A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired-unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises please
The song “No Surprises” by Radiohead is a story in itself. The key to the interpretation is the music video, at the beginning of the music video Thom Yorke is in a space helmet while singing about anxiety and depression getting so overwhelming until finally the helmet fills with water as he sings “A handshake of carbon monoxide with no alarms and no surprises no alarms and no surprises” which is him attempting suicide (this is my final fit my final bellyache) due to his job and possibly heartbreak (heart that's full up like a landfill job that slowly kills you). At the ending of the song the water drains from the helmet and Yorke sings about his beautiful garden. I think he decided not to commit suicide and is happy with his life (such a beautiful house and such a beautiful garden).
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