Lift
LIFT (3:30) Song info
This is the place
Sit down, you're safe now
You've been stuck in a lift
We've been trying to reach you, Thom

This is the place
It won't hurt, it will not hurt

A smell of recognition
A face you barely loved
Empty all your pockets
'Cause it's time to go home

This is the place
Remembering all the things you always see

You've been stuck in a lift
In the belly of a whale
At the bottom of the ocean

A smell of recognition
A face you barely loved
Empty all your pockets
'Cause it's time to go home

Today is the first day of the rest of your days
So lighten up, squirt
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Other Versions: None.

Lift is a British term for elevator, and this song is about being stuck in one. "Lift" is also the first (and only) song in which Thom actually referred to himself by name, taking the voice of a person who is trying to rescue "Thom". [Radiohead: From a Great Height]



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