This is the third song from the EP “My Iron Lung”
With its infectious guitar riff, this song features Thom offering advice to a friend who just doesn’t have the ability to be what he thinks he can be.
Although “Lewis (Mistreated)” is another popular B-side, Radiohead doesn’t play it live.
[Verse 1]
Bummed out again by your only business friend
The smell of fear is thicker than you think
Don't do it, don't jump
Changed shape to fit, in the end, you just feel sick
A million love songs under anaesthetic
Hey, don’t do it, don't jump
[Chorus]
Lewis, save yourself the pain
You'll never get there
Lewis, save yourself the pain
It never really mattered
[Verse 2]
We never noticed, we never understood
He just get crushed to fit, he never even smiled at the best
It's the best, it’s the best day of your life
[Chorus]
Lewis, save yourself the pain
You'll never get there
Lewis, save yourself the pain
It never really matters
No, I swear, I swear, I swear
[Bridge]
Oh, mistreated, a low corporate
Mistreated, a low corporate
[Outro]
I don't want to talk about it
I don't want to talk about it
I don't want to talk about Lewis, Lewis, Lewis
I don't want to talk about Lewis, Lewis, Lewis
Lewis (Mistreated) was written by Philip Selway & Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood & Ed O’Brien & Colin Greenwood.
Lewis (Mistreated) was produced by John Leckie.
Radiohead released Lewis (Mistreated) on Mon Sep 26 1994.