Amanda Palmer - Creep Lyrics






When you were here before,
I couldn't look you in the eye.
You're just like an angel,
your skin makes me cry.
You float like a feather
in a beautiful world,
you're so very special...
I wish I was special.

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.

I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control.
I want a perfect body,
I want a perfect soul.
I want you to notice
when I'm not around.
You're so fucking special
I wish I was special.

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.

She's running out the door.
She's running!
She run, run, run, run, run.

Whatever makes you happy,
whatever you want.
You're so fucking special
I wish I was special.

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.
I don't belong here!





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  1. g.... f....

    I love this!

  2. R.... S....

    Anyone not liking the song as she sings it doesn’t understand the song... maybe if they read the lyrics they’ll get it, but I doubt it. She is literally singing it for them and they don’t understand.....

  3. o.... ....

    Be still my bleeding ears. Some people have it and some try.

  4. W.... N....

    Am I the only one, just sitting here and crying like a baby?

  5. S.... N....

    Perfection

  6. O.... Q....

    This is one of the songs that’s always made me feel like crying but it also makes me happy to know she’s with someone that loves her.
    This one really makes me cry and I love it so much it means a lot to me
    My girlfriend left and this song makes me remember everything that we went through, every time I listen to this it makes me cry as I smiled happily

  7. T.... R....

    This is the only cover song I’ll ever like

  8. C.... L....

    566,704 were here

  9. x.... k....

    I really like her version ❤️ i've been playing this song with her version on my uke

  10. c.... ....

    my ex played me this song, and it has reminded me of them ever since. I'm currently in a dark room, playing along on my bass guitar, and I'm close to tears. the raw emotion in amanda's voice is enough to bring even a cold-hearted person, such as myself, to tears. I'm still recovering over the heartbreak, and to be honest I'm not doing it very safely, however this song has helped me vent off some of my pent up emotion.
    whatever. my ex said i was a horrible asshole, so maybe i deserve this pain. who knows? all i know is that, if youve come to this song to cry, youre not alone. dont lose hope.
    dont lose hope.

  11. G.... ....

    Amanda can't say "creep" in this song. It's not her vocabulary. Oh, I could fill pages, but creep is bad
    done.

  12. F.... B....

    oh my god...is a perfect?

  13. M.... M....

    Какой красивый голос!

  14. S.... N....

    Creep is probably the most adaptable song ever written there's the original rock version by radiohead, there's a jazz version, a choir version, and even a Damn marching band version and now a this. I don't understand why radiohead hates this song they should be proud of it.

  15. k.... k....

    I dont see why people dont like her singing at least she sings with pure raw emotion and she does it amazingly and way better than trash artists who autotune each song so they sound like emotionless monsters shes real deal with it

  16. C.... b....

    To this day this song has still inspired me it may not be the best but there's a lot of deep emotion and beauty put into this it really makes me cry this is great you don't have to be perfect

  17. o.... ....

    maybe its because i know literally nothing about music and singing, but i don't hear what's wrong w her voice. i honestly love the raw emotion it transmits, even if it's weird at times

  18. A.... V....

    Look at this : over a half a million came to the show now! What a turn up for the books! And what a brilliant cover!! (P.S. Sorry for all the punctuation people, I'm three beers in and in love with the world)

  19. D.... C....

    Memories 😁

  20. M.... I....

    Omg, that hurt my fucken ears! That was terrible :/

  21. a.... ....

    This made me cry. I feel this version more deeply than I want to admit...

  22. y.... ....

    nice job

    Happy play your ukulele day.
    bringing the world together, four strings at a time.
    #PlayYourUkuleleDay

  23. C.... L....

    None of us will ever belong here.... or have a perfect body... or a perfect soul... few of us realize it.

  24. T.... C....

    As I break in 2018, this is how sad my life is.
    Fuck it.

  25. p.... ....

    Bloody well done!

  26. L.... G....

    I am crying you are amazing Amanda

  27. P.... P....

    I don't even remember how I found the dresden dolls years ago but still to this day I follow Amanda and her music I love her so much

  28. T.... R....

    I get serious chills every time I listen to this. My favorite cover ever.

  29. w.... ....

    it's so shit it's actually good. way to break through that barrier XD

  30. C.... J....

    Que música!

  31. M.... T....

    I fell in love around 2:30.

  32. M.... M....

    I'm here

  33. R.... ....

    I'm sorry, but say "weirdo" or don't sing it. The rest is great, but this just gets me.

    R.... ....

    She did

  34. J.... V....

    At the start she really sounded like me and that kind of little things always get me interested in some artists. How do you select what people you listen?

