“Sulk” was written as a response to the Hungerford massacre that occurred in Hungerford, Berkshire, England on August 19, 1987. Seventeen people (including the perpetrator) were killed in the massacre.
Although its original concluding lyrics were “just shoot your gun,” these were changed when the s...
[Verse 1]
You bite through the big wall, the big wall bites back
You sit there and sulk, you sit there and bawl
You look so pretty when you're on your knees
Disinfected and eager to please
[Chorus]
Sometimes you sulk
Sometimes you burn
God rest your soul
When the loving comes but we're already gone
Just like your dad, you'll never change
[Verse 2]
Each time it comes, it eats me alive
I try to behave, but it eats me alive
So I declare a holiday
Fall asleep, drift away
[Chorus]
Sometimes you sulk
Sometimes you burn
God rest your soul
When the loving comes but we're already gone
Just like your dad, you'll never change
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Sometimes you sulk
Sometimes you burn
God rest your soul
When the loving comes but we're already gone
Just like your dad, you'll never change
Sulk was written by Ed O’Brien & Philip Selway & Jonny Greenwood & Colin Greenwood & Thom Yorke.
Sulk was produced by John Leckie.