Man Of War – English Lyrics

• By: Radiohead
• Album: OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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

...

And the worms will come for you

Big boots

Yeah, yeah, yeah

...

So unplug the phones

Stop all the taps

It all comes flooding back

From poisoned cloud

And poisoned dwarf

You're my man of war

...

You're my man of war

...

And the worms will come for you

Big boots

...

Yeah, the worms will come for you

Big boots

...

For you

...

Big boots

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drift /drɪft/ B1	verb - to be carried slowly by wind or water
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a large body of salt water
search /sɜːrtʃ/ A2	verb - to look for something
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all its countries and peoples
drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/ B2	adjective - affected by alcohol
confession /kənˈfɛʃən/ B2	noun - admission of guilt or wrongdoing
hijacked /haɪˈdʒækt/ C1	verb - to take control of a vehicle, aircraft, etc., by force
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
bake /beɪk/ A2	verb - to cook food by dry heat, especially in an oven
cake /keɪk/ A1	noun - a sweet baked dessert
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person or animal
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - armed conflict between nations or groups
worm /wɜːrm/ A2	noun - a small elongated soft-bodied animal
boot /buːt/ A1	noun - a sturdy shoe covering the ankle and sometimes the calf
unplug /ʌnˈplʌɡ/ B2	verb - to disconnect a plug from a socket
poisoned /ˈpɔɪzənd/ C1	adjective - contaminated with a harmful substance
flood /flʌd/ B1	verb - to overwhelm or cover with a large amount of water