I think the song is written about the ee cummings poem 'Dive for Dreams'. There's a lot of overlap between the lyrics and the poem, namely the 'sun, moon, stars' metaphors. You can check the poem out at http://www.fandelem.com/eecummings.html#dive.
I think they're both speaking about losing yourself in love, or to the person you love. "Why should I believe myself, not you?" - because you know me better than I know myself, and subsequently, eec: "losing through you what seemed myself,i find selves unimaginably mine". Radiohead's 'drowning in the fire' is a reference to eec's "trust your heart if the seas catch fire". The poem talks about welcoming the future and dancing death away at your wedding...basically, the end's going to come, but right now I'm caught up in this love and I couldn't care about anything else. Nothing is forever, but right now it's great. So love now, while you can and when the end comes - bring it on. The song takes a more negative look at this, comparing getting so caught up in this love to 'drowning' in it. And lastly, Radiohead's 'you are the sun and moon and stars' is taken from eec's '--you are my sun,my moon,and all my stars'. That speaks for itself. This person has become absolutely everything to them.
That's my take on the two, anyway. I don't find either of them to be creepy, though the song has a much sadder tone than the poem.
I think the song is written about the ee cummings poem 'Dive for Dreams'. There's a lot of overlap between the lyrics and the poem, namely the 'sun, moon, stars' metaphors. You can check the poem out at http://www.fandelem.com/eecummings.html#dive. I think they're both speaking about losing yourself in love, or to the person you love. "Why should I believe myself, not you?" - because you know me better than I know myself, and subsequently, eec: "losing through you what seemed myself,i find selves unimaginably mine". Radiohead's 'drowning in the fire' is a reference to eec's "trust your heart if the seas catch fire". The poem talks about welcoming the future and dancing death away at your wedding...basically, the end's going to come, but right now I'm caught up in this love and I couldn't care about anything else. Nothing is forever, but right now it's great. So love now, while you can and when the end comes - bring it on. The song takes a more negative look at this, comparing getting so caught up in this love to 'drowning' in it. And lastly, Radiohead's 'you are the sun and moon and stars' is taken from eec's '--you are my sun,my moon,and all my stars'. That speaks for itself. This person has become absolutely everything to them. That's my take on the two, anyway. I don't find either of them to be creepy, though the song has a much sadder tone than the poem.
^^One of the few interpretations that essentially equates to "it's about a relationship" that I actually agree with. Well said.
^^One of the few interpretations that essentially equates to "it's about a relationship" that I actually agree with. Well said.