The lyrics of “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” express deep emotional turmoil and vulnerability. The “deepest ocean” and “bottom of the sea” can be seen as metaphors for feeling lost or going through deep emotional struggles. The...
The Smile is a rock band that was just formed in 2020, consisting of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, who respectively act as lead vocalist and guitarist, buttressed by drummer Tom Skinner. They’ve...
The composition of (Nice Dream) was inspired by “My Sweet Lord“, the biggest solo hit of the late George Harrison’s career. The two songs are similar in nature in regards to the terseness of the verses as well...
It has been well documented that there are two main inspirations directly behind the lyrics of “How to Disappear Completely”. As far as the first verse goes, Thom Yorke had a dream where, according to his...
It has been put forth that this song is about a man taking his own life via the ingestion of carbon monoxide. And such is a reasonable theory considering, for starters, that the lyrics are...
It has been suggested that Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees” is based on a personal ordeal that Thom Yorke went through, which is very much believable when you take into consideration the intricacy of the lyrics. This...
Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have offered two different explanations for this song. The former, who is actually its original author (and singer), has stated that this piece is literally being relayed from the perspective...
“Follow Me Around” is a complex song with what some would describe as a dark undertone, with that latter aspect perhaps explaining why it was never officially released during its first two decades of existence. For instance,...
Radiohead’s “If You Say the Word” is one of those songs, which are actually quite common in the music industry, where the vocalist is asserting his dedication to the addressee. Think of Bill Withers’ “Lean...
The lyrics of Radiohead’s “Idioteque” are terse in that the track uses a lot of word repetition. And before we analyze them, there are two realities which need to be established first. One is that...
