He could be aiming it at himself. Follows on from Creep. And sometimes it seems he really hates himself. Probably not but an idea.
The How Do You? bit. I alwasy took it as an abbreviated How Do You Do. But thats stupid.
I think Thoms saying either 'How can you be such a twat?' kinda like How do you do it?
or could be as someone else mentioned How do you get just a nice/stupid kid growing up to be such a powerful/bastard of a man
That's not how I interpret "But how do you?". I interpret it as a personally-directed "But doesn't everyone?", as in how do you (the listener - or whoever he is singing to). Thom wouldn't switch from 'He' to 'You' otherwise, the lyrics would be "How does he?".
That's not how I interpret "But how do you?". I interpret it as a personally-directed "But doesn't everyone?", as in how do you (the listener - or whoever he is singing to). Thom wouldn't switch from 'He' to 'You' otherwise, the lyrics would be "How does he?".
The subject of the verses is clearly disliked, but the chorus is asking "What about you?". Have you thought about what people think about you? Ask yourself what would they think.
The subject of the verses is clearly disliked, but the chorus is asking "What about you?". Have you thought about what people think about you? Ask yourself what would they think.
K I know this is like replying 5 years later but..the how do you line I take as having two meanings. One: How do you? as in how do you do that when you saw it growing up, you should have learned. and How do you? as in yeah the guy is an ass and does all this stuff but so do you just in a different way..so how do you? (cheat on your friends, steal etc)
K I know this is like replying 5 years later but..the how do you line I take as having two meanings. One: How do you? as in how do you do that when you saw it growing up, you should have learned. and How do you? as in yeah the guy is an ass and does all this stuff but so do you just in a different way..so how do you? (cheat on your friends, steal etc)
He could be aiming it at himself. Follows on from Creep. And sometimes it seems he really hates himself. Probably not but an idea.
The How Do You? bit. I alwasy took it as an abbreviated How Do You Do. But thats stupid. I think Thoms saying either 'How can you be such a twat?' kinda like How do you do it? or could be as someone else mentioned How do you get just a nice/stupid kid growing up to be such a powerful/bastard of a man
That's not how I interpret "But how do you?". I interpret it as a personally-directed "But doesn't everyone?", as in how do you (the listener - or whoever he is singing to). Thom wouldn't switch from 'He' to 'You' otherwise, the lyrics would be "How does he?".
That's not how I interpret "But how do you?". I interpret it as a personally-directed "But doesn't everyone?", as in how do you (the listener - or whoever he is singing to). Thom wouldn't switch from 'He' to 'You' otherwise, the lyrics would be "How does he?".
The subject of the verses is clearly disliked, but the chorus is asking "What about you?". Have you thought about what people think about you? Ask yourself what would they think.
The subject of the verses is clearly disliked, but the chorus is asking "What about you?". Have you thought about what people think about you? Ask yourself what would they think.
K I know this is like replying 5 years later but..the how do you line I take as having two meanings. One: How do you? as in how do you do that when you saw it growing up, you should have learned. and How do you? as in yeah the guy is an ass and does all this stuff but so do you just in a different way..so how do you? (cheat on your friends, steal etc)
K I know this is like replying 5 years later but..the how do you line I take as having two meanings. One: How do you? as in how do you do that when you saw it growing up, you should have learned. and How do you? as in yeah the guy is an ass and does all this stuff but so do you just in a different way..so how do you? (cheat on your friends, steal etc)
That's what I love about Tom Yorke is his double meanings in a lot of his lyrics.
That's what I love about Tom Yorke is his double meanings in a lot of his lyrics.