I found a different set of
lyrics on a
Radiohead web site. They make equally little
sense to me as the lyrics above.
Why do we play these foolish games?
Only consolations
You feed me to the lions
I didn't need at all
And this just feels like spinning plates
I'm living in cloud cuckoo land
And this just feels like spinning plates
My body is floating down the muddy river
What's really cool is that if you download an mp3 of this tune and convert it to a .wav file, and then reverse it using Sound Recorder in Windows, the song almost sounds normal (although Yorke's speech is still backwards.) Played in reverse, it sounds very videogame-music-esque, with popcorn popping in the background.
Also, there is a live, piano version of this song on the mini-album I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings.
turkeyphant says: The reason the song sounds normal in reverse is because it's actually based on the backing track of the of the unreleased, "I Will" played backwards.