Lyrics for Creep as interpreted by piesupreme

Creep Lyrics
When you were here before
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
And I wish I was special
You're so fucking 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 out
She's run, run, run, running out

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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cs3th1c
11-18-2009

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i jus love this song!

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anniebliz
11-15-2009

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I became involved with a guy who said from the start that he couldn't be in a relationship. It was all light and fun and easy, until it was suddenly very, very emotional and intense. About that time, he started playing this song whenever I was around.

He was in love with me. He told me. In the end, it didn't matter. In the end, no matter how perfect I was, how compatible we were or how often he told me these things...he couldn't be in a relationship. For whatever reason, he just couldn't do it.

That's what I think this song is about. Self-sabotage. Fear. Insecurity. Control, despite pain, despite feeling, despite love, despite happiness...the absolute need for control over vulnerability of any kind. Succumbing to the rationale that it's better to push away than run the risk of the special person discovering you're not good enough after all.

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dhawk
11-12-2009

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This is one of my two favorite songs by radiohead (the other being Fake Plastic Trees). I think it's simply about self-loathing because the people around him are so perfect, and he views himself as just a sick pile of flesh, and the others around him are molded perfectly out of bronze.

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lost815
11-02-2009

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i love this song (i also like the remake by brandi carlile because she also has a very unique
and amazing voice. everyone should check it out sometime)

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mhmmalright
10-27-2009

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amazing song, i completely relate to it.
"I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul"
is one of my favored lyrics of all time.
anyone who has suffered or is suffering from and eating disorter would understand.


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ally4life
10-22-2009

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i think its about a girl he likes and he thinks hes not cute enough or what ever but he wants to be perfect for her but doesm't think he deserves her which is why he says im a creep im a weirdo what the hell am i doing here i just don't belong here..also he says "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" saying he will change for her because he wants her to notice him.


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karlton
10-16-2009

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story.of.my.life.

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mindttrip88
09-30-2009

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i cant beleive thers this many comments on such a literal song. im a creep im a weirdo i wish i was special your so fucking special. thats it!!. girls special he wishes she was into him. hes prolly creeping on her and realizes hes being creepy hence why "i dont belong here"

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Seizure
09-23-2009

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Am I the only person who thinks this song means the exact opposite? For some reason, it comes off as ridiculously sarcastic to me. It's like the singer is rather saying that the person ISN'T special, but rather simply acts like it or something.

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madeleinee
09-11-2009

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I can't be bothered going through 23 pages of comments, I'm guessing someone has mentioned this.. but to me this whole song is about eating disorders.

'When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather'
=Personification of Anorexia... 'you float like a feather' common term in pro-ana sites.. feather weight

'I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul'
=This is also commonly used in pro-ana things, Not caring how much starvation hurts, etc. Perfect body is the perfect weight

'Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fucking special
I wish I was special'
=Personification 'Whatever makes you happy, Whatever you want' being told what to do by the disorder..

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enamorata
09-10-2009

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You are a good singer Thom, so don't worry.

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catface3
08-31-2009

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This song reminds me of myself...I love this song!


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schmiddy
08-13-2009

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I can relate to this song, I'm not sure that it is the true meaning of the song but my own inteprtation of it. I am going out with a girl who is amazing, beautiful, kind, caring and funny - and i feel I don't deserve her, she is way out of my leauge and some how she loves me too. But feel I'm pushing her away with my own insecurities. Great song.

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Alec2234
08-05-2009

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It seems like when you buy a guitar your required to learn this song hahaha

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desicobra
07-31-2009

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basically... ever meet a girl that is so Beautiful she makes you feel ugly.

I think that's the basic premise.

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SarahOnly
07-20-2009

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Its about a guy who is desprately in love with a girl; she is like an angel & she's very special.
On the other hand he thinks she's way better than him, the guy has no self confidence, he praises her alot out of love.
He thinks he's a weirdo & a creep because he can't tolerate with her or communicate, that explains when he says that he doesn't belong here, she's just too beautiful & perfect & he's not.
Also when he says she's running, he keep loosing her, he's just not right for her he can't have her or keep her.

common I think some of us had fallen for people in which we felt were kinda out of our league!

