In a beautiful world
We are melting
And go running
Nailed down
Somewhere lurking
Form a line
Falling over
Zip tied
Foreign spies
Foreign spies
In a beautiful world
Paved with gold
But who's counting
Way up there
And they grab a kitchen knife
Every time our backs are turned
Foreign spies
Foreign spies
Foreign spies
Foreign spies
Foreign spies
It's a beautiful world
The Smile - Cutouts Album Lyrics
The Smile - Cutouts Lyrics
Writer: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Instant Psalm
We overflow in a hurricane
We overflow in a hurricane
We can feel no pain
It's so close that we disappear
Through this narrow gap
The narrow gap that you leave us in
We can slide through this narrow gap
The narrow gap that you leave us in
And we feel you near
But so close that you disappear
While holding on to the sides
Like a wind blows its emptiness
Yes is not a real yes
Not a real yes
Emptiness has many forms
The only thing is to listen
It has many forms
And loneliness is a way to drown
While holding on to the sides
While a wind blows emptiness
Yes is not a real yes
Not a real yes
We overflow in a hurricane
We can feel no pain
It's so close that we disappear
Through this narrow gap
The narrow gap that you leave us in
We can slide through this narrow gap
The narrow gap that you leave us in
And we feel you near
But so close that you disappear
While holding on to the sides
Like a wind blows its emptiness
Yes is not a real yes
Not a real yes
Emptiness has many forms
The only thing is to listen
It has many forms
And loneliness is a way to drown
While holding on to the sides
While a wind blows emptiness
Yes is not a real yes
Not a real yes
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Zero Sum
Zero sum
Moot point
A cut out trying to fill the void
A shit grin
A performance
A tipping point
Loose banister
The physical lines
Of forced thought
That's a lot to burn for no reason
A gas leak
I'm falling through the ice
A vacant lot to buy
Vacant lot to buy
Clipped tongue, acting dumb
Somewhere in the past in a re-run
Thinking all the ways
The system will provide
Windows 95
Windows 95
So over confident, confident, confident
So over confident, confident, confident
That's another red flag, red flag
That's another red flag, red flag
The masterclass
The TED Talk
That's a lot to burn for no reason
Think of all the ways
The systems will provide
Windows 95
Windows 95
Listen close
Listen carefully
You will hear the birds
Are in the wrong place
Fortunately there
The system will provide
Windows 95
Windows 95
So over confident, confident, confident
So over confident, confident, confident
That's another red flag, red flag
That's another red flag, red flag
Moot point
A cut out trying to fill the void
A shit grin
A performance
A tipping point
Loose banister
The physical lines
Of forced thought
That's a lot to burn for no reason
A gas leak
I'm falling through the ice
A vacant lot to buy
Vacant lot to buy
Clipped tongue, acting dumb
Somewhere in the past in a re-run
Thinking all the ways
The system will provide
Windows 95
Windows 95
So over confident, confident, confident
So over confident, confident, confident
That's another red flag, red flag
That's another red flag, red flag
The masterclass
The TED Talk
That's a lot to burn for no reason
Think of all the ways
The systems will provide
Windows 95
Windows 95
Listen close
Listen carefully
You will hear the birds
Are in the wrong place
Fortunately there
The system will provide
Windows 95
Windows 95
So over confident, confident, confident
So over confident, confident, confident
That's another red flag, red flag
That's another red flag, red flag
Writer: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Colours Fly
You can change your mind
Let your colours fly
And start lashing out
You can change your mind
I won't be surprised
Let them colours fly
Circumstances change
Let them colours fly
[Instrumental Bridge 1]
You can change your mind
Mother starts to cry
[Instrumental Bridge 2]
'Cause we can't escape
You're gonna say goodnight
You're gonna say goodnight
Good night
Let your colours fly
And start lashing out
You can change your mind
I won't be surprised
Let them colours fly
Circumstances change
Let them colours fly
[Instrumental Bridge 1]
You can change your mind
Mother starts to cry
[Instrumental Bridge 2]
'Cause we can't escape
You're gonna say goodnight
You're gonna say goodnight
Good night
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Eyes & Mouth
Through the glass
Look at you
Just eyes and mouth
Only saying words
And then turning them 'round
No matter what the situation
Telling yourself this is nowhere
You appear now and then you disappear
Letting it slide, letting it slide
Soon to complete the transformation
And beginning all this all over again
Always changing the definition
Yeah, always passing through
No-one to worry about (Won't you let us be?)
