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Covered As: 2 + 2 = 5 by The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches
Are you such a dreamer
To put the world to rights?
I stay home forever
Where two and two always makes a five

I'll lay down the tracks
Sandbag and hide
January has April's showers
And two and two always makes a five

It's the devil's way now
There is no way out
You can scream and you can shout
It is too late now

Because
You have not been
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Yeah, I'm not feeling it
Payin’ attention
Payin’ attention
Payin’ attention
Payin’ attention
Yeah, I need it
I needed attention
I needed attention
I needed attention
I needed attention
Yeah, I love it, the attention
Payin’ attention
Payin’ attention
Payin’ attention

I try to sing along
I get it all wrong
Cause I’m not
Cause I’m not
I swat them like flies
But like flies the buggers
Keep coming back
But I’m not

Oh, hail to the thief
Oh, hail to the thief
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
Don't question my authority or put me in the dock
Cause I'm not
Cause I'm not
Oh, go and tell the king that the sky is falling in
But it's not
But it's not
But it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not
Hail To The Thief
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Also known as "the Lukewarm."
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13 comments on this song.
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grey ice water
easily one of the best songs on the album
added: 12/14/2003, 06:48 PM
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nietzche guevara
a great intro song for this cd, a great cd on the hole. If you don't have it, GET IT!
added: 06/01/2004, 10:52 AM
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Teufel_Hundren
wow
added: 08/06/2004, 09:31 AM
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cheidiotou
Parts of this song make me think that Radiohead is progressing back to their roots. This song, though not the best on the album combines what was great about the old Radiohead with what's great about the new Radiohead and mixes for a wonderful intro.
added: 08/18/2004, 09:14 PM
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Jochem
Fucking Awesome!
added: 09/13/2004, 12:47 PM
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zerospace_13
amazing song, amazing album, amazing band...
added: 01/09/2005, 06:30 PM
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Leah
I don't know why, but this song makes me think of pipi longstocking (or however you write her name) but the song is still pretty awesome, love it
added: 01/25/2005, 04:13 PM
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the exotic birds
I absolutely love this track. An all time Radiohead favorite.
added: 02/28/2005, 01:51 AM
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Anotherloser
PIPI LONGSTOCKINGS?? wtf??
added: 03/24/2005, 05:31 PM
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FadeOutAgain
One of the best songtitles ever!
added: 07/28/2005, 09:06 PM
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MarquisMark76
"I'll swallow up flies, but like flies the buggers keep coming back not, but I'm not"
added: 02/06/2006, 08:51 PM
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Der
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the obvious reference to George Orwell's anti-utopian novel 1984.
added: 02/10/2006, 12:21 AM
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tyrsal
maybe it was just too obvious? i noticed it at once. Fantastic song, though.
added: 03/08/2006, 01:37 PM
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