Radiohead - No Surprises 

Thom: drowns His face: ( -_- )

this song sounds like despair, no hope left just acceptance. it feels like what it feels like to be absoloutly crushed, tears streaming down your face but somehow everything is ok

A heart that's full up like a landfill A job that slowly kills you Bruises that won't heal You look so tired, unhappy Bring down the government They don't, they don't speak for us I'll take a quiet life A handshake of carbon monoxide And no alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises Silent, silent This is my final fit My final bellyache with No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises, please Such a pretty house And such a pretty garden No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here) No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here) No alarms and no surprises, please (get me out of here)

Damn, Thom is so talented that he can sing underwater, *AND* with his mouth closed.

I found a guy in the metro of Paris listening this song on his headphones so high that i could hear it too. Was a good travel but he looked very sad :(

This song was played at my mums funeral in 2011 it was her and my dads favourite song. My dad also passed and this song played at his funeral. Rip to the both of them and I’ll always be internally grateful for the music they played to me like this.

The backing vocals in the last chorus “get me out of here” are perfection. It’s how I feel going through my daily life. There’s a voice in my head singing Radiohead.

my cat in the sims 4 died whilst i was listenting to this Rest in piece Petunia 3.05.24-4.05.24

Sadness: 100 Depression: 100 Loneliness: 100 Alarms: 0 Surprises: 0

It's strange how all these songs with a "sad" meaning to it are always in a major key, it's like a sweet depression or a nice cry... I find it yes strange, but also beautiful.

anyone in june 2024?

I live in Rio Grande do Sul, the state in Brazil that has been almost completely destroyed by floods. Water started entering our houses and destroying all we have ever known and loved while the government lied telling us we had nothing to fear. I am fulled with pain and hatred and tears that will never suffice this pain. Our pretty houses and gardens where flooded without any warning, any alarms but the worst of all - no surprises considering all the environmental and meteorology alerts. I've been finding it hard to put all my feelings into words, but this song does it better than anything else I could say.

This song, to me, sounds like what sadness feels like. Not necessarily depression, but more melancholy. It’s like the feeling of mild gloom that hangs over everyone from time to time put into music.

I love how his smile at the end is completely genuine because if you watch behind the scenes clips of making this video you see how incredibly frustrated he was in how many attempts it took to hold his breath that long, so when he finally got it he couldn’t help but smile

I'll start June 2024 listening to this masterpiece.

my cat died just a few hours ago. she had been with me for most of my life and was always so playful. around a year ago, she started getting extremely thin, despite us feeding her normally. however, she was still acting normal. just a few days ago, she started to barely move but then started feeling a bit better, so most of my family still went on our vacation for my sister's birthday. this morning while we were packing, my dad called us and said that she had died. i wish i was there to say goodbye. i miss her so much

The intro always gives me chills

This songs makes me feel like i can finally stop pretending like everything is fine

Anyone in may 2024?

Anyone in June 2024??

Nothing scares me more than how fast time moves…

The song might be depressive but the instrumental behind is like giving you a pat on the shoulders saying "Hey, Everything is going to be fine"

the feeling of laying peacefully and exhausted in your bed in the middle of the night after crying the whole evening is what this song always felt like to me. Feeling the softness of your pillow, feeling the cold air from your window after feeling like the world will end. There is a peace one feels after crying out their worries, even if they're not gone.

This song reminds me of the times I hung out with my old friends/bandmates. We were inseparable, welded together by music. We had a falling out and I don't talk to them anymore. I miss them, I really do, but I see them everyday, and they make it very clear that they are better off without me. I've been a wreck for over 9 months and losing the people I considered my brothers took a massive toll on my health, mentally and physically. There's no alarms when it comes to remembering that they're out of my life, and there aren't any surprises when it comes to seeing them anymore. My bruises haven't healed and I look tired but NOT happy. I need a release. And the closest I can get is music. It's working for now I suppose. If you've read this. I appreciate it. My advice is appreciate every aspect of your friendship, before it's too late. I made that mistake and took it for granted. I miss you guys, and I'm sorry.

The funny kid at school when he gets home.

This morning my best friend died, he was 17, last night he played this song on his guitar and sent it to me, I have nothing left than this masterpiece. Respect

Wanna share my story... I've been living in such big debts, that forced me to work much longer than I used to. I've been tired all the time, and had to get through it for two years... While I discover this song before 2024... It calms me down, but also shows how much pain that I've passed all the time... I hope I can get out of this, and lives happier than these past years....

"you look so tired, unhappy" i felt that

This song sounds so sad yet comforting it feels like someone is patting you on your shoulder and saying everything is going to be ok

It’s funny how nobody ever seems to talk about what this song is actually about: what we’re told to strive for and the life we’re shown as an ideal will ultimately solve nothing because it’s completely superficial. The narrator has achieved everything he was supposed to, and has only destroyed himself in the process and found no peace at all. The American Dream, if you want to look at it that way, is a lie. Like the entire album, it’s an attack on modern soulless neoliberal capitalism; it’s not just a sad song.