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SarahOnly
07-20-2009

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Its about a guy who is desprately in love with a girl; she is like an angel & she's very special.
On the other hand he thinks she's way better than him, the guy has no self confidence, he praises her alot out of love.
He thinks he's a weirdo & a creep because he can't tolerate with her or communicate, that explains when he says that he doesn't belong here, she's just too beautiful & perfect & he's not.
Also when he says she's running, he keep loosing her, he's just not right for her he can't have her or keep her.

common I think some of us had fallen for people in which we felt were kinda out of our league!

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cowinvasion
07-17-2009

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A good song, but certainly not indicative of the talents of an astounding band like Radiohead. It's a bit of a shame that this is what they're best known for.

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Allykittenx0
07-13-2009

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yea i know what exactly what this song is about..its about anorexia..he fell inlove with a girl who was trying to reach perfection..and nothing was ever good enough for her. " i dont care if it hurts..i want to have control ..want a perfect body..i want perfect soul". ..

just listen it makes perfect sense. its actualy quite a sad song, yet beautiful..this songs amazing!

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caiteugenio
07-07-2009

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i think this song is either about him wanting someone so much, that he notices every little thing about her, and wants her to feel the same way..almost to an..obsessive level?

OR

it's just about him wanting to fit in and be popular, especially like the person he's singing too.

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draconyx
07-05-2009

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My own view of it comes from my life I suppose, but I always related this song to anorexia.

To me, he describes a perfect girl, an angel with skin stretched out on bones, thin like a feather - her perfect beautiful world. You cannot look her in the eye. She is not real. And you aren't "special", or skinny enough. You buy into the societal pressure to be skinny, so you're a creep; a weirdo.

It hurts to starve, but the control, the perfect body and soul anorexia promises you is enough. It'll make you special, and it'll make a love interest take notice.

The running can be compulsive exercisers.


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lingeron
07-02-2009

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This might sound strange but i think of this song while reading twilight, its about a person who sees their partner as perfection and as a result views themselves as never being able to live up to that person or never being good enough for them. By drawing a fine line between love and obsession, radiohead has accomplished something both intensly beautiful and fiercely haunting.

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KurdtCobain
06-29-2009

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My dad and me were talking about this song, and he made a great point...

These are the truest lyrics ever written, simply because anyone can relate to them. Regardless of who you are, everone's felt like this once in their life. Which is why it garnered so much attention, and which is why it frustrated Thom and the rest of the guys to no end. But it's not something to be ashamed of. Few artists have pegged down this kind of song. It's quite an accomplishment.

However, Radiohead has plenty of other great stuff out there, some of which is equal to this song, some of which goes above and beyond it, and some of which that doesnt quite match up. It takes multiple songs to summarize life, not just one great one.

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xlillith
06-27-2009

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I like this song. It seems like its about a person who is in love with someone and they think that someone is special and wonderful, and they want to be good enough to deserve that someone, but feels like they never can be.

(You float like a feather(the person he is in love with)
In a beautiful world

And I wish I was special
You're so fucking special(he wants to be good enough for them)

But I'm a creep
I'm a weird(he feels inferior and like he can't ever be with them)
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here." (he feels like he should not be around them because they are better than him)

"I don't care if it hurts(wnating to give anything to be made good enough for this special person)
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul"



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cedricwai
06-14-2009

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lol i always thought this was just about a creepy stalker.......and so she runs away from him....and he just wants to make her special, but she's far too creeped out by him....so the best he can do is obsess over her from a distance...i think i just get that perspective cuz of the emotional swing from nice and graceful to almost angry that he doesn't suffice...hence the "you're so F***ING special" sorta thing...just my thought i guess =P

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