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2 + 2 = 5

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2 + 2 = 5 was released on June 9, 2003 by XL Recordings as a part of the album Hail to the Thief

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2 + 2 = 5 was discovered most frequently at around 2 minutes and 5 seconds into the song during the past week

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Colin Greenwood

Colin Greenwood

Bass Guitar

Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood

Guitar

Thom Yorke

Guitar

Edward O'Brien

Guitar

Philip Selway

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Colin Greenwood

Colin Greenwood

Songwriter

Philip Selway

Songwriter

Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood

Songwriter

Thom Yorke

Songwriter

EOB

Composer

Edward O'Brien

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Radiohead

Producer

Graeme Stewart

Engineer

Nigel Godrich

Producer

Darrell Thorp

Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

We're on, that's a nice way to start, Jonny

[Verse 1]

Are you such a dreamer

To put the world to rights?

I'll stay home forever

Where two and two always makes a five

[Verse 2]

I'll lay down the tracks

Sandbag and hide

January has April showers

And two and two always makes a five

[Bridge]

It's the devil's way now

There is no way out

You can scream and you can shout

It is too late now because

[Chorus]

You have not been paying attention, paying attention

Paying attention, paying attention

You have not been paying attention, paying attention

Paying attention, paying attention

You have not been paying attention, paying attention

Paying attention, paying attention

You have not been paying attention, paying attention

Paying attention, paying attention

[Outro]

I try to sing along, but I get it all wrong

'Cause I'm not, 'cause I'm not

I swat 'em like flies, but like flies, the bugs keep coming back

Not, but I'm not

All hail to the thief, all hail to the thief

But I'm not, but I'm not

But I'm not, but I'm not

Don't question my authority or put me in a box

'Cause I'm not, 'cause I'm not

Oh, go and tell the king that the sky is falling in

But it's not, but it's not, but it's not

Maybe not, maybe not

Written by: Colin Greenwood, EOB, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

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