This is one of, if not my favorite song of all time. All of OK Computer is about unlikely heroics- sprouting wings and overtaking authority- "in an interstellar burst I'm back to save the universe".
This song is about an underdog standing up in a time of need and showing his true colors- "The head of state has called for me by name, but I don't have time for him"- this line was always the most powerful to me- imagine the president directly demands your help and calls you out- but you're occupied with something else- maybe busy saving "Sarah" while the world goes up in flames.
What brings me nearly to tears is the "It's gonna be a glorious day- I feel my luck could change-" It's as if he knows that things have been terrible- and yet, for no apparent reason, no needed reason, this day will simply be beautiful. It's too simple not to be.
And when he shouts "''Cause I'm your superhero, we are standing on the edge" That last time before it slows down and the heavy solo kicks in, I feel like my chest is going to explode. There's something so damn mystical about this song- all the songs on OK Computer remind me of colors- Airbag is White, Paranoid Android is yellow and Subterranian is Green- This one is bright, burning, explosive, electric sky blue. It makes me feel like I'm falling "from a great height"- that is, diving from a mountaintop- engaging in a feeling so beautifully abysmal that it melts the outside world. I'm overdramatic but I just love this song so much.
This is one of, if not my favorite song of all time. All of OK Computer is about unlikely heroics- sprouting wings and overtaking authority- "in an interstellar burst I'm back to save the universe".
This song is about an underdog standing up in a time of need and showing his true colors- "The head of state has called for me by name, but I don't have time for him"- this line was always the most powerful to me- imagine the president directly demands your help and calls you out- but you're occupied with something else- maybe busy saving "Sarah" while the world goes up in flames.
What brings me nearly to tears is the "It's gonna be a glorious day- I feel my luck could change-" It's as if he knows that things have been terrible- and yet, for no apparent reason, no needed reason, this day will simply be beautiful. It's too simple not to be.
And when he shouts "''Cause I'm your superhero, we are standing on the edge" That last time before it slows down and the heavy solo kicks in, I feel like my chest is going to explode. There's something so damn mystical about this song- all the songs on OK Computer remind me of colors- Airbag is White, Paranoid Android is yellow and Subterranian is Green- This one is bright, burning, explosive, electric sky blue. It makes me feel like I'm falling "from a great height"- that is, diving from a mountaintop- engaging in a feeling so beautifully abysmal that it melts the outside world. I'm overdramatic but I just love this song so much.