I actually think I've got this song nailed after looking at the lyrics. It is about God, but it's not from Thom's viewpoint, it's from God's viewpoint. Check it out.
there's a gap where we meet
where i end and you begin
I'm sorry for us
the dinosaurs roam the earth
the sky turns green
where i end and you begin
The dinosaurs go extinct, pretty soon in the history of the world, humans arrive and start building things that pollute the sky, making it turn "green." And on the same note, Thom has been known for speaking about global warming. God is saying, "there's a big gap where we're supposed to meet, but we don't. I used to rule the earth when the dinosaurs roamed, now you take control and pollute everything. When he says, "Where I end and you begin" he's talking about on a timeline, where his rule kind of ended because he made man.
i am up in the clouds
and i can't and i can't come down
i can watch and can't take part
where i end and where you start
where you, you left me alone
you left me alone.
God feels helpless at what Humans are doing to the earth, and he feels they turned their backs on him, so he's left all alone by his own creation.
X' will mark the place
like the parting of the waves
like a house falling in the sea.
in the sea
This leads to the next verse, kind of an introduction to what God's going to do. He's going to destroy the earth, and X will mark the spot. The house falling into the sea makes me think of an astroid hitting the earth, especially with X will mark the spot.
"I will eat you alive"
God is pissed, and he's going to destroy us all.
"There will be no more lies"
Man will no longer lie to himself about the existence of God and about what he's done with the world. In better terms, "The truth will be revealed"
Oh, except I believe the first verse could be from Thom's/human POV.
Oh, except I believe the first verse could be from Thom's/human POV.
The rest of the song is God speaking us puny humans who - in our stubborness/greed/apathy have "left Him alone" content to destroy the world He created for us.
The rest of the song is God speaking us puny humans who - in our stubborness/greed/apathy have "left Him alone" content to destroy the world He created for us.
Thats an interesting interpretation, although its unlikely that was the intended expression as Thom Yorke is not religious and has never read the bible.
Thats an interesting interpretation, although its unlikely that was the intended expression as Thom Yorke is not religious and has never read the bible.
I actually think I've got this song nailed after looking at the lyrics. It is about God, but it's not from Thom's viewpoint, it's from God's viewpoint. Check it out.
there's a gap where we meet where i end and you begin I'm sorry for us the dinosaurs roam the earth the sky turns green where i end and you begin
The dinosaurs go extinct, pretty soon in the history of the world, humans arrive and start building things that pollute the sky, making it turn "green." And on the same note, Thom has been known for speaking about global warming. God is saying, "there's a big gap where we're supposed to meet, but we don't. I used to rule the earth when the dinosaurs roamed, now you take control and pollute everything. When he says, "Where I end and you begin" he's talking about on a timeline, where his rule kind of ended because he made man.
i am up in the clouds and i can't and i can't come down i can watch and can't take part where i end and where you start where you, you left me alone you left me alone.
God feels helpless at what Humans are doing to the earth, and he feels they turned their backs on him, so he's left all alone by his own creation.
X' will mark the place like the parting of the waves like a house falling in the sea. in the sea
This leads to the next verse, kind of an introduction to what God's going to do. He's going to destroy the earth, and X will mark the spot. The house falling into the sea makes me think of an astroid hitting the earth, especially with X will mark the spot.
"I will eat you alive"
God is pissed, and he's going to destroy us all.
"There will be no more lies"
Man will no longer lie to himself about the existence of God and about what he's done with the world. In better terms, "The truth will be revealed"
Yes, I'm totally with you on this one.
Yes, I'm totally with you on this one.
Oh, except I believe the first verse could be from Thom's/human POV.
Oh, except I believe the first verse could be from Thom's/human POV.
The rest of the song is God speaking us puny humans who - in our stubborness/greed/apathy have "left Him alone" content to destroy the world He created for us.
The rest of the song is God speaking us puny humans who - in our stubborness/greed/apathy have "left Him alone" content to destroy the world He created for us.
Thats an interesting interpretation, although its unlikely that was the intended expression as Thom Yorke is not religious and has never read the bible.
Thats an interesting interpretation, although its unlikely that was the intended expression as Thom Yorke is not religious and has never read the bible.
@sortilegus I concur!
@sortilegus I concur!