The Smile - Free in the Knowledge (Official Video)

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Director - Leo Leigh
Exec Producer - Maëva Demurger
Producer - Maddy Perkins
Music Video Rep - André Reid
DOP - Olan Collardy
Gaffer - Krunel Saadrani
1st AD - Clara Paris
Production Designer - Lucie Red
HMU - Natasha Lawes
Costume Designer - Holly Rebecca
Editor - Dave Davis
Colourist - Simone Grattarola
Commissioner - Scott Wright
CREW
Production Manager - Jack Stacey
Production Assistant - Meredith Bratton
Production Assistant - Chelia Batkin
Directors Assistant - Arlo O’Callaghan
2nd AD - Charlotte Miller
Runner - Archie Enfield
Focus Puller - Rupert Hornstein
2nd AC - Kairo Jones
Camera trainee - James Groves
Bolex Camera Op - Lloyd Cook
Stills Photographer - Ned Botwood
Art Director - Abi Ford
Art Dept Asst - David Ashby
Art Dept Asst - Molly Martinez Hackney
Costume Asst - Anna Zamora
Costume Asst - Rachel Owen
Dance Choreographer - Felix Denton
HMU Asst - Anya McDevitt
SFX & Fire officer - Steve Hunt
SFX & Fire officer - Harry Woodvyine
H&S / Medic - Karl Omer
CAST
Paul Hilton
Paraic Morrissey
Bryony Miller
Daryl "Jon" Hembrough
James Asare
Milly Cope
Natasha Livingstone
Michael Anthony Hyman
Steven Hanley
Tirimisyu Raheem
Alex Delis
Freya Warsi
Michael Morrissey
Olly Simmons
With special thanks to
Skyla Van Der Pols
Trim Editing
Time Based Arts
Kodak
Panavision
SHL Lighting
Southwood Farm

[@teklawalker1449]

this is my favorite song on the album. i actually think this might be the best bridge i've ever listened to in a piece of music: "i talk to the face in the mirror, but he can't get through." thom yorke i'm eternally thankful for your existence.

[@WHYtheband]

Indeed.

[@jack-uv6mt]

not a bridge. (not tryna be an asshole i promis lol)

[@TheDailyMrRuiz]

It’s the most beautiful part of the song in my opinion but it’s also nearly identical to Michael Jackson’s man in the mirror which is hard for me to ignore. Radiohead diehard since forever but lately I don’t really get as moved as everyone still does. Pray for me.

[@Pitah7]

100%. It has brought my to tears so many times - that part - and I don't even fully understand why. Thank you Thom, you have been making me feel less crazy and less alone since 1997.

[@pl5914]

This is such a Thom Yorke song, but what Jonny brings to this is just outstanding

[@inachos5759]

thom and jonny shouldn't be apart

[@jbroderick1982]

I though this was a trailer for kestrel for a knave

[@actuallythepie]

tom's also done a clean groove

[@PalisadeNights]

Thom Yorke - Free In The Knowledge Live (The Smile) Zermatt Unplugged - Pro Audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl7WiXaCoc-me68 Enjoy!

[@carlitofranchini2070]

It is in the How To Disappear realm, thx to RH, I wish them happiness, good health, and the opportunity to keep serving their fans with amazing tracks like this.

[@MissHeathen]

I'm going through some horrible depression the past 2 years and having a really bad day today. I really need this album to blot out my brain. I love you, the Smile.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

Stay strong!

[@adiohead]

Hope you will be ok

[@roryhensen]

you got this

[@thepredators7822]

I'm cheering for you, hope for the best

[@liadcohen8327]

Imagine you're Thom Yorke, and the guy you started playing in a band with in college decides to literally become one of the world's best composers, and then when you're older and write this song, he's there to put that kind of orchestration on it. Beautiful. I can't wait to have this record in my hands.

