Karma Police
Fate's law enforcement
A reference to the Radiohead song of the same name, used to invoke imaginary enforcers of karmic justice—the idea that bad behavior will eventually be punished by the universe.
Someone might call for the karma police when witnessing wrongdoing: Karma police, arrest this man.
The phrase is usually playful or ironic, acknowledging that cosmic retribution is more wishful thinking than reliable system.
- RadioheadBritish art rock band
- OK ComputerAcclaimed 1997 alternative rock album
- art rockExperimental, ambitious guitar-based music
- arrestSeize by law
- justiceFair treatment under law
retribution · paranoid · creep · surveillance · guilty · judgment · consequences · dystopia · anxiety · crime · punishment · siren · chase · fate · haunting · slow fade · Big Brother · alienation
- RadioheadOK Computer, Amnesiac, Lucky, Knives Out, Reckoner
- 90s HitsSmells Like Teen Spirit, Losing My Religion, Under the Bridge, November Rain, MMMBop
- OK ComputerLucky
Karma PoliceHappy
State of contentment
Good Vibrations · Three Little Birds · I Gotta Feeling · Beautiful Day · Dancing Queen
Karma PoliceMr. Brightside
Jealous optimist's song
Don't Stop Believin · Born to Run · Uptown Funk · Take On Me
Karma PoliceI Will Always Love You
Parting promise of devotion
Amazing Grace · Let It Be · Redemption Song · Freedom · unconditional love
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