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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Philip Selway
Philip Selway
Songwriter
Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood
Songwriter
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Songwriter
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Songwriter
Edward O'Brien
Edward O'Brien
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood
Producer
Ed O'brien
Ed O'brien
Producer
Gerard Navarro
Gerard Navarro
Additional Engineer
Graeme Stewart
Graeme Stewart
Additional Engineer
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Producer

Lyrics

Why us?
Why not someone else, not us?
The cameras are turnin' off
Our lights all run away
And this just feels like
Spinning plates
Our bodies floating down the muddy river
How you make pretty speeches
I'm being cut to shreds
You feed me to the lions
A delicate balance
When this just feels like
Spinning plates
I'm living in Cloud Cuckoo Land
When this just feels like
Spinning plates
Our bodies floating down the muddy river
(Why us?)
Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

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