[@billgezella]

Not to mention that Thom & Stan Donwood just pulled off the whole Kid Amnesiac exhibition, & now we just have these two blokes hanging out having their fun after some monumental milestones in life. The whole thing about these guys is just beautiful & inspiring.

[@routineparticular7104]

thom yorke isn't a composer jonny greenwood is

[@routineparticular7104]

@@sodoffbaldrick No he's composed tons of chamber and orchestral pieces, also all of the strings you hear in Radiohead. Thom's a great musician but Jonny is a great composer. Thom doesn't even know theory so he doesn't have that ability. And Jonny's written like 8 orchestral film scores. Suspiria was electronic. There's a distinction between musician/songwriter and composer

[@routineparticular7104]

He also didn't write The Tourist

[@liadcohen8327]

@@routineparticular7104 that's literally what I said. I said the guy he started a band with in college became a composer. It's pretty obvious who I was talking about, as there is only one composer in the band. I think it was pretty clear, no?

[@ixflashesixflashes7267]

This album is shaping up nicely to become a classic.

[@RustinChole]

It really is. What a gorgeous tune.

[@RomanZajats]

True

[@wenmockan]

I don't think there is a bad song on it.

[@jconnon]

Thom is the peak of British art in the last 30 years.

[@GabzitoHD]

I love Radiohead 2

[@Misthiosis]

Electric Boogaloo

[@stiltskino4009]

You Love the Smile

[@gengar2600]

You didnt understand nothing

[@milenarrrrr]

😊😊​@@Misthiosis

[@raulpardomorales7994]

​@@gengar2600that means he understood everything, right?

[@rednine5942]

for all the people out there reading this, if you are having a bad time, we are together in this, dont lose yourselfs, hang on the good little things life have for u and rest there just for a while, because even if you dont think so, bad times have an end to.

[@x-raybravo1990]

You just saved my life, thank you !

[@ffsf739]

Masterpiece. The orchestration is jaw-droppingly beautiful.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas I made a reaction video!!! Check it out if your interested!

[@sephiroth3082]

BRO FRRRRRR

[@PalisadeNights]

Thom Yorke - Free In The Knowledge Live (The Smile) Zermatt Unplugged - Pro Audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl7WiXaCoc-me68 Enjoy!

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

Reminds me of Aurora by Bjork a bit

[@ffsf739]

@@justsomejusstsome8994 great comparison!!!!

[@drtchocky]

Cannot believe I'm here this freaking early... This album is already a masterpiece based on what's been released. Such a diverse set of songs...

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

JESUS KNOCKS ON YOUR HEART AND LONGS FOR YOU TO ANSWER! HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE PERISH INTO HELL. GOD LOVES YOU SO HE GIVES YOU FREE WILL AND A CHOICE TO ACCEPT HIM OR REJECT HIM. TO LOVE HIM OR TO LOVE SIN/THIS WORLD. CALL UPON JESUS & ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS! SURRENDER YOUR WILL & YOUR LIFE TO HIM & HE WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN! PICTURE YOUR BEST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HEAVEN! NOW PICTURE YOUR WORST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HELL! HE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT SO IF YOU REJECT HIM YOU WILL BE SEPARATED FROM HIM & HIS BLESSINGS (LOVE, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, REST, ETC). IN HELL YOU WILL BE ALONE WITHOUT GOD OR PEOPLE... YOU WILL BE HOPELESS, IN DESPAIR & AGONY FOREVER! GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD/GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE! HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE & TOOK THE WRATH OF THE FATHER ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS! GOD IS JUST SO HE MUST PUNISH SIN & HE IS HOLY SO NO SIN CAN ENTER HIS KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. IF YOU ARE IN CHRIST ON JUDGEMENT DAY GOD WILL SEE YOU AS HIS PERFECT SON (SINLESS SINCE YOUR SINS ARE COVERED BY JESUS' OFFERING). YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT/SACRIFICE & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT WITH HIM & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS TO HIM. YOU'RE NOT A GOOD PERSON, I'M NOT A GOOD PERSON... ONLY GOD IS GOOD! WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/NO PRIEST/NO SAINT/NO ANCESTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, MARY DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO IDOLS OR FALSE gods DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO MUSICIAN OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO INFLUENCER OR KZbin STAR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO SCIENTIST OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR ACTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS! STOP WORSHIPING THESE PEOPLE! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK VERY SOON WITH JUDGEMENT (THESE ARE END TIMES)! PREPARE YOURSELVES, TURN FROM SIN & RUN TO JESUS! HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN & TROUBLES, HE WANTS TO HEAL & RESTORE YOU! TALK TO HIM LIKE A BEST FRIEND! ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU & HELP YOU TO BELIEVE IF YOU DOUBT! DON'T WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@RomanZajats]

