwellian flip flop I shall now amputate, I shall now contort

Cos Down is the new Up What if I just flip flopped Down is the new Up, is the new Up

caught on Candid Camera the chink in your armor Topsy turvy town, topsy turvy town

Shake your pockets out Pass it on, pass it down Topsy Turvy town, topsy turvy town

And I guess the reference to Orwell indicates it is a reference to Orwell's decision to become a socialist. Orwell wrote a book called "Down and Out in Paris and London".