| Radiohead – Nude Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Between the title and the old lyric taken out, I think it's safe to say the song has a sexual theme to it. From this perspective, I can relate. Not to sound like a scum bad, but I have had my share of one night stands, and I think it relates to this or masturbation or adultery. General acts of sexual regret. For me, it always goes the same. The single sex-life has a weird appeal at times, but i should know from experience its not for me. I'll do it, then I feel gross and regret it. But I repeat. But the urge comes when I get lonely, and its strong enough to "paint" over the regretful experience- in a sense, making me forget the lesson I learned. I tell myself in my head - "That's all I need, a quick piece of ass and I'll be back to normal." The urge paints over the past feelings of regret, the noise of me convincing myself creates the plan/idea that this time will be different. But this big idea, never plays out. I call her up, I turn on porn, etc... I've convinced myself I'm finding the solution here. But the feeling leaves just as soon as I reach it. As soon as I orgasm, rationality comes back. I realized what I've done. I remember and relive the feeling. And I want to crawl into a whole. It's the same feeling I get from a nude dream. As for the last line... I wouldn't take it too literally. There's traces of eastern philosophy in other Radiohead songs (Karma Police/Just(You Do It To Yourself)), which reject the idea of a hell for "sinning," so I don't think Thom means it like that. Like someone in the sky decides that you are bad for thinking these thoughts. I think he means that this kind of self-convincing thought process that allows you to repeat the mistakes that have left you empty in the past will bring you to your own personal hell- a state of mind where you are disgusted with yourself and feel naked. |
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| Ben Folds – Bastard Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Well it's called bastard, I kind of took this literally because there is definitely a father-son scenario going on in this song... "The old bastard left his ties and his suit... And his opinion so you'd never have to choose." Before reading this, I had a feeling it was about a son looking back on his father's life after he died. Then that comment from dtewfik supported it. My guess is the father who died, actually was a "bastard" in the sense that he grew up with out a father around. To me, this would explain the insecurity complex that would lead to a Father acting like he knew everything to his son. Desperate to be a better father than his was, and feeling a pressure to have to answer every question to keep his son's respect. He tells his son his opinion as though it is ultimate truth, all he needs to know, and he wont budge from it or consider other ideas because it could show that he might not know everything. That would be why he "gets smaller as the world gets big" and "the whiz man doesn't fit like the whiz kid did". He may have had a great understanding for the world when he was younger, but once he had to take on the role of the all knowing dad he stopped learning - because he had to act like he knew everything. He tells his son this is just the way it goes. Then he dies, a paradigm arrest... Let's just say stress from a change in life and realizing he didn't know shit got to him, perhaps a heart attack. Then I see the chorus as his son signing to him, frustrated, almost yelling- "why did have to act like you knew when you didn't know"- why were were you so stubborn and judgmental of yourself.. just what i took. |
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