A friend of mine has been recommending Radiohead’s The Bends album to me for years and I finally got it for Christmas. It’s a great collection, beginning to end, but High and Dry stood out for me immediately, both musically and lyrically.
I know that feeling. I used to think of myself as a trainwreck but my view is evolving. Now I think I’m more of a shipwreck.
Two jumps in a week
I bet you think that’s pretty clever, don’t you boy?
Flying on your motorcycle
Watching all the ground beneath you drop
Kill yourself for recognition
Kill yourself to never ever stop
You broke another mirror
You’re turning into something you are not
Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry
Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry
Drying up in conversation
You will be the one who cannot talk
All your insides fall to pieces
You just sit there wishing you could still make love
They’re the ones who’ll hate you
When you think you’ve got the world all sussed out
They’re the once who’ll spit at you
You’ll be the one screaming out
Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry
Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry
It’s the best thing that you ever had,
The best thing you ever, ever had
It’s the best thing that you ever had,
The best thing you have had has gone away
Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry
Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry
Words & Music by Mike Power 