Released: August 16, 2013
Songwriter: Radiohead
Producer: Oliver Wright Alex Burns Oliver Tree
[Verse 1: Oliver Tree]
Karma Police, arrest this man
He talks in maths, I say he buzzes like a fridge
He's like a detuned radio, oh oh no
And I just want to say
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo, it's making me feel ill
But we have crashed her party
Oh no no
And I just want to say
[Verse 2: Oliver Tree]
The constellations and the pyramids align
From karma manifesting over periods of time
Must I remind you?
That the minuscule amounts of energy found in a fraction
Can lead to quite a powerful counter reaction
And while you sit and wait, the Karma Police will come and take you away
[Pre-Chorus: Oliver Tree]
Cause I never wanna stand in the way
I said I never wanna stand in the way of what they do
[Chorus: Oliver Tree]
And this is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
When you mess with us
[Bridge: Oliver Tree]
And for a minute there I lost myself
I lost myself, I'll say it again
And for a minute there I lost myself
I lost myself, myself myself
[Verse 3: Oliver Tree]
Karma police, I've given all I can
It's not enough, I said I've given all I can
But we're still on, payroll, oh no no
And I just want to say
[Chorus: Oliver Tree]
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
When you mess with us
Karma Police, arrest this man
He talks in maths, I say he buzzes like a fridge
He's like a detuned radio, oh oh no
And I just want to say
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo, it's making me feel ill
But we have crashed her party
Oh no no
And I just want to say
[Verse 2: Oliver Tree]
The constellations and the pyramids align
From karma manifesting over periods of time
Must I remind you?
That the minuscule amounts of energy found in a fraction
Can lead to quite a powerful counter reaction
And while you sit and wait, the Karma Police will come and take you away
[Pre-Chorus: Oliver Tree]
Cause I never wanna stand in the way
I said I never wanna stand in the way of what they do
[Chorus: Oliver Tree]
And this is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
When you mess with us
[Bridge: Oliver Tree]
And for a minute there I lost myself
I lost myself, I'll say it again
And for a minute there I lost myself
I lost myself, myself myself
[Verse 3: Oliver Tree]
Karma police, I've given all I can
It's not enough, I said I've given all I can
But we're still on, payroll, oh no no
And I just want to say
[Chorus: Oliver Tree]
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
When you mess with us