Radiohead - Videotape Lyrics






When I'm at the pearly gates
This'll be on my videotape
My videotape

When Mephistopheles is just beneath
And he's reaching up to grab me

This is one for the good days
And I have it all here in
Red blue green, in
Red blue green

You are my center when I spin away
Out of control on videotape
On videotape
On videotape
On videotape
On videotape
On videotape...

This is my way of saying goodbye
Because I can't do it face to face
So I'm talking to you before...

No matter what happens now
You shouldn't be afraid
Because I know
Today has been the most perfect day I've ever seen





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  1. s.... ....

    True story: I have never been really emotional about a song but I heard this a little before my grandad passed away. He was one of my heroes. This tune always reminds me of him. 6 months after his passing I went to a radiohead concert and I never thought they would play this. They did and I was smiling sobbing and singing all at the same time. Never forget that. Ever

  2. S.... ....

    This song really makes me want to go out and hug all my loved ones and find new loved ones to hug.

  3. M.... ....

    This is one for the good days.

  4. A.... D....

    Lacey I love u this day last year was the last day I saw u n got to tell my 32 year old sister goodnight who my mom n I found tears roll down my eyes

  5. J.... H....

    You are my center when I spin away

  6. S.... P....

    Dedicata a mio figlio che non c'è più ormai da un anno

  7. E.... M....

    No habia una calidad de audio mas mala que la actual?

  8. P.... ....

    Where are the drums :c

  9. D.... M....

    At one point I thought this song was about God looking over your life when you died, reviewing your actions and all that, as if on a videotape.

  10. J.... R....

    reminds me of julian from trailer park boys when he is doing security or w.e

    J.... R....

    ...How? lmao

  11. a.... a....

    better version

  12. T.... M....

    disintegrate.

  13. A.... M....

    I’m fully convinced this is the best song that exists.

  14. I.... ....

    Crazy how regular folks will find these type of songs depressing, while depressed people use these as a coping mechanism.

    I.... ....

    @TheJerseyDevil it's a saying

    I.... ....

    ​@TheJerseyDevil Trust me, acting emotionless on the comments section of a Radiohead video won't make you look big, tough or clever.....It will *literally* make you look like a potential psychopath

    I.... ....

    Regular folk are not hard-wired to be creative, thus have less complex & creative thoughts and can wander on thru life telling people to pull themselves together.
    Emotive music like Radiohead is not simple music, it's designed to make you think. Some people don't like thinking or simply can't make original thoughts(I'm going to call those people 'The Radioheadless')

    I.... ....

    @Pippi Lawnstomping a saying that seems out off place in the comments of a radiohead video because i dont think anyone is disturbed by this

    I.... ....

    @Interstellar Beat Teller in what way am i acting emotionless? And *trust me* im not portraying myself as anything because i dont care what people think of me. Seems like your standards for being a psychopath are pretty low. btw i like radiohead dumbass

  15. w.... ....

    Just by this song, Nude and Werid Fishes you can tell that this is the best radiohead album.

  16. P.... V....

    Trent Reznor or Thom York?

  17. Y.... ....

    It’s eerie to hear how different this song is compared to the album version. The album version is more of a sorrow with hope, this version is just, complete sorrow, it’s harrowing honestly.

  18. d.... s....

    Another beauty from the depths of despair and happiness that is unambiguously Radiohead

  19. E.... L....

    Hmm...he's playing the piano just between the strong beats. So it has the feeling of being a little late...to work, or catch a train, or a little past the deadline. The whole way pretty much.

    E.... L....

    Ela Lamblin Ooh! I just watched "the secret rythm behind Radiohead's videotape" by Vox, which explains what you noticed. It was a very interesting video, and it definitely added a new dimension to this song.

  20. E.... K....

    wish you were here lookin ass

  21. M.... ....

    this'll be my suicide song...

    M.... ....

    MotherMustang ):

  22. I.... ....

    The last verse really got me :')

  23. D.... P....

    you can just about hear the metronome that makes this track syncopated

  24. T.... E....

    Thank you Radiohead I believe the best cure for depression is truly realizing that we are temporary and one day will expire.

  25. P.... _....

    This song is 154 bpm. So insane. Can't stop listening just to try to hold the beat the whole time

  26. J.... M....

    so beautiful , the darkness is wonderful

  27. E.... K....

    This will be played at my funeral....

  28. Z.... G....

    I love this song... <3

  29. E.... M....

    Anyone else trying to to drum the correct syncopated beat in the beginning of the song. Its so difficult!

  30. s.... j....

    Well, still here in 2019. This song is apart of my life, if I have kids, i'll force them to listen to radiohead in the car like my parents.

  31. M.... M....

    I watch this movie several million times per day. Trying to build a sunroom but I dont have the funds to build a new wing. .....yet

  32. s.... ....

    i dont know if this is healing or amplifying my depression

  33. C.... W....

    bad sound quality

  34. m.... ....