Anyone June 2024 ?

I’ve lost everything.. well almost everything. She gave me the happiest time of my life, but I had to sabotage it ofc. I almost died on Friday night. I currently feel nothing, no sadness, no happiness, no anger, nothing. Through all this I still have my family and I’m beyond thankful for that.

this song's been playing in my head on repeat lately. it's getting awfully hard to keep my head up. on the bright side, I know life can bring better days. I just don't feel so good. that's all.

The fact that this song is on Major key- which represents happiness and positivity- but still sounds deep and sad, is just astonishing...

Anyone in May ? Imagine you get back 15 years in time, the bad choices you can change 😢

i discovered this song back in 2014 when i was 13 and 10 years later i'm still feeling the same emotions as that lonely girl. ok computer means a lot to me. thank you for giving me the opportunity to express myself. i want this song to be played on my funeral. best song ever.

This songs feels like how my dad would hug me as a kid

This song never fails to make me cry like a kid. Especially at the part " no alarms and no suprises please". I've felt like my whole life as been just suprises and changes thrown at me. From my mother leaving me and my family all of a sudden, to my father suddenly neglecting us and ignoring my existence and needing to throw my childhood away for my siblings , to suddenly my father leaving us in another country on our own with my grandmother. To my mother suddenly wanted custody of us, our education ruined, getting so stressed about taking care of my family to the point that I got gastritis and anxiety.. its all been surpises, sudden changes that I had to force myself to adapt to.. I'm so tired, I just want to live a normal teenage life, worry about my exams and education instead of worrying about whether I'll survive or not. Even my friends who I thought will be by my side no matter what are giving up on me, I just feel like everyone gave up on me.. my parents, my family, my friends.. everyone.. I feel so alone.. I tried my best, I did my best to help everyone around me, I tried my best to be a good older sibling, a good friend, a good kid, a good student, a good person.. but everything just feels like it went to waste. I did my best.. yet everyone still gave up on me, I really tried my best.. but not even one person saw how much I'm struggling, and now I gave up on myself too, I can't bring myself to even care about my basic needs anymore:) I couldn't care less anymore. I just want things to be normal. I don't want any more suprises and changes,, I want a normal life EDIT: hello! I've come back and I just wanted to say thank you to every single person who gave me so much love and comfort in the replies. I promise when I say this that reading all that made me feel so loved and cared for, and even tho things aren't looking too good for me.. I for once in my life I feel like I'm not alone and can finally go through this.The kindness of strangers really is something so amazing! it reminded me that there's still so many truly amazing and kind people in this world!. You all saved my life, thanks to your kind and loving words, I truly feel like I'm not alone. ( P.S I've made it a habit to read through the comments every day)

Anyone listening may 2024?...

This song still hits different 15 yrs later

My parents would play this song to me as a baby on long car rides. I've always associated it with sleep and comfort, yet I hear the melancholy overtone listening today. I'm left with a strange feeling. Not joy, not sadness; not even nostalgia. I could only describe it as raw emotion. This song simply makes me want to feel my feelings, and I think that's pretty special.

I was a freshman in college when this album came out. One random night, i woke up around 3am, hungry. For some reason, there was deli turkey meat in my little dorm room fridge. Also cheese and bread. I made a sandwich and ate it while this song played. It was a glorious 3 minutes and a turkey sandwich I will never forget. Love this album so much.

Bu şarkıyı ne zaman açsam derdim olmasa da ağlıyorum... Radiohead'in yeri ayrı bende

This music is perfectly married with the video. I feel like I’m flying across the universe remembering my glorius past that can’t come back ❤

This sounds strangely nostalgic, like something a mom or dad would sing to you before you went to bed

"Radiohead song that sounds like a lullaby" nailed the search

No matter how shit life is, at least we got to listen to Radiohead ❤

RIP George cooper 😢

This song, in my opinion, sounds like a feeling of emptiness after losing someone / something, missing something

Radiohead’s music is like lullaby’s for adults.

The light that is on and off is so nostalgic for some reason

This song gives happy vibes. But the lyrics hit home. I am not my past. I am a survivor and occasionally I come back to this song as a reminder.

When i left my friends apartment around 3:11AM something just told me to go to the rooftop and said "you wouldn't wanna miss it" and when i went to the rooftop this song played on my earphones, when i saw the full moon and the cities lights everything felt calming, it's so quiet. It's like i was in a dream were all the sounds around me were absent and the only sound that was present was this song. it just felt like i was being hugged by the wind. I stayed on the rooftop while the full moon slowly faded away.

