Thom Yorke - The Eraser Lyrics






Please excuse me but I got to ask
Are you only being nice
Because you want something
My fairy tale arrow pierces
Be careful how you respond
'Cause you'd not end up in this song
I never gave you an encouragement
And it's doing me in
Doing me in
Doing me in
Doing me in

The more you try to erase me
The more, the more
The more that I appear
Oh the more, the more
The more you try the eraser
The more, the more
The more that you appear

You know the answer so why do you ask
I am only being nice
Because I want someone, something
You're like a kitten with a ball of yarn
And it's doing me in
Doing me in
Doing me in
Doing me in

The more you try to erase me
The more, the more
The more that I appear
Oh the more, the more
The more I try to erase you
The more, the more
The more that you appear
No, you're wrong, you're wrong
You're wrong, you're wrong
You're wrong, you're wrong
You're wrong





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  1. K.... ....

    Is anyone thinking that refers to break up with y GF? :T damn Thom

  2. e.... ....

    reminds me of off

  3. c.... e....

    memento mori

    c.... e....

    This really had me anticipating Heartless like crazy. The CRS remix right after was insane tho.

  4. k.... ....

    Best rainy day album, ever.

  5. A.... C....

    Vim pelo NOAH
    😍🇧🇷

    A.... C....

    eu tbm!

  6. L.... L....

    Thom, named my son after you ❤

  7. G.... ....

    This song is in Sasha’s invol2ver mix at 54 minutes, if anyone is curious. Great remix.

  8. E.... B....

    I love those piano stabs! 😍

  9. H.... ....

    Love Anima, but this is still his best solo album.

  10. W.... ....

    Kept waiting for Lupe, Kanye, and Pharrell to come on lol. CRS anyone?

    W.... ....

    Was waiting for it to start with “lifestyles of the rich and famous”

  11. C.... 2....

    Yes! Seeing him tonight. Came here to get all the more pumped!

  12. j.... g....

    13 years of listening

  13. R.... C....

    I miss that year.

    R.... C....

    Where did it go?

    R.... C....

    @stephen the dude I miss it like I'd miss a friend. That time was my friend and (it) he's gone.

    R.... C....

    @Rodrigo Coelho sorry dude

  14. g.... o....

    Fucking masterpiece

  15. d.... ....

    I'd put "2019," but Thom Yorke is timeless, so that wouldn't even be surprising

  16. D.... J....

    Ugh.. sounds like when my heart was broken for the first time :(.. On a woods road, just the empty highway, street lights, and trees. Driving to try and forget about my lover who cheated on me .

  17. M.... I....

    This song is wine.

  18. �.... ....

    日本の唄がセックスがテーマなんで、全然聴けません。精神論niojfij@egjf

  19. M.... F....

    The last minute of this song is just an absolute eargasm

    M.... F....

    I love that part of the song. It's weirdly nostalgic and homely to me, even though I only first heard this song less than a month ago.

  20. _.... T....

    I can’t believe this song made at 13yrs ago. It’s damn good song that would remain in my head forever...

  21. F.... ....

    His way of singing sorta remembers me björk

    F.... ....

    Fonseca they have a beautiful song together if you haven’t heard it♥️

  22. D.... P....

    I'm sucking on lemon to this song

  23. J.... M....

    Please Excuse me..... Are you only being nice because you want something?

  24. S.... L....

    It would be nice.

  25. S.... U....

    Thanks mom

  26. v.... d....

    from 3:35 on sounds like my head...

  27. V.... P....

    13 years later I find this song.. Never listened to Radiohead but this song is really nice

    V.... P....

    and this is only thom yorke, Radiohead are ear blowers!

  28. S.... J....

    Still have this album from 2006. It still sounds great today

    S.... J....

    We had good music back in those old days. I love coming back to this album too.

  29. L.... B....

    2
    0
    1
    9
    ?

  30. J.... M....

    FEELS!!!!'

