You know when you have one of those days and you can't stop beating yourself up inside? Kind of like the angel and devil on either shoulder, but more like internal and external. The way your mind mocks your actions because its not afraid to think them but you are afraid to do them.
I think the 'No, No, No....' is one of two things. Either the internal (the mind) is mocking the way the external handled a situation prior to the beginning of the song, or is shouting it while he's fumbling and falling in the situation. That or he's walking away saying 'no no no no...' in despair.
What follows seems to me to be a conversation between the two sides of the mind. the one that thinks and the one that makes decisions, and this is where the two voices seprate and becomes two feuding sides of the same internal voice.
'I dont know why you bother' states the cynical side, to which the other replies 'nothing's ever good enough for you' like a bickering couple. It's like, ok you can think all you want but im the only one making decisions round here!
I'm pissed that they arent releasing this, as the video woudl be great, thom walkign around talkign to himself. (mind you i dont know if anyone agrees).
This continues with 'I WAS there' you know ' and it wasnt like that'
to which the decision making part replies 'you've come here just to start a fight'
and so this continues
I'm guesing the parade, the wedding, the big day is all about feeling great, high human emotion and all that shit and it being ruined by your 'hypocritical' inner voice, reminding of you of your regrets and your mistakes as if questioning: what right do you have to enjoy anything, you've screwed up so much, why should you have fun, experience love and other such feelings?
i think from the 'piss on our parade' bit is the decision part again, arguing that all you do is spoil my mood.
there are a number of things i picked out in the additional lyrics where the external come back into it
'im sick of all your bullshit.
im sick of all these fucking mindgames' and takes over, telling the voices to stop beating him up.
with the beautifully sardonic remark 'who invited you anyway?' questions why are you in my head, and surely i would be better off without you.
look over this, this is just pretentious bull-shit and im sure radiohead had no intention of remarking on the human mind and such issues as regret.
anyway, please tel me if you think i'm just being foolish, and comment on anything...
thank you
You know when you have one of those days and you can't stop beating yourself up inside? Kind of like the angel and devil on either shoulder, but more like internal and external. The way your mind mocks your actions because its not afraid to think them but you are afraid to do them. I think the 'No, No, No....' is one of two things. Either the internal (the mind) is mocking the way the external handled a situation prior to the beginning of the song, or is shouting it while he's fumbling and falling in the situation. That or he's walking away saying 'no no no no...' in despair. What follows seems to me to be a conversation between the two sides of the mind. the one that thinks and the one that makes decisions, and this is where the two voices seprate and becomes two feuding sides of the same internal voice.
'I dont know why you bother' states the cynical side, to which the other replies 'nothing's ever good enough for you' like a bickering couple. It's like, ok you can think all you want but im the only one making decisions round here! I'm pissed that they arent releasing this, as the video woudl be great, thom walkign around talkign to himself. (mind you i dont know if anyone agrees).
This continues with 'I WAS there' you know ' and it wasnt like that' to which the decision making part replies 'you've come here just to start a fight'
and so this continues
I'm guesing the parade, the wedding, the big day is all about feeling great, high human emotion and all that shit and it being ruined by your 'hypocritical' inner voice, reminding of you of your regrets and your mistakes as if questioning: what right do you have to enjoy anything, you've screwed up so much, why should you have fun, experience love and other such feelings?
i think from the 'piss on our parade' bit is the decision part again, arguing that all you do is spoil my mood.
there are a number of things i picked out in the additional lyrics where the external come back into it 'im sick of all your bullshit. im sick of all these fucking mindgames' and takes over, telling the voices to stop beating him up.
with the beautifully sardonic remark 'who invited you anyway?' questions why are you in my head, and surely i would be better off without you.
look over this, this is just pretentious bull-shit and im sure radiohead had no intention of remarking on the human mind and such issues as regret.
anyway, please tel me if you think i'm just being foolish, and comment on anything... thank you