Yes

[@frailvoid5844]

IM FINNA BUST A NUT THIS IS SUM GOOD SHITE

[@gadd1111]

Definitely

[@colm1478]

These guys are still bringing out incredible music long after most artists reach their best before dates. Long may it continue.

[@stevemuzak8526]

Because most artists are sellouts.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@JanbaMusic]

These tracks are old as 🦆 Not a single doubt, they're incredible

[@SR91313]

@JohnDopamine5 -they were actually touring quite a bit, but then Covid-19 fcked everything up and put a halt to it.

[@danmcm123]

Agree with your point, but this song is as dull as dish water. Nearly fell asleep listening to it.

[@cropsey.]

We're so lucky that Thom is still walking among us and making something good somewhere...

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@nekonikas3107]

walking WHAT?

[@inachos5759]

sus

[@kaylons]

a mongoose

[@pabloa6855]

And jhonny

[@axelb.o.7963]

This is an absolute masterpiece. One of the very best Thom York songs ever for me. The arrangement is so incredible as well.

[@burnheal6063]

no matter what name its being released under, this is as good as anything Thom and Jonny have ever made.

[@TheWayofGrace89]

I agree, this is impressive to say the least

[@karimqandil]

[Verse 1] Free in the knowledge That one day this will end Free in the knowledge That everything is change [Chorus] And this Was just a bad moment We were fumbling around But we won’t get caught like that Soldiers on our backs We won’t get caught like that [Verse 2] A face using fear to try to keep control But when we get together, well then, who knows [Chorus] If this Was just a bad moment We were fumbling around But we won’t get caught like that Soldiers on our backs We won’t get caught like that [Outro] I talk to the face in the mirror But he can't get through I said it's time that you deliver 'Cause we see through you I talk to the face in the mirror But he can't get through Turns out we’re in this together Both me and you

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@Kontaminacija]

✊

[@Voss155]

Thank you ♥️

[@konsonoofficial8892]

I think it's "Everything is change".

[@pieramariacascio4666]

Thank you

[@WiseRiley]

They nailed it, even better than the live version im already in love with! Wow

[@Roddmend]

yes!

[@heathsmog]

side note: LOVE The uploads! :D

[@dlynn4304]

Can’t wait for you to sneak in their house and get some other versions on the internet for us.

[@dlynn4304]

But I love this one.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@Gshsk0]

I feel like crying right now...I loved the version Thom played at the Royal Albert Hall but this version just broke me...everything is just perfect Me dieron ganas de llorar y todo...hermosa canción :,)

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@thee.n.d.2439]

One of the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard… You can feel all the heavenly touch of Thom Yorke voice

[@kikijess0826]

I literally just replied to a comment 3 minutes ago above in which I said that I feel that Thom is anointed. He definitely knows, sees and feels things that are otherworldly.

[@MrJeppe313]

The strings are really everything here. The first and last minute are the best parts for me. First part is absolutely ethereal, and the ending is so special, especially combined with the ecstasy of the ritual in the music video. Despite adding drums and bass, the instrumental climax itself actually remains rather reserved which makes for a great contrast to the dramatic video. It's still a climax mind you, but it's not overdone, which makes it really, really special to me.

