Doesn't it seem to apply to anyone who aches for someone they deem out of their league? All of the self deprecation and feelings of not being worthy are something to which most of us can relate. Isn't it funny how later we wonder what the hell we were thinking about the person? Emotions, what a ride!
Yup. I think you're right; It's a self-loathing song filled with insecurity.
We just feel like creeps when we love someone we know we could never reach.
Yup. I think you're right; It's a self-loathing song filled with insecurity.
We just feel like creeps when we love someone we know we could never reach.
Think this is why Thom never plays it anymore, and dislikes it; this song isn't worthy of his pure awesomeness! It's too insecure! Or maybe it's all a lie and it's just a tad too personal for him...
Think this is why Thom never plays it anymore, and dislikes it; this song isn't worthy of his pure awesomeness! It's too insecure! Or maybe it's all a lie and it's just a tad too personal for him...
There' no girl 'he could never reach' that's purely metaphorical. It's about the stick Thom got all through school for the way he looked [beautiful in my opinion]. He was also with his long term partner Rachel at this point, who he met at uni, so it's very unlikely it's about unrequited love.
There' no girl 'he could never reach' that's purely metaphorical. It's about the stick Thom got all through school for the way he looked [beautiful in my opinion]. He was also with his long term partner Rachel at this point, who he met at uni, so it's very unlikely it's about unrequited love.
@katyana
I can certainly appreciate your generalization and I think the song can be seen that way. I'd like to think that most people could take it that way, but without any personal research into what Radiohead said about the song, I can't help taking it in a somewhat darker sense. To me, these lyrics are haunting in how they seem to poignantly suggest two sides of the same coin: while the self-proclaimed "creep" admires people of higher social circles, there is an understated, sarcastic tone to it that suggests he/she laments more the society that places some advantaged...
@katyana
I can certainly appreciate your generalization and I think the song can be seen that way. I'd like to think that most people could take it that way, but without any personal research into what Radiohead said about the song, I can't help taking it in a somewhat darker sense. To me, these lyrics are haunting in how they seem to poignantly suggest two sides of the same coin: while the self-proclaimed "creep" admires people of higher social circles, there is an understated, sarcastic tone to it that suggests he/she laments more the society that places some advantaged folks above him/her than his unjust position within that context.
In fact, the narrator never denigrates himself specifically beyond the label of "creep" and "I don't belong here." Meanwhile, there is consistently a tone of exaggeration in the descriptions of those deemed of higher status: 1) "you're just like an angel; 2) your skin makes me cry; 3) you float like a feather (in a beautiful world, no less!)
But despite wanting "a perfect body" and "perfect soul," the narrator has no out because those are things only attributed to people of certain social status so all that is left is questioning such a society with statements like "you're so fucking special" (accusatory) and "I wish I was special" (sarcastic, because the problem is in the society, not the narrator.
@wootlers I remember someone I used to think as creepy. I remember his eyes undressing me when he came to discuss his wedding cake with his wife to be there too. I remember being really depressed and sad one day about having been unfaithful to my ex husband with the mans best friend.
@wootlers I remember someone I used to think as creepy. I remember his eyes undressing me when he came to discuss his wedding cake with his wife to be there too. I remember being really depressed and sad one day about having been unfaithful to my ex husband with the mans best friend.
I remember going out with my work colleagues and dancing with the man who I thought was creepy. I said I am really sorry but I am trying to make my relationship work, I cannot be with you. I saw him years later and didn’t recognise him and was unaware that he had been hurt. It really upsets me to think about it. I tried blocking the pain out and was blamed by many people and held responsible which really really upsets me as I would never hurt a fly. I have tried sending healing thoughts to him and his family- I just hope that they have received the reiki healing
Doesn't it seem to apply to anyone who aches for someone they deem out of their league? All of the self deprecation and feelings of not being worthy are something to which most of us can relate. Isn't it funny how later we wonder what the hell we were thinking about the person? Emotions, what a ride!
