Radiohead

Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes & Ladders)

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Sit down, stand up
Sit down, stand up
Walk into the jaws of hell
(Sit down)
Walk into the jaws of hell
(Stand up)

Anytime
(Sit down)
Anytime
(Stand up)
Sit down, stand up
Sit down

We can wipe you out anytime
(Stand up)
We can wipe you out
(Sit down)

Anytime
Anytime

Stand up
Sit down

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by urwellkeen

12y ago

""To me, (and this may be a stretch), this song is a commentary on the the current state of the Catholic Church. To that end, I need to reference 'Paranoid Android'. In the line, "rain down on me from a great height" he is speaking about tears from God.

If you have ever been to a Catholic mass, you know you have to stand up and sit down many times. A small metaphor to how the congregation mindlessly follows a priest's directions, trusting in his leadership.

Well, several priests have betrayed that trust and led us into the gates of hell. The raindrops, i assume, are tears from God yet again.

Am I off my rocker? ""

Do people even have rockers anymore?

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by urwellkeen

12y ago

This is called blind faith. Have little knowledge about a topic and blindly or ignorantly believing it. We all do this by necessity to some degree or another. Although there are limits and truth in degrees.

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