03 subterranean homesick alien

The breath of the morning
I keep forgetting
The smell of the warm summer air
I live in a town where you can't smell a thing
You watch your feet for cracks in the pavement
And up above aliens hover making home movies for the folks back home
Of all these weird creatures who lock up their spirits
Drill holes in themselves and live for their secrets

They're all uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight

I wish that they'd swoop down in a country lane
Late at night when I'm driving
Take me onboard that beautiful ship
Show me the worlds I'd love to see
I'd tell all my friends but they never believe me
They'd think that I've finally lost it completely
I show them the stars and the meaning of life, they'd shut me away but I'd be all right all right
I'm just uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight
Uptight

SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK ALIEN (4:28)
available on: ok computer

SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK ALIEN (acoustic at KCRW)
available on: rare on the air 4

notes: Jonny Greenwood: "the intro and the chorus is mine, the rest is thom's work" Jonny says, "we were trying to sound like [Miles Davis's] Bitches Brew. We kind of fell in love with electric pianos and echoey drum kits. We were trying to do that, but between me and Thom, we don't have any good electric piano players. And we didn't like the guitar playing. And none of us can play trumpet, so it was always going to be fairly bad plagiarising." (http://ateaseweb.com/songs/subterraneanhomesickalien.php)