[@Shichman]

Song of the year.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

spiritual warfare = We all live in a daily war, for each of our souls, and we`re to choose a side, lucifer`s or CHRIST`S side?

[@eldensloth]

You can clearly hear the Neil Young influence here. Simply brilliant.

[@Injektilo44]

Came here to say the same!

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I love how Thom has always been influenced by Neil Young both singing with that very forlorn voice

[@user-fg8cz9rm5t]

yesss!

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@mfdebian]

I literally did a `ctrl+f` search for "neil young" to find this comment, some HEAVY neil vibes.

[@JeanMohamedLevy]

Gorgeous music and meaning. Knowledge gives freedom of thinking, ignorance is a dark jail. "If you float you burn 🙃"

[@nicholassmith3615]

Thom and Johnny proving why they are once in a generation musicians

[@Plus_Minus_Null]

everyone from radiohead is godlike

[@golfwang8084]

Hey Thom and Johnny, I don’t know if you’ll ever see this because it’s just another stupid KZbin comment but I’m an eighteen year old going to college this fall for animation. I found Radiohead around age fourteen and have used your music in all of my animations ever since. I am a complete amateur, but your music is like a creativity plug for my brain and fits perfectly with the stories in my head. When I’m having an art block or just feel uninspired, a single listen to your music immediately puts me back in a flow. It’s like magic. I want to thank you guys personally for this. This song is immediately making me think of a new animation concept, possibly with a robot child and moss-covered landscapes. Time to get drawing :))

[@golfwang8084]

@@GreenToast01 that’s amazing! Good luck to you too, maybe someday we’ll collab and make an animated film with a banger soundtrack :))🤝

[@gloriahead]

Found them too at fourteen and now I am 43 yrs and still here ❤️

[@BandCalledTheSleep]

I’m also a musician, and feel the same way man

[@markmcarthy596]

Good luck Golf Wang 🙏

[@jonathanchoate8745]

Found them when I was about 14 as well because I had an older brother that knew what to look for. OK computer helped shape how I write music. I will be forever grateful for this sound.

[@barbaraann729]

I love Thom Yorke everything about him and his outstanding music..as far as I am concerned I listen to his songs everyday to ease my heart from my troubles...makes me dream that I am happy with myself and all around me...first off thank you for sharing these wonderful songs with us..and second, Thank you Thom for composing and singing thee songs for people like us...God bless all of you and the band...love you all!

[@ThomasBrubach]

When the mushrooms kick in at the easter bbq.

[@bindanox4891]

Thom Yorke is a very unique talent,one that comes every 30 years or so. His constitency is mind-blowing 👏

[@user-ex7yq6xq9s]

keep in mind that hungry children are dying in Africa

[@imitebwrong]

Well this is as good as I hoped it would be. Straight to the soul. Thankyou to the Smile.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@alterna7ivo]

this is one of the best songs i've heard in my entire life - the video is another dimension that i don't know how exactly to reflect on. A mix of depression, love and the final ritual of hope to all artists.

[@N8_Presents]

Looks like they’re experiencing a bit of DMT 5-MeO. Temporary ego death. I’ve seen this sort of reaction in another video. Notice that the fellow on the ground is being held/helped by the Shaman. Possibly dealing with some initial horrors or karmas.(?) The only way out is thru.

[@relaxedphylax]

That subtle synth beginning in 2:55, it's the little kinds of things that makes their songs special.

[@ala0284]

This song is phenomenally beautiful. Really does hark back to the great Radiohead songs of the past

[@annamariaasselta4792]

Some wounded healers use the gift of their voice.

[@grahamduggan8476]

I'm free in the knowledge that my self isolation will end. Thank you The Smile, for reminding me to look at it that way.

