The Present Tense Lyrics

Lyric discussion by andweirdfishes 

Cover art for The Present Tense lyrics by Thom Yorke

I believe this song is about Thom speaking to somebody he knows(lieing to this person). In reality his world is crashing down, but he's dancing around that, because that's the self defense mechanism he's built through the years. The wall he has built that tells him to keep it light, and keep it moving, as to not get hurt. He's torn between what to do, and scared that this person will think badly of him, if he said what he wanted 100% of the time.