Prove Yourself
PROVE YOURSELF (2:25) Song info
I can't afford to breathe in this time
Nowhere to sit without a gun in my hand
Hooked back up to the cathode ray
I'm better off dead
I'm better off dead
I'm better off

Prove yourself
Prove yourself
Prove yourself

I wanna breathe, I wanna grow
I'd say I want it but I don't know how
I work, I bleed, I beg and I pray
But I'm better off dead
I'm better off dead
I'm better off

Prove yourself
Prove yourself
Prove yourself

Why?
Available on:  Pablo Honey (US CD), Pablo Honey (UK CD), Pablo Honey (Japan CD), Creep (France CD), Stop Whispering (US CD2).
Other Versions: Drill version - available on: Drill EP.

The first official single by the band, released only in the UK, this song looks very seriously at suicide. Unfortunately, like most songs that become popular, the meaning tends to get lost in the live performance: band members were shocked to witness hundreds of kids singing "I'm better off dead" night after night. The version found on the Drill EP is a demo; a much better, clearer recording was used on Pablo Honey. [Radiohead: From a Great Height] 



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