“Far up above, aliens hover
Making home movies for the folks back home
Of all these weird creatures that lock up their spirits
Drill holes in themselves and live for their secrets”

—  Thom Yorke

"Subterranean Homesick Alien"
Lyrics, OK Computer (1997)

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