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The Axe

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The Axe

Release date: 25th June 2019

From ANIMATrack 76:59

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About This Track

"The Axe" is a track by Thom Yorke, from the album ANIMA, released 25th June 2019. The track is 6:59 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about Thom Yorke.

About the Artist

Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke

Lyrics

The Axe

Goddamn machinery
Why don't you speak to me?
One day I am gonna take an axe to you
The pitter patter
What does it matter?
And where's that love
You promised me?
I'm pierced by long nails
By coloured windmills
Your soft sustaining
Envelope

I thought we had a deal
I thought we had a deal
I thought we had a deal
I thought we had a deal
I thought we had a deal
I thought we had a deal

You bastards speak to me
Have you no pity?
Give me a goddamned good reason
Not to jack it all in
You wooden soldiers
I'm daring you to turn yourselves on

I thought we had a deal

(Could've loved me)
(I've had my fill)
(I've had my fill of hurt)
(Had had my fill of hurt)
(I've had my fill of hurt)
(Had had my fill of hurt)
(I've had my fill of hurt)
(I've had my fill of hurt)

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From ANIMA

6:592019

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Album

Track number

7

Release year

2019

1Traffic
5:18
2Last I Heard (...He Was Circling the Drain)
5:07
3Twist
7:03
4Dawn Chorus

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Thom Yorke — Dawn Chorus (from ANIMA) [5:23]
Thom Yorke — Traffic (from ANIMA) [5:18]
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Thom Yorke — Cymbal Rush (from The Eraser) [5:15]
Thom Yorke — Analyse (from The Eraser) [4:03]
Thom Yorke — Skip Divided (from The Eraser) [3:36]
Thom Yorke — The Eraser (from The Eraser) [4:56]
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