How Do You?

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This track from Pablo Honey differs from the others; whereas most of the album falls under alternative rock and post-grunge, this track is very grunge styling, and Thom’s… Read More

Feb. 22, 19931 viewer26.5K views

How Do You? Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He's bitter and twisted
He knows what he wants
He wants to be loved and
He wants to belong
He wants us to listen
He wants us to weep
And he was a stupid baby who turned into a powerful freak

[Chorus]
But how do you?
How do you?
How do you?

[Verse 2]
He lives with his mother
But we show him respect
He's a dangerous bigot
But we always forget
And he's just like his daddy
'Cause he cheats on his friends
And he steals and he bullies
Anyway that he can

[Chorus]
But how do you?
How do you?
How do you?

About

This track from Pablo Honey differs from the others; whereas most of the album falls under alternative rock and post-grunge, this track is very grunge styling, and Thom’s voice is exaggerated to fit this description. Upon the album’s release, critics hated on this song. As critics over at NME put it, the track “breaks the momentum of Pablo Honey horribly, throwing all of Radiohead’s tortured sensitivity out of the window and leaving them sounding like beer-gutted losers from the class of ‘76”. Nonetheless, it remained a staple at live shows throughout the Pablo Honey tour, although it has been all but ditched from live shows in recent years.