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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood
Bass
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Guitar
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Vocals
Edward O'Brien
Edward O'Brien
Guitar
Philip Selway
Philip Selway
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood
Songwriter
Philip Selway
Philip Selway
Songwriter
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Songwriter
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Songwriter
Edward O'Brien
Edward O'Brien
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Producer
Chris Brown
Chris Brown
Engineer
John Leckie
John Leckie
Producer
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
faith, you're driving me away
you do it every day
you don't mean it, but it hurts like hell
my brain says I'm receiving pain
a lack of oxygen from my life support
my iron lung
[Verse 2]
we're too young to fall asleep
too cynical to speak
we are losing it, can't you tell?
we scratch our eternal itch
our twentieth century bitch
and we are grateful for our iron lung
[Chorus]
the headshrinkers, they want everything
my uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
the headshrinkers, they want everything
my uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
[Verse 3]
suck, suck your teenage thumb
toilet trained and dumb
when the power runs out, we'll just hum
this, this is our new song
just like the last one
a total waste of time
my iron lung
[Chorus]
the headshrinkers, they want everything
my uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
the headshrinkers, they want everything
my uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
[Verse 4]
and if you're frightened, you can be frightened
you can be, it's okay
and if you're frightened, you can be frightened
you can be, it's okay
[Chorus]
the headshrinkers, they want everything
my uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
the headshrinkers, they want everything
my uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
Written by: Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Phillip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke
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