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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 You can try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough This one's optimistic This one went to market This one just came out of the swamp This one dropped a payload Fodder for the animals Living on animal farm If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough I'd really like to help you, man I'd really like to help you, man And now this messed up millionaire Floating around on a prison ship If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you can try the best you can If you try the best you can Dinosaurs roaming the Earth Dinosaurs roaming the Earth Dinosaurs roaming the Earth

This song was first played on June 13, 2000, in Arles, France, and is possibly going to be included on the new album. Hilda Carr, Radiohead French tour manager, described "Optimistic" as "an extraordinary song, so exceptional and outstanding," and "at the first few bars, I recognized it. it's that kind of song, once it's in your head, it never leaves you." -Ed: "i really love the words, especially the line 'this one just crawled out the swamp' reminds me a bit of PJ Harvey's blues stuff. cool." July 12, 1999 [taken from greenplastic.com]