  35. J.... W....

    She is the one who encourages me to play music even if I am not perfect. She is the one who encourages me to sing even if I can`t hit the note. She is the one who encourages me to record my own songs even if they`re not perfect.
    Because after all, for me, it`s all about playing music. It´s not about being perfect.
    Because I can´t be perfect. i will never be perfect with my voice or my bass or my clarinet or my ukulele or whatever. But I will always make music.

    And I have to thank Amanda Palmer for that.

    ANd now enough of that slushy comment :D

  36. K.... !....

    Her voice is so powerful...

  37. U.... C....

    Trini Lopez brought me here!

  38. S.... P....

    Amanda's voice is just like an arrow, it pierce your heart in the most purest way.

  39. M.... V....

    I was just looking for covers of this song when I came across my favourite artist yayy

  40. S.... K....

    Most of you guys keep saying shit about her voice. Its an ORIGINAL voice. Unlike all those shit and editing that other singers put in their voices. Some of those other singers even lip sing. If you hear them sing without the shit then you wont want to listen to them again. Amanda has the meaning and reality in her voice unlike the other singers who is afraid to show their real voice. Thats why it may sound different.

    S.... K....

    Sani Kun There are great singers out there who manage to both express emotion AND be technically sound vocalists! Amazing, huh?

    S.... K....

    @Jake Sibley "Technically sound vocalist" is a way of saying "the structure or style I , and my idiot peer group, find acceptable". Music is a subjective experience, From Siberian throat singing to Arias to tribal chants. Don't be an elitist tool.

  41. M.... T....

    This song is one of my dad's favourite tracks, I think of him everytime I hear it. He also introduced me to Laura by Bat for Lashes (that was once my name) so I was thrilled when Amanda covered that too.

  42. T.... B....

    i just heard this on the radio for the first time

  43. S.... S....

    she should be put down...

    S.... S....

    Why you jerk ?

    S.... S....

    you are a sad sad person.

    S.... S....

    you should be put down tbh

  44. S.... ....

    I don't even know if I've heard the Radiohead version. But anything that Amanda Fucking Palmer does is absolute gold.

    S.... ....

    well wtf 've you been doin with your life if you haven't heard radiohead yet?? GO

    S.... ....

    Have heard it since, not that bad!

    S.... ....

    Sugarwatermixlegit Radiohead version? You're clueless! Radiohead is one of the most talented bands of all time. Puts this cover to shame.

    S.... ....

    Tbf Creep is their worst song.

  45. l.... V....

    she puts alot of emotion into it i like it.

  46. t.... ....

    altro che vasco!

  47. A.... B....

    i saw The Dresdon Dolls open for NIN, OMFG!!!!! Amazing...thus when
    i just heard this and was impressed, i wasn't surprised

  48. a.... ....

    why is it a magic ukelele? Does it make you shoot magic induced rainbows out of your ass or is it secretly just an ordinary ukulele anyway?
    Not that the song is bad or something like that but still....calling it magic?

  49. J.... W....

    Satysfaction. _Total lingering resonance._

    I always have music playing. _Always._
    Background, shower, working, breakfast, car. _Always._

    But sometimes,
    I'll be moved so much,
    and be so touched by a song
    or performance (like now, like from this one)

    that I won't loop it.

    I'll let the speakers turn off.

    And I feel .... bliss. Satisfaction I didn't know I was even seeking.

    Suddenly silence doesn't even feel quiet.

    Because the room is filled with the lingering sensation the song gave me.

    Lasting satisfaction.
    Lingering bliss.
    Lingering emotion as thick and gold and sweet as honey,
    warming and embracing and gracing my entire perception.

    Beautiful, heart-felt art.



    Some of the best moments of my life are exactly like this one.

    I look forward, (always looking forward, but never ignoring what's actuallly here)
    to someday
    finally
    being in love with someone
    who actually loves me back

    and sharing one of these lingering moments with them.






    but until then
    these lingering moments are beautiful enough
    to let me stop looking forward

    and just be still & content in a beautiful present, single or not.


    ================================
    Universe is gorgeous.
    Appreciate it whenever you can.

    Appreciate whoever you can, whenever you can.
    Never give up on finding love.
    Never give up on improving.
    Never give up on loving beauty.

    Never give up on yourself.
    ================================


    Have a marvelous day & life =]

  50. c.... ....

    Possibly the best opening for this song you could aspire to

  51. G.... P....

    I hate ukuleles so much. In what way does this capture the feel of the song? I guess its just not for me. The mood is just completely ruined...

    G.... P....

    +gggd ddfds

    I think I see waht you mean now though.
    RHead's original (acoustic) version has a really
    mellow / sombre vibe to it.

    So I guess this typical uke strumming feel
    is at odds with the vibe you were expecting
    (esp if you're comparing it to the non-acoustic original)

    But hey, at least we get to chose our music playlists, right?
    Until SkyGoogleNet gets here, you'll always have the original.