[@stevedonaghey6436]

I love the ambient keys throughout, the outro is magnificent. Great song.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@NicholasSWilliams]

I wanted more of that outro. So beautiful.

[@masterblockwarrior]

Sounds like something BOC would do.

[@gabriellah5933]

The outro is classic Thom.

[@k-leb4671]

@@NicholasSWilliams Yeah me too. I freaking hate that it sounds like it was meant to go on longer but fades out prematurely. It's so beautiful.

[@elmoandthestix4446]

It's mad that the best songwriter of the past 25 years and the best composer of the past 25 are mates.

[@withnailsnails]

Everything you needed to feel for this 'now'. The world is changing folks

[@erikeakin3279]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the absolutely stunning acting in this video? Pure art. Thom Yorke and Radiohead have played such a deep part in my existence.

[@slmngolf]

I'm pretty sure those people were on ayahuasca.

[@sunngen5031]

Dmt

[@sunngen5031]

Toad venom

[@l3p3]

Yes, they look like having problems.

[@greg49908]

We are all actors, and reactors. Wow that was deep lol "There is no spoon".

[@mattpryor216]

I love it when a Smile or solo Thom Yorke album comes out, because it's like a bonus Radiohead album.

[@isokuu]

“Turns out we’re in this together” ❤

[@alphanumericschemer]

Both me and you

[@cclmoney]

Damn, a year ago already. This song already makes me feel so nostalgic. I listened to this on repeat when it first came out. Such a beautiful song ❤

[@ma.ku.520]

best album this year so far.

[@kyloasio]

This and Pana-vision are otherworldly. Can't wait for the full album

[@darkSnidd]

If you don't like Thom Yorke, you don't have good taste in music.. this is absolutely musical genius work! I'm grateful to still being listening to his voice.. Protect Thom Yorke, at all costs.. this man needs to live forever!

[@meri528]

this is the most peaceful thing i've heard in a long time...

[@matayolandas]

Strong candidate for Song of the Year.

[@silversaint]

I feel like this is a true anthem. Beautifully rendered as such. I'm putting this up there with "Imagine" and "Man in the Mirror" in my book.

[@kikijess0826]

For sure 👊

[@k-leb4671]

I talk to the man in the mirror but he can't change his ways I said no message could be clearer We see through you

[@mrda699]

The "fumbling around" bit chokes me up.

[@eddie109]

This song could be an hour long and I'd love every second of it. Four minutes just isn't enough! Please tell me you have a longer version of it that you'll share with us some other time. It feels like there's more to it.

[@МаркГерлин]

Я в восторге от этой композиции. Оркестровка, лирика, видеоряд - это гениально.

[@zz9373]

Stop The war👊🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲

[@Cornyexploited]

@@zz9373 Z

[@boboneil849]

@@zz9373 where are you from? Stop sponsoring war!

[@EricMohawk182]

This guys, how they always come out with these masterpieces ?

[@DillonDBD]

I mean when you utter the word art, artist, etc.... THIS is what pours out of my mind. The pure genius behind this cinematography and composition is clearly something that will be embedded in my mind for many years to come. Thom is truly a genius. Bravo 👏🏼

[@ku6665]

God, I can't imagine what would I do without Radiohead and The Smile. They always know what to sing about, they always know the sounds to describe an or a bunch of emotions. I'm forever grateful with them, geniuses. 💛

[@Tookastudios]

Noob... hahaha

[@danielbarnes547]

What?

[@charlieblockclocksnow]

The smile have literally existed for less than a year

[@pepesilvia429]

Dude chill they've got like 5 songs

[@lucianogoyenechea8704]

@@charlieblockclocksnow hahaha true...

[@sudanbewaobdedebo]

Simply beautiful!! Everything Thom Yorke turns to gold anyway

[@zoeythewhitelioness]

I rarely go around saying the word masterpiece, but man this fits the category! Amazing work guys!

