In a city of the future
It is difficult to concentrate
Meet the boss, meet the wife
Everybody's happy
Everyone is made for life
In a city of the future
It is difficult to find a space
I'm too busy to see you
You're too busy to wait
But I'm okay, how are you?
Thanks for asking, thanks for asking
But I'm okay, how are you?
I hope you're okay too
Everyone one of those days
When the sky's California blue
With a beautiful bombshell
I throw myself into my work
I'm too lazy, I've been kidding myself for so long
I'm okay, how are you?
Thanks for asking, thanks for asking
But I'm okay, how are you?
I hope you're okay too
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Available on: No Surprises (UK CD1), No Surprises (New Zealand CD), No Surprises (UK 12"), No Surprises (UK 7"), Airbag / How Am I Driving EP (US).
Other Versions: None.
Palo Alto, California, is home to many of America's large corporations, including Xerox and a few computer companies. When the band played there in March 1996, they were given several tours of these temples of economical and technological advancement. Thus, the song is about the "city of the future" -- the motto of Silicon Valley, which is situated in Palo Alto -- and ponders the friendly attitude of the people the band members met there; Thom greets those people in the chorus. This is a great guitar-rock number, but like most Radiohead tracks, it incorporates some fascinating background sounds and is musically complex. [Radiohead: From a Great Height]
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