One of the most musically blissful songs on The Eraser, featuring an almost childlike, bubbly bass line for the entire song which is joined by airy, light droning synths and guitar in the second half of the track.
Thom Yorke said in a TV interview that this song is “my missus telling me to get it t...
[Verse 1]
No more going to the dark side
With your flying saucer eyes
No more falling down a wormhole
That I have to pull you out
The wriggling, squiggling worm inside
Devours from the inside out
No more talk about the old days
It's time for something great
[Chorus]
Want you to get out and make it work
So many allies, so many allies
So many allies, so many allies
So feel the love come off of them
And take me in your arms
[Verse 2]
Peel all of your layers off
I want to eat your artichoke heart
No more leaky holes in your brain
And no false starts
[Chorus]
I want to get out and make it work
So many allies, so many allies
So many allies, so many allies
So feel the love come off of them
And take me in your arms
I want to get out and make it work
Want you to get out and make it work
I'll be ok
Atoms for Peace was written by Thom Yorke.
Atoms for Peace was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Thom Yorke released Atoms for Peace on Mon Jul 10 2006.
In a TV Interview, Thom Yorke elaborated on the song:
That was one of that ten minutes written-in-a-hurry sort of things.
Being a rock star or pop star, you have to have super confidence all the time, and I don’t. It was my missus telling me to get it together basically.