Soul destroyed with clever toys for little boys
It's inevitable, inevitable, it's a soul destroyed
You're free until you drop
You're free until you've had enough
But you don't understand
You've no ripcord
No ripcord, no ripcord, no ripcord
Aeroplane
Do I mean what I mean?
It's inevitable, inevitable, oh aeroplane
A thousand miles an hour
And politics in power
That you don't understand
You've no ripcord
No ripcord, no ripcord, no ripcord
The answer to your prayers
We'll drop you anywhere
With no ripcord
No ripcord, no ripcord, no ripcord
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Available on: Pablo Honey (US CD), Pablo Honey (UK CD), Pablo Honey (Japan CD).
Other Versions: Live - available on: Pablo Honey (Japan CD), Pop Is Dead (UK).
This lyrically
intelligent look at the music world is about "signing [to a label], having
lots of money and absolutely no idea what the fuck to do with your life"
-- so said Thom at the band's 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden show. Thom's skill
with metaphors is evident as he explores the control a record company wields
over its artists. The song was a live favorite throughout the early part
of the band's career, but was dropped from their set list around mid-1995.
A live version of the song, a b-side to the "Pop Is Dead" single, was recorded
at a Town and Country Club gig in February 1993, when the band supported
Belly. It contains these lyrics, added after the second chorus: "They can
kiss my ass!" [Radiohead: From a Great Height]
Back to Radiohead Lyrics.
Back to Follow Me Around.
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