Optimistic Lyrics
[Verse 1: Thom Yorke]
Flies are buzzing 'round my head
Vultures circling the dead
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some
[Chorus: Thom Yorke]
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
[Verse 2: Thom Yorke]
This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one drops a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on an animal farm
[Chorus: Thom Yorke]
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
[Bridge: Thom Yorke]
I'd really like to help you, man
I'd really like to help you, man
Nervous messed up marionette
Floating 'round on a prison ship
[Chorus: Thom Yorke]
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
[Outro: Thom Yorke]
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
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Optimistic Song FAQs
Who produced 'Optimistic' by Radiohead?
+It was produced by Radiohead and Nigel Godrich.
Who wrote 'Optimistic' by Radiohead?
+It was written by Ed O’Brien,Colin Greenwood,Jonny Greenwood,Thom Yorke and Philip Selway.
When did Radiohead release 'Optimistic'?
+It was released on October 2, 2000.
Radiohead's Singles
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All I Need
- 2.
Creep
- 3.
Daydreaming
- 4.
Everything In Its Right Place
- 5.
Exit Music (For A Film)
- 6.
Fake Plastic Trees
- 7.
How to Disappear Completely
- 8.
Idioteque
- 9.
If You Say the Word
- 10.
In Limbo
- 11.
Karma Police
- 12.
Kid A
- 13.
Morning Bell
- 14.
Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 15.
No Surprises
- 16.
Optimistic
- 17.
Paranoid Android
- 18.
The National Anthem
- 19.
True Love Waits
- 20.
Weird Fishes (Arpeggi)
Song Credits
Writer
Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway & Thom YorkeProducer
Nigel Godrich & RadioheadArtist
Lead Vocal
Thom YorkeReleased on
October 2, 2000