no surprises

Radiohead, Live at Le Reservoir, Paris. Music Planet 2Nite 2003.


These are the original lyrics to the song "No Surprises" before they changed completely on Ok Computer:


No surprises please.

He was sick of his clock stopping
wind it up, that girls stayed sleeping next to him

watch stops, the batteries run down
he started his broken sentence, "no alarms..."

the watch stops, the batteries run down,
he started his broken sentence,"no alarms and no surprises..."

he was sick of her excuses
to not take off her dress when bleedin' in the bathroom

he was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up
no alarms an no surprises...
no alarms an no surprises...
no alarms an no surprises, please


The lyrics have been changed since then, but they originally told the story of a man who has become fed up with the way things are working out for him and is having problems with his girlfriend. Preparing to record the song, Thom altered those lyrics, but the meaning remains essentially the same (let me out of here).


No surprises.

A heart that's full up like a landfill,
a job that slowly kills you,
bruises that won't heal.
You look so tired-unhappy,
bring down the government,
they don't, they don't speak for us.
I'll take a quiet life,
a handshake of carbon monoxide,

with no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
Silent silence.

This is my final fit,
my final bellyache,

with no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises please.

Such a pretty house
and such a pretty garden.

No alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises please.

(let me out of here)


Sin sorpresas.

Un corazón tan lleno como un vertedero,
un trabajo que lentamente te mata,
contusiones que no se curan.
Te ves tan cansado e infeliz,
derroquemos al gobierno,
ellos no, no hablan por nosotros.
Elijo una vida tranquila,
un apretón de manos de monóxido de carbono.

Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Silencioso silencio.

Este es mi último exabrupto,
mi último dolor de estómago.

Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas, por favor.

Qué bonita casa,
y qué bonito jardín.

Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas,
Sin alarmas y sin sorpresas, por favor.

(dejadme salir de aquí)

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[julysm80]

hypnotizing.. THANKS!!!!

[Muchacristi]

Where did you get those lyrics?

Gotta love Thom's face at the beginning :)

[Liln00bGirl]

If you do a youtube search for 'no surprises please radiohead' it should come up with the song. It's from there.

[00alekos00]

no man you are the really shit

[humancheeto]

this is the shit