| Radiohead – Nude Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I agree with a the first part of your analysis… I disagree that the song is pessimistic and i have an idea about the line you don't understand " You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking!". The song is referring to working towards, goals, dreams, and aspirations that our not our own, they are given to us by culture, and out specific societal values, in the best interest of the state (not the collective whole, or the universe). My by creating an us versus them mentality we are not being true to the true values that our within us. The truth is there is something deep inside of us or some of us that knows the right path and the pressures of society make us stray from that and pass it of as "normal". The song is optimistic in that is showing us there our others who feel the same as you. The line "You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking" could mean that you are going to suffer, we are all going to suffer, from not following that inner voice, and being influenced by societal expectations. The song is saying to believe in yourself and each other as a collective whole. Stop doubting yourself or you are going to suffer and no matter how hard you work to reach your goals, if you don't do it the right way you will never escape the emptiness. The song could be about embracing vulnerability. There is vulnerability because there is something that makes us uncomfortable and we must be able to face it. If we refuse to face that part of us. The part that knows but ignores, we will never reach our true potential. |
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