So the other day I had a revelation. That revelation is that “OK Computer” is perfect. Literally fucking perfect. Something about the message just totally hit me. Each song captures some huge proponent of human existence. It seriously captures what everything in one album and it’s amazing.
Airbag- This song is so good. This one is about rebirth and just being awesome. I feel like I can barely describe this song, yet when i listen to it it’s so good. Yeah, I’m not doing this one justice. Look it up.
Paranoid Android- This one is about boring people. You know, the 99% of people who are just voids of meaning. They live these lives that are just… you’re probably one of them. Yup. Seriously this song is perfect though, look it up.
Subterranean Homesick Alien- This one is a tribute to Bob Dylan in the title. But it captures something else, too. This conviction we all have of being right and understanding things. We dismiss so many people as crazy and wrong just because it doesn’t match what we believe. It’s called closed-mindedness. Or being uptight.
Exit Music (For A Film)- This is a love song. It’s actually about Romeo and Juilet (it was used in the credits of the Leonardo diCaprio version). It perfectly captures the “fuck the world” attitude you have while in love. How you want to just throw everything else out. Just you and that person.
Let Down- This is about the meaningless and hopeless drawl that life is. But it’s such a good song. Seriously, listen to this one. It will blow your mind. The music is so good. But the lyrics are so accurate to. We’ve become lost in this tech-savvy and world. We’re not living, we’re just killing time.
Karma Police- I’m not so sure what this one is about. They claim it was a joke. I can’t tell if the Karma Police are the good or bad guys. Either could work. Listen to this one.
Fitter Happier- Ah, this song is great. It is simply a spoken word program on the Mac Computer. Speaking on what the ideal life ought to be. The… “ideal” life. Then it quickly reveals the void that this life is. The final lyric is “a pig in a cage on antibiotics.” That’s where the name of this blog comes from.
Electioneering- This one is complaining about politics, I believe. I’ve never really looked into it that much. But yeah, politics are pretty messed up.
Climbing Up The Walls- This is about being compulsively obsessed with someone. We’ve all felt this way about something before. It’s disturbing, but it’s human. This is a chilling song.
No Surprises- My favorite track on the record. This is just about a typical suburban lifestyle. “Such a pretty house and such a pretty garden.” But once again, it’s revealed to be a void of meaning.
Lucky- This is about surviving a dangerous accident. It sort of brings you to terms with how lucky you are just to be alive. Now that I think about it, this is sort of what Airbag is like, too.
The Tourist- This is about slowing down after all of that. That was a lot of hardcore stuff, this entire album. So slow down. Life is still life.
I feel like I didn’t do this justice at all. I know I didn’t do it justice. As I wrote, I kept realizing how shitty my explanations were becoming. Seriously though… listen to this album. It can change your life. (I’m not saying it will, but if you really listen, it will).
