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Paranoid Android

Artist: Radiohead

Album: OK Computer

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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Detailed Analysis

These are the lyrics to Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android.' The song contains no explicit language, sexual content, or drug references, but does include several elements warranting parental guidance. There are references to violence and disturbing imagery, including 'first against the wall,' 'off with his head,' 'the vomit,' and 'the screaming,' which may be unsettling for younger listeners. The lyrics explore themes of paranoia, mental instability, social criticism, and existential anxiety. The surrealist, stream-of-consciousness style — referencing 'unborn chicken voices,' panic, and chaos — conveys a sense of psychological disturbance. The line 'kicking, squealing, Gucci little piggy' is a sardonic critique of materialism and greed. While there is no sexual content or profanity, the overall tone is dark, anxious, and abstract in a way that is more suited to older, more mature listeners who can appreciate the artistic context. The religious allusion at the end ('God loves his children') adds a layer of irony that younger audiences may not grasp.

Themes
paranoia
mental health
violence
social criticism
materialism
existential anxiety
dark imagery
surrealism
power and authority
religious irony

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Lyrics

Please could you stop the noise? I'm trying to get some rest From all the unborn chicken Voices in my head What's that? (I may be paranoid, but not an android) What's that? (I may be paranoid, but not an android) When I am king You will be first against the wall With your opinion Which is of no consequence at all What's that? (I may be paranoid, but no android) What's that? (I may be paranoid, but no android) (La, la, la, la, la, la) (La, la, la, la, la, la) (La, la, la, la, la, la) (La, la, la, la) Ambition makes you look pretty ugly Kicking, squealing, Gucci little piggy (La, la, la, la, la, la) (La, la, la, la, la) (La, la, la, la) You don't remember You don't remember Why don't you remember my name? Off with his head, man Off with his head, man Why don't you remember my name? I guess he does Rain down Rain down Come on, rain down on me From a great height From a great height Height Rain down Rain down Come on, rain down on me From a great height From a great height Height That's it, sir (Rain down) You're leaving The crackle (Rain down) Of pigskin (Come on) The dust and (Rain down) The screaming (On me) The yuppies networking and The panic (From a great) The vomit (Height) The panic (From a great) The vomit (Height) God loves his children God loves his children, yeah (The family see him as very ugly)


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Analysis performed on June 20, 2026
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