Yup. I think you're right; It's a self-loathing song filled with insecurity. We just feel like creeps when we love someone we know we could never reach.
Yup. I think you're right; It's a self-loathing song filled with insecurity. We just feel like creeps when we love someone we know we could never reach.
Think this is why Thom never plays it anymore, and dislikes it; this song isn't worthy of his pure awesomeness! It's too insecure! Or maybe it's all a lie and it's just a tad too personal for him...
Think this is why Thom never plays it anymore, and dislikes it; this song isn't worthy of his pure awesomeness! It's too insecure! Or maybe it's all a lie and it's just a tad too personal for him...
The ladies, man. The ladies. The pretty, nice, amazing ones can get whoever they want.
The ladies, man. The ladies. The pretty, nice, amazing ones can get whoever they want.
There' no girl 'he could never reach' that's purely metaphorical. It's about the stick Thom got all through school for the way he looked [beautiful in my opinion]. He was also with his long term partner Rachel at this point, who he met at uni, so it's very unlikely it's about unrequited love.
There' no girl 'he could never reach' that's purely metaphorical. It's about the stick Thom got all through school for the way he looked [beautiful in my opinion]. He was also with his long term partner Rachel at this point, who he met at uni, so it's very unlikely it's about unrequited love.
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@katyana later we wonder what the hell we were thinking about the person? Emotions, what a ride! Thoughts are not the same as feelings
@katyana later we wonder what the hell we were thinking about the person? Emotions, what a ride! Thoughts are not the same as feelings
@katyana I can certainly appreciate your generalization and I think the song can be seen that way. I'd like to think that most people could take it that way, but without any personal research into what Radiohead said about the song, I can't help taking it in a somewhat darker sense. To me, these lyrics are haunting in how they seem to poignantly suggest two sides of the same coin: while the self-proclaimed "creep" admires people of higher social circles, there is an understated, sarcastic tone to it that suggests he/she laments more the society that places some advantaged...
@katyana I can certainly appreciate your generalization and I think the song can be seen that way. I'd like to think that most people could take it that way, but without any personal research into what Radiohead said about the song, I can't help taking it in a somewhat darker sense. To me, these lyrics are haunting in how they seem to poignantly suggest two sides of the same coin: while the self-proclaimed "creep" admires people of higher social circles, there is an understated, sarcastic tone to it that suggests he/she laments more the society that places some advantaged folks above him/her than his unjust position within that context.
In fact, the narrator never denigrates himself specifically beyond the label of "creep" and "I don't belong here." Meanwhile, there is consistently a tone of exaggeration in the descriptions of those deemed of higher status: 1) "you're just like an angel; 2) your skin makes me cry; 3) you float like a feather (in a beautiful world, no less!)
But despite wanting "a perfect body" and "perfect soul," the narrator has no out because those are things only attributed to people of certain social status so all that is left is questioning such a society with statements like "you're so fucking special" (accusatory) and "I wish I was special" (sarcastic, because the problem is in the society, not the narrator.
@wootlers I remember someone I used to think as creepy. I remember his eyes undressing me when he came to discuss his wedding cake with his wife to be there too. I remember being really depressed and sad one day about having been unfaithful to my ex husband with the mans best friend.
@wootlers I remember someone I used to think as creepy. I remember his eyes undressing me when he came to discuss his wedding cake with his wife to be there too. I remember being really depressed and sad one day about having been unfaithful to my ex husband with the mans best friend.
I remember going out with my work colleagues and dancing with the man who I thought was creepy. I said I am really sorry but I am trying to make my relationship work, I cannot be with you. I saw him years later and didn’t recognise him and was unaware that he had been hurt. It really upsets me to think about it. I tried blocking the pain out and was blamed by many people and held responsible which really really upsets me as I would never hurt a fly. I have tried sending healing thoughts to him and his family- I just hope that they have received the reiki healing