Song No. 8 which appears on the Collectors Edition Disc of The Bends. The song is a manifestation of Thom Yorke’s obsession over transportation, specifically cars. A live version was released on the EP Itch.
[Intro]
Killer cars, cars
Killer cars
[Verse 1]
Too hard on the brakes again
What if these brakes just give in?
What if they don't get out of the way?
What if there's someone overtaking?
I'm going out for a little drive
And it could be the last time you see me alive
There could be an idiot on the road
The only kick in life is pumping his steel
[Chorus]
(Killer cars) Wrap me up in the back of the trunk
Packed with foam and blind and drunk
(Killer cars) They won't ever take me alive
'Cause they all drive
[Verse 2]
Don't die on the motorway
The moon would freeze, the plants would die
I couldn't cope if you crashed today
All the things I forgot to say
I'm going out for a little drive
And it could be the last time you see me alive
What if the car loses control?
What if there's someone overtaking?
[Chorus]
(Killer cars) Wrap me up in the back of the trunk
Packed with foam and blind and drunk
(Killer cars) They won't ever take me alive
'Cause they all drive killer cars
[Bridge]
Killer cars
Killer cars
Killer cars
Killer cars, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
(Killer cars) Wrap me up in the back of the trunk
Packed with foam and blind and drunk
(Killer cars) No they won't ever take me alive
'Cause they all drive killer cars
They all drive killer cars
They all drive
Killer cars
[Outro]
Oh, killer cars
Oh, killer cars
Killer cars, cars
Killer cars, killer cars
Killer cars, killer cars
Killer cars
Killer Cars was written by Ed O’Brien & Colin Greenwood & Jonny Greenwood & Thom Yorke & Philip Selway.
Killer Cars was produced by John Leckie.
Radiohead released Killer Cars on Mon Feb 27 1995.