[@stephenreie9847]

Anything that involves Yorke and Greenwood and I'm automatically interested, Yorke's voice is beautiful as always and the intro guitar playing is on point, can't wait to hear the rest of the album 👍

[@ryanstark2350]

This is Yorke's best song yet.

[@edwindutilleul4267]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for that, really.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@tzian7051]

Midsommar vs. Burn The Witch (Radiohead music video) vibes. Such pretty, healing music. They never disappoint!

[@ChrisFeeney]

Aswell as being a beautiful track, the acting in this video is absolutely brilliant.

[@easyryder7291]

not sure if it's acting :)

[@evangarry3525]

When i heard thom do this song acoustically a few months ago i knew instantly that this song would be the best song of the year. The melodies are incredible and that orchestration is amazing. This studio version does not disappoint at all

[@arvoo0167]

This is the best one from them so far

[@david-yc7bc]

These guys are in a class by themselves at this point. Just incredible musicians

[@michaelnovak9898]

Thank you, just thank you guys. Your music brings at least some sense and meaning into this life of mine.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

This is a master piece 🧩 todo encaja.😊 Smile

[@sungen595]

Truly is

[@jorianbluecoast9188]

I can say that this song was definitely really great. And can’t wait for more.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

JESUS KNOCKS ON YOUR HEART AND LONGS FOR YOU TO ANSWER! HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE PERISH INTO HELL. GOD LOVES YOU SO HE GIVES YOU FREE WILL AND A CHOICE TO ACCEPT HIM OR REJECT HIM. TO LOVE HIM OR TO LOVE SIN/THIS WORLD. CALL UPON JESUS & ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS! SURRENDER YOUR WILL & YOUR LIFE TO HIM & HE WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN! PICTURE YOUR BEST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HEAVEN! NOW PICTURE YOUR WORST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HELL! HE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT SO IF YOU REJECT HIM YOU WILL BE SEPARATED FROM HIM & HIS BLESSINGS (LOVE, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, REST, ETC). IN HELL YOU WILL BE ALONE WITHOUT GOD OR PEOPLE... YOU WILL BE HOPELESS, IN DESPAIR & AGONY FOREVER! GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD/GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE! HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE & TOOK THE WRATH OF THE FATHER ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS! GOD IS JUST SO HE MUST PUNISH SIN & HE IS HOLY SO NO SIN CAN ENTER HIS KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. IF YOU ARE IN CHRIST ON JUDGEMENT DAY GOD WILL SEE YOU AS HIS PERFECT SON (SINLESS SINCE YOUR SINS ARE COVERED BY JESUS' OFFERING). YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT/SACRIFICE & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT WITH HIM & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS TO HIM. YOU'RE NOT A GOOD PERSON, I'M NOT A GOOD PERSON... ONLY GOD IS GOOD! WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/NO PRIEST/NO SAINT/NO ANCESTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, MARY DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO IDOLS OR FALSE gods DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO MUSICIAN OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO INFLUENCER OR KZbin STAR DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO SCIENTIST OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR ACTOR DIED FOR YOUR SINS! STOP WORSHIPING THESE PEOPLE! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK VERY SOON WITH JUDGEMENT (THESE ARE END TIMES)! PREPARE YOURSELVES, TURN FROM SIN & RUN TO JESUS! HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN & TROUBLES, HE WANTS TO HEAL & RESTORE YOU! TALK TO HIM LIKE A BEST FRIEND! ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU & HELP YOU TO BELIEVE IF YOU DOUBT! DON'T WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@WHYtheband]

This Song (and the live version too) on constant repeat. This song hits so deep. Lovely, haunting, hopeful, beautiful. Thank you. we needed this.

[@gpeddino]

"Turns out we're in this together, Both me and you." ❤

[@darinbauer8122]

It's like a movie from the 1970s man ... You guys are reinventing time!

