7 Cuttooth

Radiohead
"Cuttooth"
Amnesiac [disc 2]

I wanna be in the wallpaper
Or run away to the foreign legion
I wanna be in the wallpaper
Or run away to the foreign legion

And as the tanks roll into town
As the tanks roll into town
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you

As the tanks roll into town
As the tanks roll into town
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you

I dont know why I feel so tongue-tied
I dont know why I feel so skinned alive

Hold you till the arms are sore
Until you cannot feel it any more
Hold you till the arms are sore
Until you find an open door

I built you up to pull you down
Tie you to your feet, and watch you drown
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you
I built you up to pull you down
Tie you to the stake, and watch you crying out

I dont know why I feel so tongue-tied
I dont know why I feel so skinned alive
I'll find another skin to wear
I'll find another skin to wear

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[streetlight482]

does this relate to "myxomatosis" from Hail to the Theif? cuz in both of them he say "i dont know why i feel so tongue tied/ i dont know why i feel so skinned alive"

[DieByMusic]

@streetlight482 Well if I'm right (someone verify) Amnesiac came out before HTTT, so I think he just liked those lyrics a lot and transferred. Either way, brilliant choice.

[Lihyahm]

I think this is one of Radiohead's best songs

[iladelph420]

Radiohead B sides > most other bands singles

[mrvansbitch]

@iladelph420 radioheads shit > most other bands best song

[frozenbloodbullets]

@iladelph420 Radiohead songs> Every song by every other band*

[kyokookanami]

@zevi14 In my opinion, Fog, Cuttooth, Kinetic, Worrywort should have been on the album instead of Pack Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box, Hunting Bear, Like Spinning Plates, Morning Bell. Amnesiac could have been much better. But the band decided to make the album as it is. We are fans so we have to respect the band's decision. And I definitely don't think Knives Out should have been replaced by anything. It fits the album perfectly.

[mintzowee]

@iladelph420 dude thats awsome.... your SOO right.

[DannyGomez666]

@thebtbamfan ^^ this is cool to know. But how much of In Rainbows was recorded during the Kid A/Amnesiac sesssions? Because i remember hearing an early version of Nude in Meeting People is Easy but that was from like '98 or '97 and I thought that they didn't get around to the Kid A sessions until about '99.

[FacultyBob]

good stuff

[Longpigmss]

@iladelph420 Including their own!

[thebtbamfan]

@streetlight482 Well, Kid A and Amnesiac were written around the same time in the same jam sessions just like Ok Computer, Hows My Driving, and In Rainbows were written in the same jam sessions.... its possible that Hail to the thief was part of one of these jam sessions...radiohead music seems to be connected thematicaly through out their whole career haha. Or I could be wrong, (pun intended) who knows.

[paperclipsquash]

Im pretty sure the lyrics for this go: ' I will leave the wallpaper life and run away to the foreign legion'

[childofthesun32]

@ChronologyKid I felt the same about Knives Out and used to actually skip it when listening to the album. Then I started just tuning into and trying to appreciate the "all over the place guitar work" When I started thinking of the song as actually saying something (in the context of the album) I found myself enjoying it alot more.... Cuttooth though, MY GOD! What a song!!!