    Best song ever

  35. *.... *....

    Hay belleza en ma tristeza

  36. L.... ....

    I like this

  37. J.... L....

    immer noch: paragraf 3, absatz 5, maximal 2 liebeserklärungen am tag sind erlaubt: späte entdeckung, andere leute sind euch 20 jahre auf der spur!

  38. K.... O....

    This song gives me chills up and down my entire body...
    No matter what happens now
    I can’t be afraid
    Because I know that today has
    Been the most perfect day I’ve ever seen

  39. L.... S....

    You're stronger than you think.

  40. J.... V....

    This song is very stoic I think. It forces me to look my worst fears and dreads straight into the eyes. Forces you to look straight into the deep pitch black abyss or something. And that feels really scary. But in the end, it liberates you. The most perfect day I've ever seen . Acknowledging your fears and the inevitability of death makes you feel alive, puts things into perspective and basically, just makes you grateful for being alive.

  41. M.... A....

    Every. Single. Track. In this album is a favourite. Thank you.

  42. P.... M....

    Why is the cover art literally the same one as wish you were here?

  43. A.... Q....

    goosebumps and tears

  44. R.... C....

    Standing before the judgement seat of Christ. Most of what I bring will be chaff. But only for the grace of God can I be saved.

  45. S.... S....

    Still can't believe the piano is syncopated, I need to mentally shift everything and suddenly this song feels so much more frenetic and lonely.

  46. S.... ....

    [Verse 1]
When I'm at the pearly gates
This'll be on my videotape, my videotape
When Mephistopheles is just beneath
And he's reaching up to grab me
This is one for the good days
And I have it all here in red, blue, green, in red, blue, green
You are my center when I spin away
Out of control on videotape
On videotape, on videotape, on videotape
On videotape, on videotape, on videotape

[Verse 2]
This is my way of saying goodbye
Because I can't do it face to face
So I'm talking to you before-
No matter what happens now
You shouldn't be afraid
Because I know today has been
The most perfect day I've ever seen

  47. S.... N....

    The timing on this song is so unnecessarily bizarre and out of sync....

  48. A.... R....

    Michael Love ! This endless series on world damnation on the majority of the videotapes is not forever punishable sin because of Baal . Jesus Christ after all the years that never came between you and the Lord but man ever being to understand his own Maker it’s not angelic retribution for His sons death but putting down biological animals to you even Samael profess to be the least best of the Fathers making as to whom rebel too .

  49. Y.... D....

    The one that used to be my loved one hates me, my family hates me. Fuck, sometimes I think life is too exhausting to even try.
    If one day I give up this will be the last song I'll listen before I leave.

  50. l.... f....

    this is the song about every canine I've ever had to euthanize. we have two very old dogs. I do not know if I will become more dissociative or explode when the time comes. http://rduffus.wordpress.com i will be writing about it, any day. i've already written the ones who lie buried outside.

  51. l.... f....

    one of the most moving, sad song... i feel my heart coming apart. just a note at a time. and he's gone, she's gone, they are gone, they have died, they're cremated, buried, the potassium has been injected. too much morphine. goodbye it says. goodbye. and here, today Doris Day #dorisday died. we will only see her again #goodbye #videotape

  52. D.... M....

    Sadness......An emotion.
    Depression......No emotion at all.

  53. R.... R....

    This song makes me think of eternal sunshine of the spotless mind for some reason.

    R.... R....

    you ever watch it on videotape maybe?

  54. E.... W....

    I still dont understand how this is syncopated...

    E.... W....

    It's fuckin amazing. You can hear what sounds like a metronome on beat towards the end.

  55. F.... P....

    All you musicians out there ……fuck me….those chord changes right?!

  56. M.... S....

    Where did you find this version?

  57. B.... O....

    Radiohead: makes song with weird beat

    Vox: that’s deep bro

  58. S.... K....

    I wanna end my life

    S.... K....

    Don’t.

  59. T.... d....

    very bad quality of the record.

  60. V.... H....

    Vinagangz điểm danh

  61. V.... H....

    2019 ai còn nghe

  62. A.... ....

    This is actually fucking depressing
    Holy shit

  63. R.... C....

    i had to go listen to some Joy Division to cheer myself up

    R.... C....

    Claire Voyant Well unknown pleasures literally made me cry at work and then I put in rainbows on to cheer me up, I don’t think it’s too sad

    R.... C....

    I was literally just listening to Joy Division.They are quite a bit more upbeat than this.

    R.... C....

    Genius!

    R.... C....

    You stole my funny big fella

    R.... C....

    but are u a cuck...id say yes u sodding cuck

  64. �.... �....

    This is my webm.

  65. D.... g....

    Play it at the funeral

  66. V.... T....

    *sad hours*

  67. B.... ....

    This is my way of saying goodbye....
    Because I cant do it face to face.
    I'm talking to you after it's too late.

