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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood

Guitar

Thom Yorke

Vocals

Tom Skinner

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood

Composer

Tom Skinner

Composer

Thom Yorke

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Greg Calbi

Mastering Engineer

Joe Wyatt

Assistant Engineer

Oli Middleton

Recording Engineer

Pete Clements

Studio Personnel

Sam Petts-Davies

Sam Petts-Davies

Mixing Engineer

Tom Ashpitel

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

A black hole at the centre of a galaxy

Being pulled, being pulled, being pulled down

Nice and easy

As a nought, as a nil, as a no

One more step till finally you just freeze

[Refrain]

You're gonna give us the slip tonight

Out through the keyhole

Open like you're the hole in the ozone

[Chorus]

You're gonna give us the slip tonight

Plaster partitions

Blackbird says nothing

You're gonna laugh

You're gonna sing

And you're gonna bring the world down round your ears

While the temperature grows ugly

[Verse 2]

While you threaten to press the button

Let's pretend, let's pretend, let's pretend

One more step till finally you just freeze

[Chorus]

Staring into infinity

As if, as if you cannot see

[Refrain]

You're gonna give us the slip tonight

Out through the keyhole

'Cause you want shit for free

[Verse 3]

I don't know it was just, just a question

We are so in trouble

Somehow it's, it's not like you imagined

We are so in trouble

[Refrain]

One more step till finally you just freeze

Written by: Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner