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Skirting on the Surface Lyrics — Radiohead | Dork

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Skirting on the Surface Lyrics

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Skirting on the Surface

2017

Written by Thom Yorke

Lyrics

Skirting on the Surface

[Verse 1] When we realise we have only to dive then we're out of here We're just skirting on the surface We have only to click our fingers and we disappear We're just skirting on the surface [Chorus] Dull eyes trying to pull you through the ice Being drawn to the ledge When we realise that once we're broke then nothing mends We're just skirting on the surface [Verse 2] When we realise we're only held in suspension Till someone comes along and shakes us And as the pattern lines cross their fingers like a web Will we die upon the surface? [Chorus] Dull eyes trying to pull you through the ice Being drawn to the ledge When we realise that once we're broke then nothing mends We're just skirting on the surface

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"Skirting on the Surface" is a song by Radiohead, released in 2017. The song was written by Thom Yorke.

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