it sounds like to me this person had lost a love either through them being dumped or the love one passing away. From the way the lyrics go, it has this feel like this person is drowning themselves in alcohol and drugs.
They try to fill the void by sleeping with other people and watching films that reminded them of the kind of fairytale love they believed existed.
Now I'm not sure if "I think you're crazy, maybe" is directed at themself or the other person. If it's at themself it could be because the other person is gone and they want to let go and can't. If it's directed at the person that's gone, then my guess is this person thinks the other is crazy for throwing away what they had.
The next verse could be about this girl or guy not being able to stop themselves from trying to contact the person that's gone, knowing it won't help them they still can't help themselves from doing it. Then it deals with them feeling betrayed because they felt the person they were with was supposed to be their soul mate.
and as for the original verse that wasn't included in the Kid A version... it might be like this:
it could be about the dumper or lost one being so different or far gone from their memory.. that they can't even recognize who they once were.
all in all it sounds to me like someone coping with the emotions and feelings someone would experience when they are now faced with living their life without the person they truly loved.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
here's my meaning of the song:
it sounds like to me this person had lost a love either through them being dumped or the love one passing away. From the way the lyrics go, it has this feel like this person is drowning themselves in alcohol and drugs.
They try to fill the void by sleeping with other people and watching films that reminded them of the kind of fairytale love they believed existed.
Now I'm not sure if "I think you're crazy, maybe" is directed at themself or the other person. If it's at themself it could be because the other person is gone and they want to let go and can't. If it's directed at the person that's gone, then my guess is this person thinks the other is crazy for throwing away what they had.
The next verse could be about this girl or guy not being able to stop themselves from trying to contact the person that's gone, knowing it won't help them they still can't help themselves from doing it. Then it deals with them feeling betrayed because they felt the person they were with was supposed to be their soul mate.
and as for the original verse that wasn't included in the Kid A version... it might be like this:
it could be about the dumper or lost one being so different or far gone from their memory.. that they can't even recognize who they once were.
all in all it sounds to me like someone coping with the emotions and feelings someone would experience when they are now faced with living their life without the person they truly loved.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.
@Makcim I would like to add. The line "stop sending letters, letters always get burned" may imply that the bereaved may be dreaming about the loss of their loved one, but those dreams may be easily forgotten, or the bereaved is expressing that they prefer to see the person personally. I can relate to this in several ways, and I'd like to think this is ultimately about losing a special someone from death.