There's something about simple melodies that just feel like distilled melancholy. This and Space Song are some really good examples.

from 2010 ..till now its my fav

Who's watching in 2024? I'm nostalgic, because this song was written in 2009 🥲

Thom's left eye: I haven't seen enough Thom's right eye: I have seen too much

It's 3:07am (Japan Standard Time), my chest is aching, my nose is blocked, im alone at home and listening to this masterpiece for a relief after all these tiring weeks. I'm not depressed, all I need is no alarms and no surprises. Edit: I made it out alive, thanks y'all.

I think it's nice to know that your not the only one suffering in this life.

This song feels very nostalgic, Thinking of past memories of my day trips to the city, and just enjoying life in general.

A message to the future generations: "DON'T LET THIS SONG DIE"

No band brings me to tears like radiohead.

Rip George Cooper

finally I found this song my search is over.

"No Thom Yorke was harmed during this video".

How can a song have such light hearted melody yet be so sad and lonely.

This music feels like im about cry my heart out.

The dark theme this instrumental has given me has made for a couple very nostalgic dreams

the only upside to being depressed or feeling lonely is that Radiohead sounds way more sweeter.

the backing vocals at 3:08 always get me. the main lyrics being "no alarms and no surprises" while behind it, much quieter but more urgent is the "get me out of here, get me out" really does something for me.

If it weren't for Dr House, I would never know this work of art.

People wrire essays about meanings in the comments, while the song is completely straightforward. No alarms and no surprises. Just something peaceful, please. Tbh for me, for someone whos sick from all the alarms and suprises, this song feels like a prayer. No wars, no viruses, no wars, no new suprising way to opress people, is that really such a big ask?

feel like i’m the only radiohead fan who’s not depressed and just finds their music relaxing

This song was played on my son’s friend funerals two days ago. Hé was 17 and died in a car accident. It was his favorite song. I will always remember him while listening to this beautiful song.

0:02 me when my family hates me

Anyone in 2024?🔥🗿

This album got me through the deepest, darkest winter of my life during the winter of 1997-98. In high school, depressed as hell, it was like these guys were speaking directly to me. I felt every inch of OK Computer

An interesting fact: Thom Yorke is afraid of water since childhood (he almost drowned in the river), but here we see him holding his breath, isn't he a unique person?)

27 and I still love this song. never gets old

June 24. Still slaps.

I’m tired. Fighting mental illness my whole life. Every single day is tiring, a uphill battle. I’m fighting like I always have. Maybe one day life will be easier. If you’re reading this and you’re struggling, please keep fighting I believe in you.

I usually try to stay strong but this song does something to me.

The last ever day your gonna ever meet your school friends due to school transfer.

This hits different when you are actually stuck in a job that you hate

I don’t think radioheads music is depressing.. it’s just touching, and a lot of us might not feel well

Bro almost died twice filming this and still singing?! This is talent!

My interpretation, tho it’s probably wrong, is that at the beginning all his failures are not a surprise. It is like if he is destined to fail. All his pain and suffering got so normal that for him, it is no surprise. But at the end the narrator says „No surprises PLEASE“ He finally wants to break free from his struggle. This „please“ is his try to take his destiny in his own hand. He asks for control over the situation and his life. It’s like „ please make this all work out, I want no surprises“

You feel like drowning listening to this song, it makes you gasp for air for no reason

When you’re listening to Radiohead, it’s not that it makes you feel sad or depressed. It’s that it confronts you to the harsh reality.

For non-English speakers, without knowing what the lyrics of this song mean, the voices and sounds of this wonderful song invite us to reflect. And when we read the lyrics, they transmit the same as we felt. Amazing...

'The Bends' and 'OK Computer' are still subliminal albums that stand the test of time

Who else rotting

I think everyone knows this, but I think it'll be a nice reminder: The No Surprises video was made by speeding up the song in a fast pace while Thom is actually in there, holding his breath until the very short 3rd verse happens. As you can tell, Thom fucking hated it, taking many attempts to do it, swearing his brains out when he fails. There's a reason why he was smiling at the end. You can see it in the Radiohead documentary, 'Meeting People Is Easy.'

One of the greatest songs ever written. Not sure if this is what the song was written about, but it perfectly encapsulates all the feelings that come right before considering suicide. You don't feel sad or hateful or anything, you just want to go home or go to sleep, when you're already home, or already asleep. It's the feeling of not wanting to wake up. Hope everyone gets through it.

The king of brisket has put down his fork and ridden off into the sunset

The way that this song touches and hurts my heart in ways I can't explain the fact that this song is about wanting to live a peaceful life somewhere in a peaceful place, when you've been living in a chaotic/problematic family system and environment makes me long for silence and peace more than I could ever imagine.

I forgot how much I like Radiohead

I love creep but this is the best Radiohead song IMO

And here I am again, 27 years later.

For those wondering, Thom held his breath for 56 seconds