No Surprises - Radiohead (Meaning Explained) ✦✦✧
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Now, let's improve your English as I explain the lyrics and meaning of the song No Surprises by Radiohead.
Lyrics Difficulty: ✦✦✧
INTRODUCTION:
(00:22) Introduction to "No Surprises"
VERSE ONE:
(01:56) A heart that's full up like a landfill
(03:26) A job that slowly kills you
(04:23) Bruises that won't heal
(05:31) You look so tired unhappy
(06:00) Bring down the government
(06:39) They don't, they don't speak for us
(07:27) I'll take a quiet life
(07:56) A handshake of carbon monoxide
CHORUS:
(09:10) With no alarms and no surprises
(10:03) Silent, silent
VERSE TWO:
(10:38) This is my final fit
(11:37) My final bellyache
VERSE THREE:
(12:08) Such a pretty house
(12:56) Such a pretty garden
CHORUS VARIATION:
(13:12) Please get me outta here
INTERPRETATION:
(13:52) "No Surprises" song explanation
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