And nowhere to be
Just a shadow of light in my dark
Someone I knew so well before
Soon to complete your transformation
Then beginning all this all over
Through the glass
Look at you
Just eyes and mouth
Tapping on any window
Look at you
Just eyes and mouth
Only saying words
And then turning them 'round
No matter what the situation
Telling yourself this is nowhere
You appear now and then you disappear
Letting it slide, letting it slide
Soon to complete the transformation
And beginning all this all over again
Always changing the definition
Yeah, always passing through
No-one to worry about (Won't you let us be?)
And nowhere to be
Just a shadow of light in my dark
Someone I knew so well before
Soon to complete your transformation
Then beginning all this all over
Through the glass
Look at you
Just eyes and mouth
Tapping on any window
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Don't Get Me Started
I'm not the killer
Don't get me started
I'm not the villain
Choose someone else
You don't get to
Nothing is triggered
Nothing is silent
Don't pull me backwards
You don't get to
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
You don't get to
Don't get me started
You don't get me
You don't get me
You don't get me
You don't get me
You don't get me
Don't get me
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And you don't get me
Don't get me started
I'm not the villain
Choose someone else
You don't get to
Nothing is triggered
Nothing is silent
Don't pull me backwards
You don't get to
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
You don't get to
Don't get me started
You don't get me
You don't get me
You don't get me
You don't get me
You don't get me
Don't get me
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And your voice means nothing
And you don't get me
Writer: Thomas Edward Yorke, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Thomas Andrew Skinner
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Tiptoe
We are just baggage with no label
You will find us in the rubble
While you people tiptoe, tiptoe
Far away from the windows
All of you appeasers and enablers
Eating scraps from the swill
As quietly as insects
A toxic repetition
You are just being clever
Pulling out all the feathers
Burning all of the labels
Knowing we couldn't see
You will find us in the rubble
While you people tiptoe, tiptoe
Far away from the windows
All of you appeasers and enablers
Eating scraps from the swill
As quietly as insects
A toxic repetition
You are just being clever
Pulling out all the feathers
Burning all of the labels
Knowing we couldn't see
Writer: Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
The Slip
A black hole at the center of the galaxy
Being pulled, being pulled, being pulled down
Nice and easy
As a naught, as a nil, as a no
One more step 'til finally you just freeze
You're gonna give us the slip tonight
Out through the keyhole
Open like you're the hole in the ozone
You're gonna give us the slip tonight
Plaster partitions, blackbird says nothing
You're gonna laugh, you're gonna sing
You're gonna bring the world down 'round your ears
While the temperature grows ugly
While you threaten to press the button
Let's pretend, let's pretend, let's pretend
One more step 'til finally you just freeze
Staring into infinity
As if, as if you cannot see
You're gonna give us the slip tonight
Out through the keyhole
'Cause you want shit for free
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)
Being pulled, being pulled, being pulled down
Nice and easy
As a naught, as a nil, as a no
One more step 'til finally you just freeze
You're gonna give us the slip tonight
Out through the keyhole
Open like you're the hole in the ozone
You're gonna give us the slip tonight
Plaster partitions, blackbird says nothing
You're gonna laugh, you're gonna sing
You're gonna bring the world down 'round your ears
While the temperature grows ugly
While you threaten to press the button
Let's pretend, let's pretend, let's pretend
One more step 'til finally you just freeze
Staring into infinity
As if, as if you cannot see
You're gonna give us the slip tonight
Out through the keyhole
'Cause you want shit for free
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)
Writer: Thomas Edward Yorke, Tom Skinner, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
No Words
You're not so tough
Your need to be loved
You roast in the desert
A scorched earth
Your mind come loose
The monster's back
Toward a mirage
No words
You're not so tough
A whip, no crack
A sudden switch
A constant threat
That you'll torch the place
That plants are snakes
With clip-on face
No words
You join the dots and you color in
A road that's paved with good intentions
With good intentions
With good intentions
You're not so tough
And the jaw like force
Clings to joyless bones
Devoured by ants
The slim pickings
From click monkeys
By their ropes we hang
No words
You join the dots and you color in
A road that's paved with good intentions
