Drift all you like from ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
When you come home I’ll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me dressed for the kill
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, yeah, yeah
So unplug the phones, stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
For you, big boots
It's difficult to explain to people what it's like to wait twenty years for something. Some of you reading haven't even been alive that long. But that's how long us hardcore Radiohead fans have waited for Man Of War. This song has been known to Radiohead fans for all this time. We heard it in live performances we were lucky enough to attend, in rare, scratchy, ethereal bootlegs of live shows we couldn't get to. You can see them developing this song in the studio in the film "Meeting People Is Easy." And with every release since OK Computer, all of us have been hoping we'd finally hear a studio version of this song. Well, we have it now, and they absolutely did not disappoint. This was worth waiting twenty years for. And that this song smokes everything else being put out by other artists today? That's just a teensy cherry in an avalanche of cherries on a very big and delicious cake.
[Verse 1]
Drift all you like from ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
[Verse 2]
When you come home I’ll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me dressed for the kill
[Chorus]
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
So unplug the phones, stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves
[Chorus]
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
For you, big boots
Okay, the song is amazing, but this mv is a masterpiece as well. This was perfectly done. That actor had some great body acting, the swerves, the shot of the shadow following our guy's shadow towards the beginning, before the two worlds started to merge more. The editing was timed so well. This was a masterful pleasure to watch.
A friend of mine recently committed suicide and in his final social media post he included a link to this song. He was using it as a symbol of strength. But unfortunately he has now taken his life. I do hope that this song can continue to inspire others and serve as a message of hope and strength. Especially in these tough times. Rest in peace, my friend.
If anyone else understands, this video is a PERFECT representation of what running away from ego-death feels like, whether it be from psychedelics, meditation, or whatever means you used to achieve it. The faster you run from it, the scarier and more confusing it becomes, but in reality it will always be a couple feet behind and isn’t trying to hurt you. It’s just there.
I just realized that "The worms will come for you, Big Boots" is a reference to Hamlet, who basically says that everyone (including the rich and powerful) ends up in the same place, and being eaten by the same worms.
I kinda look up to thom because I have the exact same thing with his eye, lazy eye? I don’t know what it’s called exactly but I felt different and ugly because I thought I was the only one but then I seen creep and thought if this man can still make it thru then so can I
The wonderful thing about Radiohead, nobody can ever decide what song or album is best. You don’t see that very often. I personally love this song and the meaning behind it. Of course, it’s hard to pick a favorite.