i know that this song is sad, but it’s absolutely beautiful and i don’t think anything could be done to make it any better than its studio release. thom yorke is singing about obsession of someone that doesn’t even notice them. every set of lyrics is devastatingly creative and raw to where you can hear every element of the piece at once. i’ve always especially loved “i’m a moth who just wants to share your light/i’m just an insect trying to get out of the night” just before the song hits you with the intensity that sounds just like the feeling of truly needing somebody else. always been a die-hard fan of this song as well as the rest of the album, will never skip a single track
Nov 28, 2024
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there is something so cool about this unspoken juxtaposition rule in the more psychologically volatile genres, where the lyrics are bleak and anxious, always tapping into darker territory, but the melody remains beautiful and oddly comforting. i have been re-looping lots of carissa’s wierd - songs about leaving lately, and now this thought refuses to leave me alone. idk!!!! it’s just such a common case where something viscerally crushing happens to produce the most tender and fragile sounds, and i know it is a bit of a cornplate-level observation, but i have been pondering a lot about this
Apr 9, 2025
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Whenever I’ve needed to just cry it out I listen to True Love Waits by Radiohead on repeat.
Rain in Numbers by Beach House is also similar in how slow, sad, and beautiful it sounds.
May 10, 2025
not so much a sad cry song as a life is beautiful in all its wonder and complexity cry song
Jun 20, 2024
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my mom was all over this show when she was younger and she begs me to watch it with her all the time. she thinks i‘m just like rory but i can’t tell if that’s a good or bad thing!! 😓 one day i’ll get dedicated and binge watch it.
Nov 28, 2024
surprisingly one of my favorite natalie portman movies! it did well in box office but i feel like it’s overlooked enough to be in this. centers around a professional hitman who takes in a 12 year old girl after her family is killed by a corrupt DEA agent. it’s pretty cute
Dec 7, 2024
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i love the original but buckley has such a beautiful voice, his cover is so raw and gutwrenching especially knowing his story. so sad but he brings this song a whole new life
Nov 28, 2024