The Eraser Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Please excuse me, but I got to ask
Are you only being nice because you want something?
My fairy-tale Arab princess
Be careful how you respond
'Cause you might end up in this song
I never gave you any encouragement
And it's doing me in, doing me in, doing me in, doing me in
[Chorus]
The more you try to erase me
The more, the more, the more that I appear
Oh, the more, the more
The more you try the eraser
The more, the more, the more that you appear
[Verse 2]
You know all the answers, so why do you ask?
I am only being nice because I want someone, something
You're like a kitten with a ball of wool
And it is doing me in, doing me in, doing me in, doing me in, doing me in
[Chorus]
The more you try to erase me
The more, the more, the more that I appear
Oh, the more, the more
The more I try to erase you
The more, the more, the more that you appear
Please excuse me, but I got to ask
Are you only being nice because you want something?
My fairy-tale Arab princess
Be careful how you respond
'Cause you might end up in this song
I never gave you any encouragement
And it's doing me in, doing me in, doing me in, doing me in
[Chorus]
The more you try to erase me
The more, the more, the more that I appear
Oh, the more, the more
The more you try the eraser
The more, the more, the more that you appear
[Verse 2]
You know all the answers, so why do you ask?
I am only being nice because I want someone, something
You're like a kitten with a ball of wool
And it is doing me in, doing me in, doing me in, doing me in, doing me in
[Chorus]
The more you try to erase me
The more, the more, the more that I appear
Oh, the more, the more
The more I try to erase you
The more, the more, the more that you appear
[Outro]
No, you're wrong, you are wrong
You are wrong, you are wrong
You are wrong, you are wrong
You're wrong
No, you're wrong, you are wrong
You are wrong, you are wrong
You are wrong, you are wrong
You're wrong
About
Genius Annotation
The opening song from Thom Yorke’s solo album of the same name, with repeated refrains, a tripping drum beat, and syncopated piano, sets the tone for the album.
The song can be seen to portray a relationship that’s in an unhealthy state where one or both partners are abusing each other to fulfil their own needs without concern about how this will affect the other.
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- 1.The Eraser
- 2.Analyse
- 3.The Clock
- 4.Black Swan
- 5.Skip Divided
- 9.Cymbal Rush
Credits
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Written By
Piano
Recorded At
The Hospital Club, Covent Garden, Greater London, England; Radiohead's studio, Oxfordshire, England
Release Date
July 10, 2006
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