| The La's – Feeling Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Is it not about heroin? It makes sense seeing as he was a junkie!He woke up, as in he woke up from 'real life 'after injecting?!any thoughts? | |
| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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i Think it's about the idea that karma will evetually catch up with everyone and judge you on your life and in this instance i think Thom is singling out people who live life as robots who he sees as merely going through life on auto pilot without feeling for judgement/if someone is a prick but i think it is more focused on the former (hence the use of the machinery/ electrical equiptment imagery...e.g. fridge, de-tuned radio(always thought that was 'digital radio')). i think this idea of 'de-humanisation'(for want of a better term) is a running theme throughout "OK computer" and one Yorke is constantly pre-occupied with as he sees it as endemic in soceity nowadays. I think that although, while listening to the song you associate a feeling of foreboding with the 'karma police', Thom is quite hopeful and uplifted by the thought that karma will indeeed recognise that these people who exist as "robots"(but are perceived as successful) will get their just rewards when they will be judged by a more karma-y (??)standard. The 2nd verse i.e. "I've given all i can...we're still on the payroll" is Thom acknowledging that as much as he tries not to be/ doesn't want to be he is a part of soceity and has to play the game. He indulges in the behaviour he sees as superficial as much as he tries not to. "Phew for a minute there..." it's Thom returning to the normal perscribed socialised Thom.His moment of clarity is over.kind of an 'ignorance is bliss' kind of moment. Its safe not thinking or feeling or havingto deal with emotions. Its easier having a prescribed role and script to live from and i think this is what kinda what he's getting at.The idea that we live roles and not lives.I also think that his return to the comfort of his "role"is reflected in the the gradual uplift in mood of the song towards the end.(well i think so anyway!) I hope i made sense. Any thoughts would be much appreciated so i can get it straighter in my own head |
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