| Radiohead – There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree with the depression/mental pain/nightmare hypothesis ! I think that the other popular hypothesis for the "feeling" that is "not there" (love) does not explain as well some parts of the song. Some key lines must be explained by any hypothesis : "There there" <- Title of the song "Why so green and lonely?" "Heaven sent you to me. We are accidents waiting to happen" Those lines are hard to explain with the "love" hypothesis. Here are 2 interpretations of the song in line with depression/nightmare hypothesis : 1) Rachel telling Thom that his deamons are not real. This song could be a follow up of "I might be wrong" and "Optimistic" from the previous albums. 2) Thom/Rachel telling Noa that her nightmares are not real Let's review the lines according to thoses interpretations : 1) "There there": sounds like a reassuring statement from Rachel to Thom. "Why so green and lonely?" : The reality is that I'm here with you. Isn't it a good reason to be happy ? How can you feel lonely ? "Heaven sent you to me." Love statement from Rachel to Thom. Or maybe Thom thanks Rachel for saving him from his daemons. "We are accidents waiting to happen": Everybody can go awry. 2) "There there": sounds like a reassuring statement from a mother/father to a child. "Why so green and lonely?" : I'm here with you. Don't be afraid ! You are not alone ! "Heaven sent you to me." : Noa is the most beautiful thing for her parents (like every children ! ^^) "We are accidents waiting to happen": Everybody is the result of an extremely random biological process. (but why "waiting to happen"?) My 2 cents. |
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