Released May 8th, 2025, as part of album Tall Tales, “The Spirit”.
The imagistic poetics in Yorke’s song are essentially about survival and eschatological survival. “I keep the spirit alive / Passed from me to you” suggests continuity of some sort, whether emotional or familial, whereas mention of...
[Verse 1]
I'm nobody's fool
And you can't bring me down
I am not the fool
That you think I am
All will be revealed
I keep the spirit alive (Passed from me to you)
Alive (What you know is true)
[Chorus]
I wish you well, pray for peace
A magic spell that sends you all to sleep
The shadows 'round your eyes
I'll keep the spirit alive
[Post-Chorus]
(Before it's all forgot
Fluids and oxygen)
[Verse 2]
I'm still here waiting in line
I keep my boat tied up (Passed from me to you)
Tied up (What we know is true)
[Verse 3]
I keep my spirit light
There's a brain in there somewhere
I drink this bottle dry
They can't break me if they try
Life goes where it goes
I will keep the spirit alive (Before it's all forgot)
Alive (Fluids and oxygen)
[Chorus]
I wish you well, pray for peace
For your soul upon a journey
The shadows 'round your eyes
I'll keep the spirit alive
[Post-Chorus]
(Before it's all forgot
Fluids and o...
Before it's all forgot
Fluids and oxygen)
The Spirit was written by Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke.
The Spirit was produced by Mark Pritchard.
Mark Pritchard released The Spirit on Thu May 08 2025.