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Yorke described the seventh track as a slave ship tune with a freeform jazz nightmare break, and is “not to be taken seriously.” With ill-timed, zombie-like handclaps, the song satirises Hollywood culture and its…
Constant desire to stay young and fleece people, suck their energy."
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[Verse 1]
Are you hungry, are you sick?
Are you begging for a break?
Are you sweet, are you fresh?
Are you strung up by the wrists?
[Hook 1]
We want the young blood
[Verse 2]
Are you fracturing?
Are you torn at the seams?
Would you do anything?
Flea-bitten, moth eaten?
[Hook 2]
We suck young blood
We suck young blood
[Verse 3]
Won't let the creeping ivy
Won't let the nervous bury me
Our veins are thin
Our rivers poisoned
[Hook 3]
We want the sweet meats
We want the young blood
We Suck Young Blood was written by Colin Greenwood & Philip Selway & Jonny Greenwood & Ed O’Brien & Thom Yorke.
We Suck Young Blood was produced by Radiohead & Nigel Godrich.
Radiohead released We Suck Young Blood on Mon Jun 09 2003.
Thom (NME, May 10th 2003):
For me, that song is not to be taken seriously, but at the same time it was quite fun because somewhere in the lyrics it’s pretty twisted. Then we break into this freeform jazz nightmare. It’s like, “Come on, lads!” Well, it makes me laugh…