The track begins with Thom addressing someone who seems to be repeating the same mistakes in life. And he is questioning how this person would conduct himself if he had the chance to “do it all again”.
Ultimately the idea Thom seems to be putting forth is not so much one of advocating second chance...
Back up the cul-de-sac
Come on, do your worst
You quit your job again
And your train of thought
If you could do it all again
A little fairy dust
A thousand tiny birds singing
If you must, you must
Please let me know
When you’ve had enough
Of the white light
Of the dawn chorus
If you could do it all again
You don't know how much
Pronto pronto, moshi mosh
Come on, chop chop
If you could do it all again
Yeah, without a second thought
I don't like leaving
The door shut
I think I missed something
But I'm not sure what
In the middle of the vortex
The wind picked up
Shook up the soot
From the chimney pot
Into spiral patterns
Of you, my love
You take a little piece
Then you break it off
It's a bloody racket
It’s the dawn chorus
If you could do it all again
Big deal, so what?
Please let me know
When you've had enough
It's the last chance
O.K. Corral
If you could do it all again
This time with style
Dawn Chorus was written by Nigel Godrich & Thom Yorke.
Dawn Chorus was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Thom Yorke released Dawn Chorus on Thu Jun 27 2019.
In a 2009 interview, Thom Yorke was asked what his favorite Radiohead song was. He responded by saying:
Whatever… I’m finishing at the moment. Um, there’s one called ‘Dawn Chorus’ I’m trying to finish at the moment: that’s really great… I think.
The song’s title later appeared as the constructed L...