Trans-Atlantic Drawl

Now this be a funky one, like lots of Radiohead songs. I think the first part is the struggle to become famous, hence the wailing of the speaker that "I was born for your magazine". But, basically, the last part stumps me completely and utterly. I like Radiohead.

its about the tabloids and howthe tabloids are so fake and they can make up stories about anyone, including radiohead. here thom "doesnt know what it means" meaning that all the tabloids say about him/the group is fake. the 2nd half of thr song, much more mellow, is thom trying to block out the tabloids for when he retires his career of radiohead and can rest in peace, away from the tabloids. he is looking foward to that day at the end of the tunnel. just my opinion, hope it made some sense....peace out. by the way, the guitar is the first half kicks so much ass

This song rocks. By the way, there is a very quite (and very aggressive) vocal backing during the 'do you see the light at the end of the tunnel' bit which I can't figure out the lyrics for. But listen out for it.

This song is fucking awesome. It really seems as though Thom's just taking the piss at the magazines and media and all that shit... I love it when Radiohead rock hard like this.

I think the whispers in the background are saying "if you don't stop hearing the names, then you'll never stop hearing the names".

There's another quiet message right before that... something something "get on my nerves".

All I know is I wish the first half was a fully fleshed out song and the other half would become its own full instrumental. Both parts are so good but it's a let down because they both could be great individual songs. But I guess the band felt the other way on this one.