On From the Basement, Thom Yorke performed “Down is the New Up,” a possible new Radiohead song. These may be the lyrics. Corrections are encouraged.
get yourself together
let the light pour in
pour yourself a hot bath
pour yourself a drink
nothing’s going to happen
without warningdown is the new up
what is up, buttercup?
down is the new up,
is the new upyour services are not required
your future’s bleak
you’re so last weekladies and gentlemen
without a safety net
I shall now perform a one-eighty flip-flop
I shall now amputate
I shall now contortbecause down is the new up
what if I just flip-flopdown is the new up
down is the new up
down is the new up
is the new upcrawled off and left us
crawled off and left us, you bastard
bastardyou’re on candid camera
the chink in your armor
topsy-turvy town
topsy-turvy town
shake your pockets out
pass it on, pass it down
topsy-turvy town
topsy-turvy towncrawled off and left us
crawled off and left us, you bastard
bastardcrawled off and left us
crawled off and left us
You can listen, but not see, here.
2 replies on “Message 267: Down is the New Up”
I really think it’s “Topsy Turvy town” in the video it definitely does not look like a “top” if you look at his lips. [oh how beautiful they are… lol] And then Top doesn’t really make much sense in the context.
Oh how I love this song. If you’re interested, you can share this bookmark that I’ve made.
much love!
you are indeed correct–lyrics corrected. thanks.