Lyrics for Blow Out as interpreted by piesupreme

Blow Out Lyrics
In my mind and nailed into my heels
All the time killing what I feel

And everything I touch
(All wrapped up in cotton wool)
(All wrapped up and sugar coated)
Turns to stone

And everything I touch
(All wrapped up in cotton wool)
(All wrapped up and sugar coated)
Turns stone

I am fused just in case I blow out
I am glued just in case I crack out

Everything I touch turns to stone
Everything I touch
(All wrapped up in cotton wool)
(All wrapped up and sugar coated)
Turns to stone

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Johnnybones
07-21-2002

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Nobody's posted on this song for some reason... I think this is one of the only two songs that come away from Pablo Honey scot-free (the other being Stop Whispering).

This song is the sound of someone resigning themselves to their slow collapse. "I am fused just in case I blow out" - Thom feels his life is barely held together by routine. It's not as sad as it could be - the music gives the impression that these thoughts are merely passing through his head.

I have an acoustic version from CBC Radio Vancouver that has a few of the Posies playing with Thom. It's worth tracking down; the spareness of the instrumentation seems to give his lyrics more heft.

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lenyjiblet
07-21-2002

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yeah, the acoustic version is much better. a radiohead song i can relate to better than all the others.

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NickDogg
08-17-2002

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That version of it really is much better. However, most of the titles I've seen of it are Radiohead feat. the Pixies. It clearly says John from the Posies is playing drums, and never actually mentions the Pixies on it, but hey. People can be stupid like that.

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Adagio%Breezes
04-23-2003

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isnt this with Portishead????? aahhhhh all the P names

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thom yorke
05-06-2003

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One violent night, after a stormy session, Jonny got particularly violent. He grabbed Ed by the throat and slammed him against the wall. We had to jump Jonny to calm him down. As a punishment, we sent him to the corner of the room, on a stool with the dunce cap for a time out. After an hour or so, we returned from the local bar and found Jonny scribbling the lyrics of Blowout on the wall.

Nowadays, whenever we get in a creative rut, we send Jonny to the wall, that bonny lad of ours. He's getting tired of it, though. Poor chap.

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A Drop of Silence
06-23-2003

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I don't hear those lines in brackets...
"[All wrapped up in cotton wool]
[All wrapped up and sugar coated]"
Is there another version besides that one with Portishead?

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Idiotech
12-19-2004

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im preety sure its the posies. I love this song!

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Mrs. Nelson
02-02-2005

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This song could be about picking daisies and I would still turn it up as loud as it could go.

What I want to know is HOW did they come up with the guitar parts that just keep going up and up? My jaw just dropped when I first heard that!

And please forgive my gullability... is that REALLY Thom Yorke posting? Do I dare to dream?

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Idiotech
02-09-2005

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Mrs Nelson,
Im 100% sure its not really thom's post

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Nikaido
06-16-2005

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This song is awesome! I think that apart from Creep, this song is my favorite from Pablo Honey. I think that I can agree with JonnyBones on this one...It does seem that he must think that his life is held together by routine. Anyhoo, I love this song...although I think it annoys neighbors when I crank it up...heh, that's what they get for being so annoying with their music when I'm trying to sleep. I really love that last minute or so when the guitars are just...well, it's kinda hard to describe, but I love it! Heh, well all I've gotta say is that this song is awesome...later!

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Ant292
07-12-2005

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This is Jonny's fav of Pablo Honey. My fav too, by far. An excellent song to cap off a great album.

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cosmic_dancer
07-17-2005

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lol....it might be thom :D bucnh of funny fellows, you never know

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Ramtharlikesguys
01-07-2006

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Ramthar likes guys

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moon flower
02-05-2006

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I would like to think it's really Thom. He's probably laughing at all the silly interpretations. I'm hungry. I think theres still some veggie burgers in the fridge.

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RadioheadxxSlave
02-12-2006

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That's not Mr. Thom at all. I know exactly how he talks and types...I'M NOT A STALKER!!!

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moon flower
02-14-2006

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If it's not really him then how does he know stuff?

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RadioheadxxSlave
02-19-2006

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He just made that up XD

Trust me, Jonny doesn't get violent unless he's on stage playing his guitar. And no offence, but Thom's grammar and punctuation aren't that good. He doesn't use any capitalization at all.

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Ramtharlikesguys
03-31-2006

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"Thom_Yorke" has posted that exact post on several other songs (changing the title of course). No way it's Thom Yorke. Case closed.

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RadioKoRn
05-04-2006

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If my life could ever be described or manifested as a song, this would be it.

"Know yourself." - Christ

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Jack1234
05-27-2006

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I think this song is about not being confident in your abilities the lines "everything I touch turns to stone" and "Im fused just in case I blow out" seem to indicate this.

Radiohead are a great band and pretty much all of their songs have amazing and deep lyrics.

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corduroy_boy
07-09-2006

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The album is all about a break-up. And the different emotions you go through.

This is a fitting ending. He's saying that everything he does is destructive. Even with best intentions. He's feeling sorry for himself basically. Because nothing has turned out like he hoped.

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Xeans
04-20-2007

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i love the end to this song, reminds me of going on a speeding tube train to the centre of the earth at 10000 mph. i dont know why but that noise reminds me of tube trains for some reason

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Xeans
05-07-2007

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maybe the reason for that noise is to create a feeling of speed to tie in with blowout

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Black Sativa
10-02-2007

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One song if any on Pablo Honey that foreshadows what was to follow. I AM FUSED...!

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rossh0
01-04-2008

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Slight mistake it should be

I am fused just in case I blow out.
I am glued just in case I crack out.

There is also a final 'Turns to stone' at the last verse

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