High and Dry Lyrics

Lyric discussion by gabbivolp3 

Cover art for High and Dry lyrics by Radiohead

In my opinion, I think this is about a boy, who is with someone who he loves and cares about, but takes them for granted, takes his feelings for granted, and treats them badly to make himself look cool... to impress the people who don't even care about him. and he's changing who he is to fit in with them. and in the beginning the person just wants them to stay, and not to leave them, because they love them and would do anything for them, but being hurt becomes too much. The tables turn, once he realizes what he's done... "Drying up in conversation You will be the one who cannot talk All your insides fall to pieces You just sit there wishing you could still make love" ... now he is speach-less and heartbroken cause he lost the one person who really cared for him, because he realized the people who he was trying to impress would probably not even care if he dropped off the face of the earth. and now he was left, "high and dry" he lost the best thing he had... and he's the only one to blame

My Interpretation

@gabbivolp3 Love your interpretation, and I think it is a thing that happens a lot nowadays with young people.