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| Beck – Blackhole Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Just discovered this AMAZING song. Agree with many of the interpretations that it is about a poor or homeless person. I originally heard the last couple lines as, "black hole, black hole/ nothin's gonna move you," meaning this person's horrible situation can't possibly get better, and the black hole is the narrator's hell.
When I came on this site, I learned the lyrics are actually "black hole, black hole/ nothin's gonna harm you" which might refer to a certain physical location where the narrator feels safe, changing the black hole into a sanctuary (as Lucky has said above). Or "nothin's gonna harm you" may refer to an affirmation that the narrator is saying to his/herself in order to get through very tough times, despite the ever-present, ominous black hole.
Just thought it interesting that the meaning of the "black hole" can be two opposing things (good or bad) depending on how you interpret the last lines of the song. And the last two lines of the song, for me at least, set the tone of the song.
Either way, it's a great song. The music has an Indian feel to it, no? |
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| Radiohead – Videotape Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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beautiful song...took a few times for me to like it (like many radiohead songs), but now it's all i can hear (and that's a good thing). my favorite line is "you are my centre when i spin away." a song perhaps about dying and leaving a "videotape" (this may be metaphorical) of memories behind for a loved one. |
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| Radiohead – Worrywort Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i agree with warmgun; someone can overanalyze any Radiohead song and get a variety of emotions out of it; I try to take at least this song at face value; the music is upbeat and the lyrics suggest moving on with life despite feeling regret over something; and "go up turning around" should be "go up to the mic". |
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| Radiohead – There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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beautiful, beautiful song. i can listen to it a million times (probably have) and never get tired of it, which is a rarity with me. the guitar in it is like "optimistic", it sort of carries you through. perfection. |
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| Radiohead – Lewis (Mistreated) Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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hmmmm...don't agree with you ShesMyAlcatraz. This is a good song but it doesn't stack up to Radiohead's other "layered space age anti-mainstrem music." It's just too popish, when Radiohead hadn't reached their true potential. |
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| Radiohead – Big Ideas (Don't Get Any) (A.K.A. Nude) Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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The music in this song reminds me of going to a baseball game. :) Anywho, I read somewhere that this song is about a guy feeling guilty about commiting an act of infidelity. And I agree with Limbless, it must be "fill it with noise"; it's hard to hear the "it" but it's there. |
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| Snow Patrol – Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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what i don't understand, stoolhardy, is how this song is at all like coldplay's "clocks." Both songs are wonderful, in their own right; however, "clocks" is a song that lifts you up and makes you wonder about life. This song is more eerie and makes you feel like something is out to get you. The only thing they seem to have in common is that they both mention clocks. Nevertheless, this song is awesome and very different from a lot of other songs; it's the best Snow Patrol song i've heard as of yet. |
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| Snow Patrol – Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I just got what eveyrone means about the whole "death" theory. It's about us, as humans, not having any power over situations. The clock (time) is what has the power to control us and what happens to us such as death. So when he says, "I can do most anything to you," he is speaking for/as time. That makes some sense. |
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| Radiohead – Like Spinning Plates Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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this song sounds so heartfelt. it has got to be personal. thom must of felt that hurt at some point and decided to put it down in this song |
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| Radiohead – Climbing Up the Walls Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i read somewhere that thom meant for this song to be about his work at a mental hospital and about the boogeyman. a lot of people find it weird and creepy. i find it sexy. the music and thom's voice together makes it seem that way, but what do i know? |
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| Radiohead – 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm) Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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very good point, littlebobbyfischer. makes more sense than anything else i've read. this whole song isn't about bush or 1984. yeah, there are moments where it can allude to both, but i don't think radiohead would ever make it a point to discuss something so specific as those two. there must be something more general going on here. thom might be talking about politics in general or people being brainwashed by the government and regretting it later. |
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| Radiohead – Fog Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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This is such a beautiful song. However, i disagree with LittleFish. I find the version from "Tower Above the Rest" better. Anyway, the whole Middle East theory is very interesting. I can see how it can mean that. |
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| Radiohead – Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury, & Executioner.) Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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Honestly, it would be impossible to dissect this song and figure out its exact meaning, as with many other Radiohead songs. With that said, "Myxomatosis" is what made me fall in love with Radhiohead's music. It was the first song of their's that i heard; at first i thought it was a strange, dark song. However, after listening to it a couple times it becomes addictive. This is, without a doubt, one of the most important songs in "Hail to the Theif." There is nothing quite as beautifully jarring. |
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