    R.I.P Hogie.. 1984-2019

    B.... ....

    I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you'll go through that difficult journey with the least amount of unbearable pain possible.
    Love and courage from France. Take care of yourself and your loved ones! For Hogie...

    B.... ....

    Homie not that we personally met but only darkness enlightens one to see no light to the Sun . God bless .

  68. A.... ....

    You can hear the syncopated metronome right from 2:52

  69. R.... ....

    Beautiful

  70. G.... o....

    https://youtu.be/KU8HiNPiGZc

  71. t.... s....

    Rare blue-green

  72. P.... J....

    Thank you brockhampton for introducing me to this masterpiece (yes I’m one of those annoying ppl who did not know the original song first xD)

    P.... J....

    It's ok your not the only one💀

  73. V.... ....

    this song has a rhythmic illusion

  74. G.... W....

    This a perfect song and I am so glad it exists. Thanks for making this, band.

  75. A.... H....

    2:05 oh, shit.

  76. r.... ....

    Listening to this for the first time. WHY am I crying?

    r.... ....

    Because it's beautiful!

  77. M.... C....

    INCRIVEL

  78. m.... ....

    top choice to play in the unfornuate instance of puking your guts out while delivering pizzas

  79. L.... L....

    i genuinely curious as to why all of Radiohead’s song without music videos aren’t available online

    L.... L....

    Because Mr Yorke and crew don't want to, true story

  80. z.... s....

    bob marley has a wicked smile

  81. C.... R....

    When I'm at the pearly gates
    This will be on my videotape, my videotape
    Mephistopheles is just beneath
    And he's reaching up to grab me

    This is one for the good days
    And I have it all here
    In red, blue, green
    Red, blue, green

    You are my center
    When I spin away
    Out of control on videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape

    This is my way of saying goodbye
    Because I can't do it face to face
    I'm talking to you after it's too late
    No matter what happens now
    You shouldn't be afraid
    Because I know today has been the most perfect day I've ever seen

  82. J.... A....

    I started to cry listening to this...so unnecesarily emo right now. It's just you think sentimentally about ur own life.

  83. w.... n....

    This song makes me feel dumb. I can read charts in 3 3/4:4 time but this thing kicks my ass in 4:4

  84. M.... A....

    Videotape
    Radiohead
    When I'm at the pearly gates
    This will be on my videotape, my videotape
    Mephistopheles is just beneath
    And he's reaching up to grab me
    This is one for the good days
    And I have it all here
    In red, blue, green
    Red, blue, green
    You are my center
    When I spin away
    Out of control on videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    This is my way of saying goodbye
    Because I can't do it face to face
    I'm talking to you after it's too late
    No matter what happens now
    You shouldn't be afraid
    Because I know today has been the most perfect day I've ever seen
    Songwriters: Colin Charles Greenwood / Edward John O'brien / Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood / Philip James Selway / Thomas Edward Yorke
    Videotape lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

  85. L.... G....

    always enjoy returning to this ingenious piece. resonates me every time. helps me through tough thoughts and events in my life. thank you radiohead.

  86. M.... F....

    I prefer this to the studio version

    M.... F....

    where can i find this version to buy or download?

    M.... F....

    @Maaz Shaikh just download this song from YouTube I agree though this is much better than the album version!

  87. v.... s....

    Why is this version different from the studio track

  88. T.... B....

    This is my way of saying goodbye...

  89. R.... R....

    I died...

  90. o.... ....

    I always find myself coming back here.

    o.... ....

    owen You must’ve seen some footage

    o.... ....

    You are one noided guy

    o.... ....

    this song is really an inanimate sensa a tion

  91. N.... C....

    This honestly is probably one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard it is very beautiful and a masterpiece also

    N.... C....

    listen to how to disappear completely

  92. A.... M....

    This is my way of saying goodbye

  93. M.... S....

    In Rainbows was/is/will always be one of the greatest albums to have been made in this century.

  94. l.... g....

    me dormí escuchando esta canción, fue hermoso

  95. H.... E....

    Always beautifully sad and haunting

  96. H.... e....

    Purpose is, A lot of music in the world are to enjoy individual’s emotions.
    I think a lot, many times, frequently. As above

  97. L.... S....

    When I'm at the Pearly Gates
    This'll be on
    My videotape
    My videotape

    When Mephistopheles is
    Just beneath
    And he's reaching up
    To grab me

    This is one for the good days
    And I have it all here
    In red, blue, green
    In red, blue, green

    You are my centre when I spin away
    Out of control
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape
    On videotape

    This is my way of saying goodbye
    'Cause I can't do it face to face
    I'm talking to you before

    No matter what happens now
    You shouldn't be afraid
    Because I know today has been
    The most perfect day I've ever seen