Video's. Hail to the Thief. Many of the album's lyrics were written in response to the War on Terror and the resurgence of right-wing politics in the West after the turn of the millennium.
Songwriter and vocalist Thom Yorke said the album expresses "frustration and powerlessness and anger, and the huge gap between the people that put themselves in control and the people that allegedly voted for them. "[3] Although it was interpreted by some as a protest album, Yorke downplayed any political intent. Background[edit]