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Creep

Artist: Radiohead

Album: Pablo Honey

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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Detailed Analysis

The lyrics contain moderate profanity ('fuckin'', 'hell') used multiple times throughout the song. The content deals with mature themes including low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, social isolation, and potentially obsessive behavior toward another person. The narrative describes someone who feels like an outsider watching someone they're attracted to, with concerning elements like wanting control and the person 'running out the door.' While not explicitly sexual, the intense fixation and self-deprecating mental health themes require maturity to understand appropriately.

Themes
self-esteem
social isolation
unrequited attraction
mental health
profanity
obsession
inadequacy

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Lyrics

When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel Your skin makes me cry You float like a feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You're so fuckin' special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here I don't care if it hurts I wanna have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I'm not around You're so fuckin' special I wish I was special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here, oh, oh She's running out the door She's running out She run, run, run, run Run! Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You're so fuckin' special I wish I was special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here I don't belong here


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Analysis performed on May 8, 2026
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