  31. J.... H....

    Phatt....gestern wie heute....

  32. n.... ....

    i was a katrina volunteer, no cd player, no computer. it was like the whole world happened inside of the bubble we were in. i saw a girl sunbathing, symmetrical stars down her front, fell in love, we saw each other for a week before she gave me her headphones to hear this song. i just laid my head on the folding table in the computer room, and then i listened to it again. she left a week later, with americorp, i waved at her with a toy shark from our night out the night before sticking out of my pants. i waved, and i knew one of the greats was gone. i only have this song, and it's more than i probably deserve. thank you life.

    n.... ....

    Stories like this gives me hope.

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful story.

    Hope you find her again one day.

    n.... ....

    You.... You had me at toy shark in your pants.
    Great just great.
    Great story to listen to.
    Great memory to have.
    Count yourself among the fortunate to have such a pure connection to another.
    To paraphrase:
    "She lives now, only in your memories."
    It's a beautiful thing.

    n.... ....

    nowledge “Respect and dignity.”

    n.... ....

    its funny how in passing we may see more deeply into each other than if we had been married for four decades. we realise that the moment is all we have, so we drop the veils that commonly protect us all from each other. the glint of isis in her eyes, of krishna in mine.

    n.... ....

    This made me cry

  33. J.... Z....

    Dragging so many modern memories

  34. C.... R....

    Admito q este temazo nunca lo habia escuchado!!! Es MARAVILLOSO!!!!! 😍😍😍 Lo descargare!!!

  35. E.... P....

    Long live Thom Yorke 🤘

  36. B.... O....

    AT tahoma with my non-existent boyfriend, theres so many sexy words to describe how i feel.

  37. m.... ....

    in the maze park

  38. g.... m....

    Thom has got a way of capturing the senses , …... kinda like sitting down to a piece of mom's chocolate cake

  39. H.... H....

    Too fast.

  40. s.... D....

    Thom Yorke like music the Eraser 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 I love music

  41. R.... L....

    So grateful this song exists

  42. r.... ....

    us placers

  43. A.... P....

    Semplicemente sublime

  44. P.... ....

    The album that created 808's & heartaches that created the weeknd and drake, james blake...zzzzzso u have Thom to blame for that lol!

    P.... ....

    What can i say then , i hateeee u Thom !!!!!!!! :D :D :D :p

  45. r.... ....

    Lifestyles of the rich and famous.

  46. o.... o....

    I don't like pappy.

  47. �.... �....

    Я в эту песню влюблен уже месяц,и они меня никак не отпускает.Она идеальна от начала до конца.Просто супер.Мотивирует сделать полезное.Не понимаю,она самая менее известная песня в альбоме,но она никак не уступает другим своей красотой.

  48. E.... S....

    Happiness....

  49. P.... P....

    "The more you try to erase me the more that I appear" Ah, his voice always gives me the chills ♥️

  50. N.... G....

    The more you try to erase me the more that I️ appearrrr

  51. M.... A....

    I remember the music in this song. I played it on my keyboard three times this week.

  52. T.... B....

    11 years. It's crazy to think that 11 years has gone by so fast.

    T.... B....

    You're old

    T.... B....

    13 years

    T.... B....

    @Cris learn how to do math

    T.... B....

    Right? Took almost 12 years for that shit to happen

  53. S.... ....

    Vocals are great, lyrics are sweet, music sounds like it was made on GarageBand or FruityLoops in about 10 minutes.

    S.... ....

    Dude I make shit on garageband all the time, this is not something you could make on gargeband.

    S.... ....

    Sadly I have to agree with you, this album's production quality is a bit wonky at times. This is still among my favourite solo songs alongside Black Swan and Nose Grows Some. The lyrics and vocals are great like you say, I just wish they gave this particular song the Radiohead treatment. This album has a lot of soul, the complete opposite of AMOK which has amazing production quality but lacks "soul".