    -------------------------------------------------------
    as to why I _do like it_ :

    The contrast between the standard uke vibe
    with her awesome + (borderline(?)) plaintive vocal-play
    I think lines up wonderfully with the tone of the _lyrics_.

    I imagine everyone has felt out of place in their lives at least once.

    No one is born perfect,
    and differing standards make it impossible
    to please everyone or always fit in.

    Which is why I think this song is really relatable.


    But additionally to me the song has always been
    really sad and kind of hauntingly relatable
    for being able to see more beauty in others than in yourself.

    But wanting to be beautiful.

    And again, the contrast between the uke + the vocals
    really really tunes into this theme really well.

    And kind of takes it and runs with it
    and resonates in a way the original didn't quite.

    But the underlying message is the same:

    ============================================
    Just two different people's ways
    of expressing the same feeling.

    Being weird-Os in different, unique, beautiful, weird ways.
    ============================================

    G.... P....

    +Justin Wells creep isnt even radio heads original song

  52. L.... ....

    wow im so glad i found out about Amanda Fucking Palmer!!!! just blown away

  53. L.... �....

    tô sem ar te amo demais puta merda

  54. E.... ....

    I don't think I could love this more.

  55. L.... L....

    omg I'm blown away at this. I love it! me the best acoustic recorded ever!!

  56. B.... C....

    I like this version the most.

  57. M.... B....

    I-don't-belong-here

    M.... B....

    +Mt Bkr

    hahahaha This works wonderfully with
    your profile pic of the fish riding a bike

  58. m.... ....

    This is one of the best versions of this song ive ever heard.  her transitions are better than radioheads imo.  her voice isnt perfect but this is one of those songs where that doesnt matter as much i really like it.

    m.... ....

    It add more sorrow to the song that why It

  59. M.... M....

    Just Gorgeous.  All of it.

  60. F.... F....

    Rubbish...

    F.... F....

    Fret Friend UK just like you

  61. d.... ....

    this woman is one of my biggest inspirations. thanks so much to panic! at the disco for touring with them& causing me to discover them, the Dresden dolls are completely amazing

    d.... ....

    INspiraciON!!!

    d.... ....

    An unique genius artist

  62. D.... B....

    "she's so...different" "she's off key" "did I just hear her voice crack?" "She can't hit the notes right"... People always say this about her, when I make them listen to her for the first time, some of them likes her, some of them don't. What most people don't see, or hear rather, is that that's what makes her so special... she sings without boundaries, she sings not worrying about the rules, and that is what makes her so brilliant. Her way of singing is so free, that when you listen to it, the only thing left for you to do is FEEL.

    D.... B....

    Dei Bernardino i

    D.... B....

    I love how she sings this song

    D.... B....

    I also believe she intentionally is not on perfect so called pitch. It is to display emotion in her voice, she lets it crack and everything.

    D.... B....

    It's the flaws that make her fabulous. She owns it. She doesn't give a shit what people think. She makes art because her soul must. She is the human embodiment of "Real art won't match your couch" If you look up badass in the dictionary there's her picture.

    D.... B....

    I prefer emotion over perfection

  63. J.... G....

    this cover shows real dedication and complete honesty.

    J.... G....

    Jenya Georgieva *pretension

  64. C.... B....

    Sooo ''Speschal''....!! Love it ;-)

  65. H.... ....

    why do i like this... a lot...?

    H.... ....

    +Horus because interpretation > music quality/level

    H.... ....

    cause its amanda?

  66. h.... ....

    no video (

  67. J.... N....

    Please don't murder this song anymore!!!

  68. M.... P....

    You have to be kidding me.   This totally sucks...

    Edit-  Ok,,,, I kinda like it.....

    M.... P....

    your garbage

    M.... P....

    I love the song. Radiohead is great. I did fall in love with this version.

  69. D.... A....

    Such a work of sweet compassionate beauty should never be disregarded. A work of art from a sweet loving gal.  How nice. Powerful and moving. Done in a minimalist form. It's so nice it hurts.

  70. A.... ....

    she's fucking crazy xDD

  71. M.... R....

    Just for those of you who aren't informed, seeing as some people wanted to call this performance terrible: she was hungover. The literal title as in this EP is "Creep (Hungover at Soundcheck in Berlin)". There's another performance of Creep on this record live in Prague.

    M.... R....

    Mallorey Reese hungover awesome

    M.... R....

    Mallorey Reese (she still put it on the record so no excuses it deserves criticism)

  72. F.... N....

    Wow, she's awful... BUT, dunno why, her version of this song is so full of emotion that it became one of the best creep versions i've heard

    F.... N....

    thats why people like her so much!! amanda palmer certainly doesnt have the best voice (though i love it, heheh), but its not like SHE cares! she sings because she loves it. her music is so different as is her voice and thats why she's so special to all of us!! :D

    F.... N....

