 Genius Meanings
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Radiohead – House of Cards
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This song is certainly about a man that loves a girl that’s in a relationship. He wants to be her lover.
He talks about a “house of cards”, which means a “insubstantial or
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Genius English Translations – BTS - House of Cards (Full Length Edition) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / It’s at stake again, it’s dangerous again / So bad why, we are, yeah / To withstand it more, to sustain it more / So hard hard, it can’t / [Pre-Hook] / Even if I knew
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Alexander Stewart – House of Cards
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[Verse 1] / Changing flights and changing my mind every day / I cope with the pain but to be honest, things don't feel the same / Since you left LA / [Pre-Chorus] / All the stars
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Radiohead – House Of Cards (Live From The Basement)
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We're on it / [Verse 1] / I don't wanna be your friend / I just wanna be your lover / No matter how it ends / No matter how it starts / [Chorus] / Forget about your house of cards
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Radiohead – Reckoner
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“Reckoner” was an early working title for the album before it was titled In Rainbows. The album does take its title from this song’s lyrics: “Because we separate / Like ripples on
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Radiohead – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
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“Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi” brandishes new drums behind its drain-circling arpeggios, but sounds every bit as massive in crescendoing as its live renditions suggested it might.
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Radiohead – Nude
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Originally written and recorded during the OK Computer era, this song was often played live and became a hardcore-fan favorite. It had the working title “Failure to Receive
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Radiohead – Bodysnatchers
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According to the New York Times, Yorke’s inspirations for “Bodysnatchers” include Victorian ghost stories, The Stepford Wives, and a feeling of ‘your physical consciousness trapped
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Charlotte Cardin – Romeo
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[Intro] / (Baby, I'm a rodeo, rodeo) / (You could be my Romeo, Romeo) / (Baby, you're my rodeo, rodeo) / (Radiohead) / [Verse 1] / I was born / In '94 / Already yours / Love you
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Radiohead – 15 Step
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The opening track to In Rainbows builds from an electronic beat to a full band number with warm guitar tones and propelling bass.
Lyrically, it’s a song about love and betrayal
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Radiohead – Faust Arp
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The track’s title, “Faust Arp,” combines the name Faust (sometimes spelled Faustus) – a man who sold his soul to the devil for happiness and almost unlimited power – and Jean/Hans
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – There, There (Live at Hummingbird Centre)
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[Verse 1] / In pitch dark / I go walking in your landscape / Broken branches / Trip me as I speak / [Chorus] / Just 'cause you feel it / Doesn't mean it's there / Just 'cause you
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Radiohead – All I Need
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In the fall of 2005, Radiohead had already been working on new music for their 7th LP. On September 30th, they posted a photograph on their blog, Dead Air Space, revealing a black
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Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling into Place
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Thom Yorke (and his close friend Adam Buxton, who directed the video for this song) has stated in interviews that ‘Jigsaw Falling Into Place’ is based on the messy drunken nights
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Radiohead – Videotape
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In September of 2005, “Videotape” was one of many In Rainbows-era songs listed on a blackboard in a photograph posted to the band’s blog, Dead Air Space. In March of 2006, the band
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – Nude (Live at 93 Feet East)
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[Speaking: Thom Yorke] / Water, I haven't got any water... / You what? / [Chorus] / Don't get any big ideas / They're not gonna happen / [Verse 1] / You'll go... yourself white
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Radiohead – Reckoner (Live From The Basement)
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Thom: What are you doing with that bottle? / Hey now, don't be mean / Thom: No that was mean no worries, I'm sorry / Come on / Thom: He's going to get me back later, it's alright
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Katy Perry – Firework
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“Firework” is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream. The song was released as the third single, following the success of singles “
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – Reckoner (Live at 93 Feet East)
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[Speaking: Thom Yorke] / Take 'em both! / Hey, [?] up nice? / [Verse 1] / Reckoner / Can't take it with you / Dancing for your pleasure / [Verse 2: Thom Yorke, Thom Yorke & Ed O'
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – 2 + 2 = 5 (Live at Hummingbird Centre)
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[Verse 1: Thom Yorke & Ed O'Brien] / Are you such a dreamer / To put the world to rights? / I'll stay home forever / Where two and two always makes a five / [Verse 2: Thom Yorke
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Sabrina Benaim – How to fold a memory
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Our brains remember the infliction of pain via physical, psychological or emotional, we remember what is bad as in means to avoid it in the future, so let’s start at the beginning
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Radiohead – Decks Dark
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This song continues the space narrative on A Moon Shaped Pool. Thom uses metaphors of a UFO and extraterrestrial matter in order to portray the questions and darkness of humanity.
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – The Gloaming (Live at Hummingbird Centre)
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[Speaking: Thom Yorke] / Thank you for listening / That's a good one, yes / [Verse 1] / Genie let out of the bottle, it is now the witching hour / Genie let out of the bottle, it
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – Up on the Ladder (Live at 93 Feet East)
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[Speaking: Thom Yorke, (Ed O'Brien), Crowd Member] / Hi mom- no, I can't come home now / Well, it's been a very strange day *chuckles* / Thank you! / (Well, thank you!) Today seems
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Radiohead (Bootleg) – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (Live at 93 Feet East)
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[Speaking: Ed O'Brien] / You've got any water? / Water? / [Verse 1] / In the deepest ocean / The bottom of the sea / Your eyes / They turn me / Why should I stay here? / Why should
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Her's – What Once Was
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“What Once Was” is the seventh song of Her’s debut album, Songs of Her’s. It was released as a stand-alone single in 2016 preceding the release of the LP.
The song has been
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