Radiohead Lotus Flower

Radiohead has marked the launch of the new The King of Limbs album with a music video for “Lotus Flower”. The music video, directed by Garth Jennings, features lead singer Thom Yorke standing, dancing, singing and gesturing on an empty stage, all in black and white.

Click on the image below to play the Lotus Flower music video in YouTube (HD)

Credits

Filming was shot and produced by director Garth Jennings (Hammer & Tongs) with director of photography Nick Wood, choreographer Wayne McGregor and editor Leila Sarraf.

Lyrics

I will sneak myself into your pocket
Invisible, do what you want, do what you want
I will sink and I will disappear
I will slip into the groove and cut me up and cut me up

There’s an empty space inside my heart
Where the wings take root
So now I’ll set you free
I’ll set you free
There’s an empty space inside my heart
And it won’t take root
Tonight I’ll set you free
I’ll set you free

Slowly we unfurl
As lotus flowers
And all I want is the moon upon a stick
Dancing around the pit
Just to see what it is
I can’t kick the habit
Just to feed your fast ballooning head
Listen to your heart

We will sink and be quiet as mice
While the cat is away and do what we want
Do what we want

There’s an empty space inside my heart
And now it won’t take root
And now I set you free
I set you free

Because all I want is the moon upon a stick
Just to see what it is
Just to see what gives
Take the lotus flowers into my room
Slowly we unfurl
As lotus flowers
All I want is the moon upon a stick
Dance around a pit
The darkness is beneath
I can’t kick the habit
Just to feed my fast ballooning head
Listen to your heart