    Felipe Neves She's hungover

    F.... N....

    Is is a matter of perfect voices, voices that have pre- recordered and the auto tuned or is a matter a believing every word the singer sings. Found my answer years ago.

  73. J.... L....

    Beautiful :3

  74. J.... L....

    when i first heard this four years ago, i wanted to learn how to play ukulele so bad! amanda palmer is awesome!

  75. D.... P....

    I didnt like it at all

  76. W.... G....

    La, la love it.

  77. s.... ....

    The cover that Macy Gray makes i think the best one but this is different also good.

  78. T.... L....

    if Amanda didnt have her attitude shed have nothing... it really does impress me how shes making a living out of this... fair play to her 

  79. b.... g....

    Love it Baby

  80. B.... S....

    Amanda Palmer may not have the prettiest voice (certainly better than mine though), but I love hearing her sing.  The emotion in her voice is what leads me to seek her music out.

    B.... S....

    actually i just checked and she does have the prettiest voice

    B.... S....

    @robyn luz exactly...it's just cracking with emotion here

  81. G.... C....

    Creep is a song I've heard from many different groups. A women's choir singing it was my favorite... Until I heard this.

  82. D.... ....

    This is not the greatest version of this song that I've heard. But I feel like the meaning of the song is somehow ruined by a truly brilliant voice. This song needs to be sung by so so voices I think.

    D.... ....

    +Doctor Strangeloaf agreed; polish isn't always polish

    "Picasso! People do not look like this! You will never be an artist!!"


    _| EDIT |_: I think it actually takes a lot of creativity + vocal dexterity to perform like this though. + if you listen carefully, it's actually not sloppy from phrase to phrase, she goes from coarse to crisp the next second.

    It's the style and not her ability that give people the illusion it's "bad", which you know, is the entire point of the style lol.

    & like you said, a "polished" version of this song ruins the song's heart.

    it's definitely intentional, and
    it's definitely masterful and
    it's definitely moving + beautiful


    _| EDIT EDIT |_:
    I just realized what an amazing username + StarWars background you have. Hahahah thanks for that, nice surprise

    D.... ....

    DEATHNEKO666 brilliant voice? You kidding?

    D.... ....

    nah, her voice actually gives more meaning to it

    D.... ....

    @Jake Sibley it is even when it's cracking ;) sorry it's not autotuned enough for you

  83. S.... H....

    Where do I found the music to the ukulele version of this song. I need it.

  84. e.... K....

    I looked at most of the observations but I believe that this is a great vid. My bro simply wishes to get perfect with girls. He uncovered a fuck load from a site called Master Attraction. (Google it if you want pretty good emails on picking up girls.) The ideas on the subject of getting women through clubs from Master Attraction got him his 1st fucks in 2 years. I was really pissed however on the grounds that I heard them all.

  85. t.... w....

    What greater Tribute to have then so many different covers and so many different styles of this song. That's what makes a great cover when the performer takes it and makes it their own.

    I'm Pretty Sure Thome Yorke encourages people to cover this song so many different artists have done a version of it. Amanda Fking palmer, Prince, Moby, Jim Carey, scala and kolacne, pretenders and numerous of others.

    It proves what a great song it is to ouch so many people and make them want to sing it.

  86. P.... C....

    This is incredibly rude and incredibly funny ^^

  87. C.... A....

    Yeah, it's a little pitchy, but holy crap the emotion of her voice is literally spewing out of my computer and attacking me. So good.

  88. D.... N....

    But I must say I love this Girl...!!

  89. D.... N....

    Ppl should listen to The cure + Placebo corver of this.. it's monumental!

  90. J.... E....

    The best cover I've never seen.

  91. L.... C....

    I'm not a fan of this cover either, but I hate Thom Yorke's version, too.

  92. E.... ....

    THERE ARE SOME PRETTY RIDICULOUS MOMENTS IN THIS SONG LOL STILL GOOD DOH

  93. D.... A....

    What you seem to fail to realize is that just because you think it's bad doesn't mean it is, that's simply your opinion. Secondly, more than one artist has covered this exact song; there just happens to be a lot of people who prefer her cover to the others.

  94. M.... L....

    I seriously can't get this out of my head. All day everyday'ing it.

  95. m.... a....

    Ok. I'm annoyed. My cousin lives on the floor above me and he recently became outstanding with a lot of women. He found the Master Attraction site (Lookup in Google) by Jake Ayres. Now I hear him bringing women back. He's constantly bringing the ladies back and I can't help but hear it. It's disgusting and I wish he never discovered that site. My closest friend is getting laid now too coz of that site.

  96. M.... L....

    That last "I'm a creep line", I just want to give her a big fat hug, stroke her hair and tell her it'll be alright. She really did a great job with this.