[@darinbauer8122]

They are really druids is my first question. (?) Over a decade ago the druidic index was hovering in Europa as in about 100,000. What is that number now? Rome wasn't burned in a day. Boudicca isn't here to lead us. Hadrian is gone. Sometimes I feel like the machines have won, that is to say the very machines that are so odious that we must throw ourselves upon their gears & apparatus in order to prevent them from functioning at all. {Paraphrasing Mario Savio.} You bring Glory to the revolution...

[@ahmedmoutazmusic]

Yeah this is going on repeat until the album drops 💖💖💖

[@ChipzBitz]

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[@alexbaassler4098]

Oh my God, how are all of these tracks so amazing? This one evokes feelings I can't even put a name to. The video is also top-notch. Love how it comes together, slowly taking shape amidst the anguish of two characters. Amazing.

[@le_fauxinternational1632]

Great song about the current post-2020 time. It's so obvious in the lyrics that I'm surprised no one is commenting about it.

[@bordom85]

This song truly is the full Thom experience. You can hear all of it. From Pablo Honey to the more recent influences... Brilliant!

[@pedrosolermartinez6273]

I was waiting for this one, and exceeded my expectations by faaaaar!!!, Thoms voice is out of this world, and Johnny is just breathtaking, what a beautiful song

[@Wispy_0]

This video is absolutely beautiful.

[@halfalligator6518]

It's almost like a soft song from The Bends but subtle and with all Greenwoods amazing string/instrumentals.

[@strawberry_shampoo]

that's a really good comparison actually

[@tomduzewski8594]

Just love Thom Yorke... Listening since The Bends...Love everything he gave me and us. Pure genius

[@dimaMAYD]

Listening to this while fleeing the Ukrainian war, and now this song makes so much sense..

[@GreenToast01]

I hope you are doing well, this music will help you a lot

[@nilsolofleif8886]

I've seen photos of soldiers praying to the old gods of your country. Is this true? I wish you all the best

[@static-audio]

Good luck to you. One day this will end and peace will be with us again. Brighter days will return stay strong 👍

[@kikijess0826]

We're in this together, both me and you

[@jboyle679]

one of the most beautiful chord progression with additional notes just insane

[@M_Lev]

My favorite of the studio version releases so far. Can't wait for Thin Thing!

[@ajhoncantara]

There are songs like this one where Thom’s voices brings tears to my eyes.

[@nelzar]

These situations make me wonder how some people have this much creativity in them, for so long. Decades worth, while some (me) don’t have a creative bone in my body. Long live Thom Yorke (& co.), my favorite artist.

[@jenandjuice99]

Jonny and those strings!! Man, that just takes this beautiful song to another level

[@jack_rabbit]

man i'm so glad the album is finally almost here... thank you guys so much for blessing us w your music

[@ChipzBitz]

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[@gabmen963]

Nourishment for the soul

[@sashalessa]

The best birthday present ever. Magical.

[@JustinJohnsonforhours]

Forever haunting, and beautiful. We are so lucky to have them.

[@Killadey]

I've been avoiding listening to this song for a while, even though I've listened to a lot of ALFAA lately. I decided to listen to this now and I'm crying like a bloody baby. Cheers Thom.

[@kikijess0826]

I feel similarly-this The Smile song was the first I heard two weeks after it was put on KZbin in anticipation of ALFAA. I instantly loved it and felt it deeply as tears streamed down my world weary face. At the time I was in active, multiple times daily heroin addiction. A call to consciousness for these troubled times. And as incredible of a work of musical art as it is, I purposefully skip listening to it a lot of days because now I can say I'm a recovering heroin addict and while I skipped this song a lot of days then, I skip more so now as feelings are so difficult and to a degree, foreign to me, as I eviscerated any trace of feeling bad for the first half of my addiction, as often as possible every day. The second half of my 7 year addiction was just literal hell on earth. I doubt if anyone knows more thoroughly the feeling of abhorrence, hatred and shame of oneself than that of an active heroin addict. And wanting to die, truly wanting that and sometimes trying to make it happen, because all light is gone, all hope extinguished and sometimes it felt like hell would be a reprieve....

