i've always thought this song was about being taken to the other side after (dying and awaiting judgment) one has died. and this person who might've had a relationship with this person is reminiscing on their moments leading up to them passing away
"Then into your life, there comes a darkness"
the darkness would be the time of death
'There's a spacecraft blocking out the sky'
The spacecraft would simulate god or angels taking you away from your physical body
'And there's nowhere to hide'
You cannot hide from death
'But it was just a laugh, just a laugh
Just a laugh, just a laugh'
This part of the song would be the person reminiscing about a trying time between them.
'Even at this angle
And so we crumble'
Even at this time in our lives(being that death is coming)
We still continue to fall apart
'A ten ton head, made of wet sand
This dread circumference
You've gotta be kidding me
The grass grows over me'
The person is describing being in a grave and the absurdity of it
'Your face in the glass, in the glass
It was just a laugh, just a laugh
It's whatever you say it is
In split infinities'
since that person isn't here anymore (face in the glass/ a photograph of them)
there words are magnified (in split infinities)
'You run to the back and you cover your ears
But it's the loudest sound you've ever heard'
The realization that death is coming is alarming but you don't want to accept it
hopefully, this interpretation was accurate enough! i really enjoy this song and it's one of Radiohead's finest work
i've always thought this song was about being taken to the other side after (dying and awaiting judgment) one has died. and this person who might've had a relationship with this person is reminiscing on their moments leading up to them passing away
"Then into your life, there comes a darkness" the darkness would be the time of death
'There's a spacecraft blocking out the sky' The spacecraft would simulate god or angels taking you away from your physical body
'And there's nowhere to hide' You cannot hide from death
'But it was just a laugh, just a laugh Just a laugh, just a laugh' This part of the song would be the person reminiscing about a trying time between them. 'Even at this angle And so we crumble' Even at this time in our lives(being that death is coming) We still continue to fall apart
'A ten ton head, made of wet sand This dread circumference You've gotta be kidding me The grass grows over me' The person is describing being in a grave and the absurdity of it
'Your face in the glass, in the glass It was just a laugh, just a laugh It's whatever you say it is In split infinities' since that person isn't here anymore (face in the glass/ a photograph of them) there words are magnified (in split infinities)
'You run to the back and you cover your ears But it's the loudest sound you've ever heard' The realization that death is coming is alarming but you don't want to accept it
hopefully, this interpretation was accurate enough! i really enjoy this song and it's one of Radiohead's finest work
@samara1013 I love the interpretation of "face in the glass" I had never thought of it like that and it really makes a lot of sense in that context!
@samara1013 I love the interpretation of "face in the glass" I had never thought of it like that and it really makes a lot of sense in that context!