| Radiohead – Nude Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I was so excited reading your interpretation, nn1000. My interpretation is similar. The only thing that initially made me think this song was sexual was the "you'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking." I like to think that it's about the dangers and inevitable disappointment of being unjustifiably optimistic. "don't get any big ideas, they're not going to happen" to me, meant that many of us humans view their future and goals they aim to achieve too idealistically sometimes. "You paint yourself white and fill up with noise" I thought was about not really absorbing reality which is also the "something missing", and staying sheltered with your idealizations. eventually when you achieve the goals you had set out for, you non-superficially/deep-down, realize that you're disappointed! Your expectations weren't met. "now that you've found it, it's gone" I think going off the rails could mean that the character has momentarily left the comfort/ease of his idealizations. Which I think in the context of the song title "Nude" is totally relatable to being exposed, removing your reflective facade, and not lying to yourself. Overall, my impression makes this seem like a totally pessimistic/depressing song, but I also like the harshness and reality of it. I think the moral of staying real is important, but would be better taken with a grain of salt. I totally believe there's power in being optimistic (bordering on unjustifiably/wildly optimistic) to really reach your full potential. There may be some benefits to lying to yourself (like telling yourself you can definitely do something!), when you're not totally forgetting reality |
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