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Artist: Radiohead
Track: Fake Plastic Trees

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A green plastic watering can
For a fake Chinese rubber plant
In the fake plastic earth
That she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself

It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out

She lives with a broken man
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just crumbles and burns
He used to do surgery
For girls in the eighties
But gravity always wins

And it wears him out
It wears him out
It wears him out
It wears

She looks like the real thing
She tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love
But I can't help the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
If I just turn and run

And it wears me out
It wears me out
It wears me out
It wears me out

And if I could be who you wanted
If I could be who you wanted
All the time
All the time
Oh
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Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees Lyrics
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A green plastic watering can. For a fake Chinese rubber plant. In the fake plastic earth. That she bought from a rubber man. In a town full of rubber plans
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Genius Meanings
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
A fine example of Radiohead’s “post-grunge” / “pre-electronic” phase on The Bends. The song is supposed to be a call against consumerism. While recording the song, the band went
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[Verse 1] / A green plastic watering can / For a fake Chinese rubber plant / In a fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plants / To get
Lori McKenna – Fake Plastic Trees
[Verse 1] / Her green plastic watering can / She bought for her rubber plant / In the fake plastic earth / She bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plans / To get
Gabrielle Aplin – Fake Plastic Trees
[Verse 1] / Her green plastic watering can / For her fake Chinese rubber plant / In the fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plans / To
Luke Sital-Singh – Fake Plastic Trees
[Verse 1] / A green plastic watering can / For a fake Chinese rubber plant / In a fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plants / To get
Holly Humberstone – Fake Plastic Trees
Released in the summer of 2020, “Fake Plastic Trees” is Holly Humberstone’s own rendition of Radiohead’s 1995 eponymous song, included in their second album The Bends. Recorded
Phoebe Bridgers (Ft. Arlo Parks) – Fake Plastic Trees
Green plastic watering can / For her fake Chinese rubber plant / In fake plastic earth / She bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plans / To get rid of itself / It
Kelly Clarkson – Fake Plastic Trees
[Verse 1] / A green plastic watering can / For her fake Chinese rubber plant / In a fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plants / To
A Giant Dog – Fake Plastic Trees
[Chorus] / I never had a car to drive, but I got shit to do today / Can someone please give me a ride? / It's on the way, it's on the way / It's on the way, it's on the way / [
Marillion – Fake Plastic Trees
[Verse 1] / A green plastic watering can / For a fake Chinese rubber plant / In a fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plants / To get
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees Samples
See all of “Fake Plastic Trees” by Radiohead’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
Amanda Palmer – Fake Plastic Trees
A green plastic watering can / For a fake chinese rubber plant / In the fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plans / To get rid of
Genius Traducciones al Español – Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Traducción al Español)
[Letra de "Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Una regadera de plástico verde / Para una planta china falsa de caucho / En una Tierra falsa de
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Duncan Sheik – Fake Plastic Trees
Green plastic watering can / In the fake plastic earth / She bought from a rubber man / Town full of rubber plans / To get rid of itself / Wears her out / Wears her out / Wears her
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Tradução em Português)
[Verso 1] / Um regador de plástico verde / Para uma falsa planta de borracha chinesa / Em uma falsa Terra de plástico / Que ela comprou de um homem de borracha / Em uma cidade
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Genius Translations – Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Traduction en Français)
(Couplet 1) / Un arrosoir vert en plastique / Pour une fausse plante en caoutchouc / Dans une fausse terre en plastique / Qu'elle a acheté à un homme caoutchouc / Dans une ville
Genius Traductions françaises – Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Traduction Française)
(Couplet 1) / Un arrosoir vert en plastique / Pour une fausse plante en caoutchouc / Dans une fausse terre en plastique / Qu'elle a acheté à un homme en caoutchouc / Dans une ville
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