    S.... ....

    sometimes because something seems simple doesn't mean it's easy to make and also there are many good songs that practically are easy to make and even so they are still great. also if this is a 10 min job how come only thom came up with it? ofc my friend you have the right to your opinion but that doesn't mean you have to be right.

    S.... ....

    You can judge whatever you like, thats true.... when you have no experience or intelligent wisdom about the subject you are judging, then your opinion is worth about 2cents, that is also true.

    S.... ....

    It's exceedingly obvious that he was going for a fuzzy, low quality style for some of his solo songs. This music contrasts brilliantly with his super clear vocals.

  54. L.... A....

    I'm looking for some new artists, dark, electronic, wierd, etc...
    If you love this album, I want to hear what you would recommend.
    Reply with some artists, turn me on to some new shit please!
    I can't put this album down, this is one of my favourites...

    L.... A....

    Sbtrkt - The Light

    L.... A....

    L A listen to love is to die by warpaint. Here music is just crazy beautiful and inspiring

    L.... A....

    Drab Majesty..

    L.... A....

    @yael yep all my faves

  55. F.... B....

    Still here for this. Will always be here for this.

  56. B.... G....

    Pedazo de tema, no me canso de escuchar esta obra maestra

    B.... G....

    Benjamín González Díaz Yo la vengo escuchando desde el 2007 y no me canso

  57. D.... G....

    A very dear friend of mine showed me this song back in 2011. I hope one day he knows how much I appreciate him for being him. Miss you so much, dude.

    D.... G....

    Damien Guymon Is he dead, if so, I'm very sorry.

    D.... G....

    Damien Guymon Is he dead, if so, I’m very sorry.

    D.... G....

    Im emotionatly

  58. V.... L....

    Eating chocolate while listening to this. There are no words to describe how I feel

    V.... L....

    Victoria, by describing that your feelings are indescribable ("there are no words to describe how i feel"), you are essentially describing your feelings. That being said, I completely understand where you are coming from. This song puts me in such a beautiful, yet unrecognizable place. Its hard to describe the feelings, but I know its good.

    V.... L....

    I came to point out that you had just described it and saw that somebody else had already done it and had been called dumbfuck for doing so. Nice.

    V.... L....

    People who listen to Radiohead and relate stuff are usually not people who are feeling alienation or depression but are egotistic assholes who always wanna come off as more deep or profound than everyone else. No wonder you were an asshole to this guy.

    V.... L....

    holy crap you people are stupid. prolly cause its a girl comment about chocolate

    V.... L....

    masturbate as well... trust me, it will get even better.

  59. s.... ....

    Please excuse me but I got to ask
    Are you only being nice
    Because you want something
    My fairytale arab princess
    Be careful how you respond
    You might end up in this song
    I never gave you an encouragement
    And it's doing me in

    The more you try to erase me
    The more the more
    The more that I appear
    The more the more
    The more you try the eraser
    The more the more
    The more that you appear

    You know all the answers
    So why do you ask?
    I am only being nice
    Because I want someone, something
    You're like a kitten with a ball of wool
    And it's doing me in

    The more you try to erase me
    The more the more
    The more that I appear
    The more the more
    The more I try to erase you
    The more the more
    The more that you appear

    No, you're wrong, you're wrong
    You're all wrong

    s.... ....

    fairytale arrow pierces

    s.... ....

    Really changes the meaning of the song lol

    s.... ....

    My fairytale I wrote recent (or re-sent)

    s.... ....

    Relatable..........

    s.... ....

    its funny how in passing we may see more deeply into each other than if we had been married for four decades. we realise that the moment is all we have, so we drop the veils that commonly protect us all from each other. the glint of isis in her eyes, of krishna in mine.

  60. T.... Y....

    this song is as good as it gets

    T.... Y....

    It's a great track on a great album, hope you're not suggesting the album is downhill from here because, at least imo, I think every track is pretty flawless