The Bends Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Phantom13 

Cover art for The Bends lyrics by Radiohead

im torn between two things this song could possibly mean so you can pick which one u like best and let me know Meaning 1: the government is constantly complicating things and abandoning you and then they start making direct attacks ok you as is said in the line "they brought in the CIA, the tanks and the whole marines to blow me away

Meaning 2: the rigors of like as a celebrity. "i wish it was the sixties, i wish i could be happy and i wish, i wish i wish that something would happen" is him yearning for the simplicity of his life before he took off as an artist