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Black Swan lyrics
black swan
what will grow crooked you can't make straight
it's the price that you've gotta pay
do yourself a favor and pack your bags
buy a ticket and get on the train
buy a ticket and get on the train
'cause this is fucked up, fucked up
'cause this is fucked up, fucked up
people get crushed like biscuit crumbs
and laid down in the bitumen
you have tried your best to please everyone
but it just isn't happening
no, it just isn't happening
and that is fucked up, fucked up
well this is fucked up, fucked up
this is your blind spot, blind spot
it should be obvious, but it's not
(but it isn't, but it isn't)
you cannot kickstart a dead horse
you just cross yourself and walk away
i don't care what the future holds
'cause i'm right here and i'm today
with your fingers you can touch me
i am your black swan, black swan
(but i made it to the top, but i made it to the top)
and this is fucked up, fucked up
be a black swan, black swan
and for spare parts, we're broken up
you are fucked up
fucked up
this is fucked up
fucked up
we are black swans
black swans
I'm for spare parts
broken up
Part of these releases
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- Track 4 on The Eraser
- 3 The Clock
- 5 Skip Divided
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- Track 7 on The Eraser Remixes
- 6 Cymbal Rush
- 8 Analyse
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- Track 9 on The Eraser Remixes
- 8 Analyse
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- Track 7 on The Eraser Rmxs
- 6 Cymbal Rush
- 8 Analyse
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- Track 9 on The Eraser Rmxs
- 8 Analyse
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- Track 1 on Black Swan
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lifeistao 0 points
What I'm about to say is not a criticism, instead, it is an observation and appreciation of inspirations between musicians and artists.
If one has been following Bjork's music though out, you can hear Bjork's use of electronic and computer instruments in Thom's experiments as well, so does his singing style in terms of prolonging single word with multiple tones. Thom has openly admired Bjork's artistry in music achievement in originality and creativity.
But Thom's creativity and originality thrives from being inspired, he borrows the paints and make them into his own art piece and own expression, this is why my admiration goes all the way out to him. He takes his art very seriously with fun and open mind.
julia 0 points
you can hear that he's saying "fucked up" if you blast it
as i do :]
libelle 0 points
Problem is thom doesn't finish words, he draws them out and then they trail off, i think this is where a lot of misheard lyrics come from.
From Wikipedia: The Black Swan theory (in Nassim Nicholas Taleb 's version) refers to a large-impact, hard-to-predict, and rare event beyond the realm of normal expectations.
radka stoeva 0 points
bla bla bla..............лл you say hahaha that is a thing that you can't take with your brain
HiPhased 0 points
with most music people should make their own assumptions. its possible black swan is anti-labour (LoL) but more likely black swan is anti Bush.
KArl MArx 0 points
Isn't a black swan something that can't be predicted, something that goes against the predicted trends?
Rogerio 0 points
To Nallie:
You are overthinking this. Most radiohead songs don´t spoke direct to your rational side. Shure you can brake into little pieces and try to "make" a sense to it, as you can do with a dream an most art types of expression - instead you could just "feel it", an let it spoke to you rather than trying to understand what he meant. I´m shure thom never meant this, but listem to jimi hendrix´s "hear my train a´comming" - just a person trying to change HIS world...
Nallie 0 points
Hi,
I'm french and I don't always get the meaning for the lyrics of radiohead's songs...
Do you thing, like many other songs of the album the eraser, this one is a criticism to Tony blair's policy ?
And if so, is Thom by saying " i'm a black swan" meaning he's some kind of a spine to Blair's foot ?
Chris 0 points
The song is influenced by the Black Swan concept introduced by the philosopher Karl Popper. It relates to a very unusual event (like seeing a black swan, when you are used to only seeing white swans) which you do not anticipate or prepare for because they are so unusual you don't think about them. The critical lines of the song therefore are:
'this your blind spot, blind spot
it should be obvious, but it's not'
Great song - my favourite on the album.
Louis 0 points
Do you all agree he is ahead of his time? I still drift on Spinning plates and Fog; and there he comes with this amazing album!! speechless
Toby 0 points
This song is fucking awesome! (not 'far' awesome!)
one correction:
"and laid down in the bed you've made"
should be
"and laid down in the bitumen"
Donald 0 points
Yeah I thought I heard slightly different lyrics that didnt make as much sense but now I think this is a spot on that I've read it. What an excellent song. THe one after this is my other favorite from the CD.
Matt 0 points
this song tells it exactly like it is with uncomromisng clarity, this is the kind perspective needs more air time, and to such a dark funky groove... the guitar is full of character, and the slides on the bass are bitchin, there's even a little bit of choppy hyper-jungle amenism on there for you snare lovers, thom yorke is a
and you definatly can hear the 't' at the end of fucked...
Erin 0 points
I'm like 90% positive he's saying fucked up, and that it is broken up not broken hearts.. If you listen you can hear the "ked" at the end.. it's just quiet.. I'm perrrrty sure. We'll see if Thom every wants to tell us..
Walter 0 points
It is "fucked up". it should be obvious, but it's not.
steve 0 points
I think black swan is about T.B.(kid A)
Don`t you ?
jonathan 0 points
j'ai acheter l'album il y a 2 jours et je ne peu m'empecher de fredonner the eraser
beyrem 0 points
this song is my favorite in this album
i dont think he's saynig fucked up...........
Garrett 0 points
people hear what they want, I guess. I don't hear the "ked" in "fucked up" so how can that be right?
Shel 0 points
This is fucked up, fucked up!
Garrett 0 points
Also, isn't he saying ..."spare parts with broken hearts"
Garrett 0 points
Isn't he saying "far up" not "fucked up"
Romina 0 points
Tom just write poetry, what else?
Mayito Olivé 0 points
THOM YORKE IT IS THE BEST THING THAN I HAVE LISTENED IN ALL MY LIFE, AND I THINK THAT NONCSINGLE THIS ONE SONG IS EXCELLENT BUT ALL ITS ALBUM!!!
kim 0 points
This song is great! I first heard it after I watched the brilliant film A Scanner Darkly. I didn't even know Thom's solo album was released so the following day I picked it up!