No words can e-
No words can e-
No words can express it
No words can e-
No words can e-
No words can express it
And now you wanna bleed me dry
And now you wanna bleed me dry
No words
Your need to be loved
You roast in the desert
A scorched earth
Your mind come loose
The monster's back
Toward a mirage
No words
You're not so tough
A whip, no crack
A sudden switch
A constant threat
That you'll torch the place
That plants are snakes
With clip-on face
No words
You join the dots and you color in
A road that's paved with good intentions
With good intentions
With good intentions
You're not so tough
And the jaw like force
Clings to joyless bones
Devoured by ants
The slim pickings
From click monkeys
By their ropes we hang
No words
You join the dots and you color in
A road that's paved with good intentions
No words can e-
No words can e-
No words can express it
No words can e-
No words can e-
No words can express it
And now you wanna bleed me dry
And now you wanna bleed me dry
No words
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Bodies Laughing
Swaying side to side
Jaws are open wide
Hid under my hat
Just to wind you up
Just to piss you off
Floating on their backs
You're falling on your ass
Falling through the glass
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
They snort and then they hoot
They're lapping up the soup
Slipping in the mud
You're falling on your ass
Falling through the glass
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
'Cause we can't control it, we can't control it
We can't control it anymore
We can't control it, we can't control it
We can't control it anymore
Control it anymore
Dogs a-barking
Cymbals crashing
Tongues a lashing
Slow convulsions
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
'Cause we can't control it, we can't control
We can't control it anymore
We can't control it, we can't control it
We can't control it anymore
Control it anymore (control it anymore)
You're falling on your ass
Falling through the glass
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
Chain reacting
Happy slapping
Jaws are open wide
Hid under my hat
Just to wind you up
Just to piss you off
Floating on their backs
You're falling on your ass
Falling through the glass
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
They snort and then they hoot
They're lapping up the soup
Slipping in the mud
You're falling on your ass
Falling through the glass
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
'Cause we can't control it, we can't control it
We can't control it anymore
We can't control it, we can't control it
We can't control it anymore
Control it anymore
Dogs a-barking
Cymbals crashing
Tongues a lashing
Slow convulsions
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
'Cause we can't control it, we can't control
We can't control it anymore
We can't control it, we can't control it
We can't control it anymore
Control it anymore (control it anymore)
You're falling on your ass
Falling through the glass
And everybody's laughing
Bodies laughing
Chain reacting
Happy slapping
Writer: Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Thomas Andrew Skinner, Thomas Edward Yorke
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Cutouts is the third studio album by the English rock band the Smile, released on 4 October 2024 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Sam Petts-Davies and recorded in Oxfordshire and Abbey Road Studios, London, in the same sessions as the previous Smile album, Wall of Eyes (2024).
The Smile promoted Cutouts with the singles "Don't Get Me Started", "The Slip", "Foreign Spies", "Zero Sum" and "Bodies Laughing", music videos by the digital artist Weirdcore, and a series of cryptic messages on social media. It received acclaim and reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
The Smile comprise the Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with the drummer Tom Skinner. They performed several future Cutouts songs in early live performances in 2021 and 2022.
Greenwood first performed the riff from "Eyes & Mouth" on Radiohead's 2016 tour during performances of their song "Talk Show Host".
-Wikipedia
Performed By:
The SmileThe Smile promoted Cutouts with the singles "Don't Get Me Started", "The Slip", "Foreign Spies", "Zero Sum" and "Bodies Laughing", music videos by the digital artist Weirdcore, and a series of cryptic messages on social media. It received acclaim and reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
The Smile comprise the Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with the drummer Tom Skinner. They performed several future Cutouts songs in early live performances in 2021 and 2022.
Greenwood first performed the riff from "Eyes & Mouth" on Radiohead's 2016 tour during performances of their song "Talk Show Host".
-Wikipedia
Genre(s): Experimental rock, post-punk, art rock, math rock
Producer(s): Sam Petts-Davies
Length: 43:54
Released: October 4th, 2024
Year: 2024