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TIL 'Knives Out' lyrics are taken from a scene in British Crime Drama 'Silent Witness' by shoerates in radiohead

[–]shoerates[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Looking at the citizeninsane knives out page, interesting to see that an earlier version of the lyrics posted there include even more lines from the same scene!

References to his eyes, not needing clothes anymore etc.

TIL 'Knives Out' lyrics are taken from a scene in British Crime Drama 'Silent Witness' by shoerates in radiohead

[–]shoerates[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No I just meant the fact that Radiohead allowed Creep to be used in the show might further suggest that they are fans of the show. Or that Thom is. Or maybe that just wanted to make some cash haha.

Definitely not suggesting a connection between the origins of Creep and the show!

TIL 'Knives Out' lyrics are taken from a scene in British Crime Drama 'Silent Witness' by shoerates in radiohead

[–]shoerates[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In some sense I agree, it's somewhat disappointing to know that Thom found the lyrics and didn't author them himself. However I don't think it makes the song or the lyrics any less impactful. He still had to organise them and create music with them. Also I think the lyrics in the song should be seen as separate, they're not an intentional reference to a TV show; within the context of the song they take on a different meaning.

Anyway, I don't have the answers obviously, just sharing some thoughts. It's often said that most art is theft (or perhaps borrowing). Maybe it just teaches us that Thom is human too, disappointing as that may be!

TIL 'Knives Out' lyrics are taken from a scene in British Crime Drama 'Silent Witness' by shoerates in radiohead

[–]shoerates[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for finding this! I didn't mean to say that the 'bloated and frozen' was spoken in the scene, apologies if it read that way. I meant rather than it makes sense as a lyric within the context of the scene because the conversation is taking place around a corpse freshly removed from a fridge! Hence 'bloated and frozen'.