I Can't Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jhienkleson 

Cover art for I Can't lyrics by Radiohead

This song is about a guy who just blamed (or insinuated that) his woman for something that she didn't do. So he asks her to forget he said that, because he couldn't help himself since many such doubts about her integrity are in his head, bothering him.

Lines 3-4 and the chorus are him saying that there is no way for him to ignore these doubts. The next verse says that there are lots of doubts that keep him from enjoying and trusting her; and that he can never find the words to say what he truly means.

And obviously, he loves this woman more than any he has ever known before - so if she leaves him now, he'll be devastated like never before.

Yeah, that was my first thought when I heard the song too.