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Lift Lyrics — Radiohead | Dork

Lyrics
Radiohead
Lift Lyrics

Lyrics

Lift

2017

Written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

Produced by Nigel Godrich, Radiohead

Lyrics

Lift

This Is the place Sit down You're safe now You've been stuck In a lift We've been trying To reach you, Thom This Is the place It won't hurt Ever again (Yeah...) The smell of air conditioning The fish are belly up (Yeah...) Empty all your pockets Because it's time... To come home This Is the place Remember me? I'm the face You always see You've been stuck In a lift In the belly of a whale At the bottom Of the ocean... (Yeah...) The smell of air conditioning The fish are belly up (Yeah...) Empty all your pockets Because it's time... To come home (Yeah...) The smell of air conditioning The fish are belly up... (Yeah...) Let it go Today Is the first day Of the rest of your days... So lighten up, squirt

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About this track

"Lift" is a song by Radiohead, released in 2017. The song was written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke. It was produced by Nigel Godrich, Radiohead.

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Nigel Godrich— 849 credits as songwriter & producer →
Radiohead— 193 credits as songwriter & producer →
Oscar Hudson— 4 credits as video director →
Colin Greenwood— 583 credits as songwriter →
Ed O’Brien— 691 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jonny Greenwood— 768 credits as songwriter & producer →
Philip Selway— 569 credits as songwriter & producer →

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