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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Guitar
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Vocals
Tom Skinner
Tom Skinner
Drums
Chelsea Carmichael
Chelsea Carmichael
Flute
Jason Yarde
Jason Yarde
Saxophone
Nathaniel Cross
Nathaniel Cross
Trombone
Robert Allen Stillman
Robert Allen Stillman
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Composer
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Composer
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Composer
Tom Skinner
Tom Skinner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Producer
Mikko Gordon
Mikko Gordon
Recording Engineer
Joy Stacey
Joy Stacey
Assistant Engineer
Maurice Talbot
Maurice Talbot
Assistant Engineer
Pablo Godin
Pablo Godin
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Fear not, my love, he's a fat fucking mist
Young bones spit out, girls slitting their wrists
Curtain calling for a kiss, from a nursery rhyme
Behind some rocks, underneath some bridge
Some gangster troll promising the moon
[Verse 2]
Yeah right
Sleep tight
All night
[Verse 3]
Some kid, in golden chains, two slippery ropes
A lonely stitch
Left to be unpicked, including my left foot
Let the lights down low, bunga bunga or
You'll never work in television again
[Verse 4]
Yeah right
[Verse 5]
He chews 'em up, he spits 'em out
It's whatshisname, the genie man
Mechanical, mechanical
All those beautiful young hopes and dreams
Devoured by those evil eyes and those piggy limbs
You sad fuck, you throw small change
Take your dirty hands off my love
[Verse 6]
Heaven knows where else you've been
Heaven knows where else you've been
Heaven knows where else you've been
Heaven knows where else you've been
Heaven knows where else you've been
Written by: Jonny Greenwood, Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner

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