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Lotus Flower Lyrics by Radiohead
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- Recording: “Lotus Flower” is credited to Radiohead.
- Released: Sep 28, 2011 on “2011‐09‐28: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA”.
- Length: The recording runs 5:33.
- Genre: Filed under Alternative.
- Lyrics: This page has 39 lyric lines and 46 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke.
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Lotus Flower lyrics by Radiohead
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0:59I will shape myself into your pocket
1:03Invisible, do what you want, do what you want
1:12♪
1:14I will shrink and I will disappear
1:18I will slip into the groove and cut me up, and cut me up
1:30♪
1:32There's an empty space inside my heart
1:36Where the weeds take root
1:38And now I'll set you free
1:43I'll set you free
1:47There's an empty space inside my heart
1:51Where the weeds take root
1:53Tonight I'll set you free
1:58I'll set you free
2:01♪
2:05Slowly we unfurl
2:08As lotus flowers
2:10'Cause all I want is the moon upon a stick
2:16Just to see what if
2:20Just to see what is
2:23I can't kick your habit
2:25Just to feed your fast ballooning head
2:31Listen to your heart
2:37♪
2:48We will shrink and be quiet as mice
2:52While the cat is away, do what we want
2:58Do what we want
3:02♪
3:06There's an empty space inside my heart
3:10Where the weeds take root
3:12So now I set you free
3:16I set you free
3:20♪
3:29'Cause all I want is the moon upon a stick
3:35Just to see what if
3:38Just to see what is
3:44Put the lotus flower into my room
3:53Slowly we unfurl
3:57As lotus flowers
3:59'Cause all I want is the moon upon a stick
4:04I dance around a pit
4:08The darkness is beneath
4:11I can't kick your habit
4:14Just to feed your fast ballooning head
4:19Listen to your heart
4:22♪
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Lotus Flower song profile
“Lotus Flower” is a recording credited to Radiohead. This record joins its available release fields, dated chart position and lyric timing. Continue with more Radiohead lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Alternative song lyrics.
- Sep 28, 2011Released
- 5:33Length
- 39Lyric lines
- 46Timed cues
- 202sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Lotus Flower” by Radiohead
- 46 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “2011‐09‐28: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2011-09-28. This matched version has a duration of 5:33. The available writing credit lists Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 39 lyric lines in 8 visible text sections. This edition carries 46 timed lyric cues spanning about 202 seconds. AskLyrics detected 11 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The YouTube player reads those timestamps continuously, while the saved offset aligns video time with the matched recording.
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- Album / release
- 2011‐09‐28: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
- Released
- 2011-09-28
- Length
- 5:33
- Written by
- Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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