[@Killadey]

@@kikijess0826 Stay strong, I wish you all the best ❤

[@kikijess0826]

@@Killadey Thanks, the pink cloud is receding unfortunately, but I'm staying strong and in God's front pocket ☺️.

[@michelemorselli7047]

This is a quick first impression/analysis of the video, I hope many more will be added to this thread. So, we have this guy, having what seems like a seizure. Around him, known people, maybe they're some sort of mystic/religious brotherhood; the older one is having a similar reaction, it seems like some sort of PTSD, where he recalls the ritual. At the end, the young seizure-hit guy seems to lie down, maybe he's dead. So this is my theory; the young guy and the old guy are in reality the same person, like a representation of different stages of life. The ritual is the traumatic event, or a metaphor for it. The old PTSD guy is reliving both his trauma and his reaction to the trauma. In a way, his young self has died after the ritual, and this rugged, bitter version of him is what remains, the path people often go through in life. I think it ties well to the song, which is about going through a bad time, with the hope of coming out alive to the other side; the hope itself is functional to reaching the light at the end of the tunnel. So, in some way, the song both talks about the present and the future, and so does the video. The protagonist, by dying, has been freed of his past condition, even if the scar remains, even if the trauma is hard to digest. Maybe reliving and acknowledging the trauma are the first steps to go towards the exit, and be, in the end, free in the knowledge.

[@kikijess0826]

Excellent interpretation

[@guyanamonkey999]

The ritual is definitely some type of psychedelic shamanistic guided experience In which you’re confronted with some of your deepest lingering suppressed emotions, thoughts, doubts, fears, horrors but ultimately leads to ego death. From there true growth and understanding is possible. I feel like the fire represents a darker controlling entity that seeks to take advantage of this process and is fueled by anger and driven mad by the thought of Oblivion, and the fact that mortals will gain what they have lost. The world is more magical than you could ever imagine. Shamanism provides a guide to that hidden world. I feel like they’re two different individuals since they’re both pictured in the beginning and in the end by the fire but they’re different in the way that they’re experiencing these realities And it shows later when they are at the fire after the experience is letting loose its grip how they are digesting the experience. But that’s just from my take.

[@bobothehobo420]

This album is going to be incredible. Your music has changed the way I look at melodic writing and harvesting emotion. Kudos.

[@benjachampi]

The intro gives me goosebumps🦅

[@Straaaayyyy]

This album already feels like spring mood

[@joeynickles7962]

What I find the most interesting about this project so far is this more direct style that Thom’s writing has taken on here. Much less abstract than Radiohead.

[@Roddmend]

True

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas I made a reaction video!!! Check it out if your interested and hey thanks if you do! Hope you enjoy! 😄

[@tableausmojo]

Wow i wake up from a sleepless restless nights to an hour after smile release new song. Everything better.

[@ChipzBitz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeulGeMqK2qbas I made a reaction video!!! Check it out if your interested and hey thanks if you do! Hope you enjoy! 😄

[@jaydee4586]

The outro is what i feel ..its me… its what im going thru right now. Thom thank you for this song

[@pepetonofierro3598]

I heard this song since the Royal Albert Hall, and since then its my favourite song! Keep like that thom🥲

[@hannef.9443]

It’s just a bad moment… I hope. This song is helping me to throw out all my pain while my tears are streaming down my face.

[@lyubagook6516]

Just give you some energy! Thnx from Kyiv!

[@Kontaminacija]

Three hours in and I'm already *hooked bigtime.* What a beautiful song, a true voice of reason in these dark days of mankind. Awesome video too, really powerfull stuff. Thank you!

[@sultangst]

I love you, thom. I love you jon. I love radiohead with all my heart.

[@lautje4919]

Nothing but pure brilliance