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The Trickster Lyrics — Radiohead | Dork

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The Trickster Lyrics

Lyrics

The Trickster

1994

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

Produced by John Leckie

Lyrics

The Trickster

Lost in the mountains Rust in my brain The air is sacred here In spite of your claim Up on the rooftops Out of reach Trickster is meaningless Trickster is weak He's talking out the world Talking out the world Hey, hey, hey This is only halfway Hey, hey, hey This is only halfway I wanted you so bad That I couldn't say All these things fall apart We wanted out so bad That we couldn't say These things fall apart We're talking out the world Talking out the world Hey, hey, hey This is only halfway Hey, hey, hey This is only halfway Truant kids A can of brick dust worms Who do not want to climb down from Their chestnut tree Long white gloves Police check carefully Escaped from the zoo The perfect child facsimile is Talking out the world Talking out the world Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey

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About this track

"The Trickster" is a song by Radiohead, released in 1994. The song was written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke. It was produced by John Leckie.

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Contributors

Ed O’Brien— 691 credits as songwriter & producer →
Colin Greenwood— 583 credits as songwriter →
Philip Selway— 569 credits as songwriter & producer →
Thom Yorke— 1,231 credits as songwriter & producer →
John Leckie— 310 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ed O’Brien— 691 credits as songwriter & producer →
Thom Yorke— 1,231 credits as songwriter & producer →

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Thom Yorke— 1,231 credits as songwriter & producer →

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