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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Keyboards
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Vocals
Edward O'Brien
Edward O'Brien
Guitar
Graeme Stewart
Graeme Stewart
Loops
Philip Selway
Philip Selway
Percussion
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
Radiohead
Radiohead
Producer
Graeme Stewart
Graeme Stewart
Engineer
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Producer
Darrell Thorp
Darrell Thorp
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Genie let out of the bottle
It is now the witching hour
Genie let out of the bottle
It is now the witching hour
[Verse 2]
Murderers, you're murders
We are not the same as you
[Verse 3]
Genie let out of the bottle
Funny how, funny how
When the walls bend, when the walls bend
With your breathing, with your breathing
When the walls bend, when the walls bend
With your breathing, with your breathing
With your breathing
[Verse 4]
They will suck you down to the other side
They will suck you down to the other side
They will suck you down to the other side
They will suck you down to the other side
[Verse 5]
To the shadows blue and red, the shadows blue and red
Your alarm bells, your alarm bells
Shadows blue and red, the shadows blue and red
Your alarm bells, you're alarmed
[Verse 6]
They should be ringing, they should be ringing
They should be ringing, they should be ringing
They should be ringing, they should be ringing
They should be ringing, they should be ringing
[Verse 7]
They should be ringing, they should be ringing
They should be ringing, they should be ringing
[Verse 8]
This is the gloaming
Written by: Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

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