Lyric discussion by gurr57 

This song is amazingly accurate for how I have felt for the past two years. I feel like a loser for admitting to being stumped over a girl for two years. Two years ago, when I was in 9th grade I met this girl, she was beautiful. An epitome of perfection, she was generous and had an amazing personality. But me, being a recluse when it comes to talking to women I like,sat idly by. We became friends later that year, but nothing heavy, we would just make small talk. It really damaged me, to see her socializing with hundreds of people, everyone knew her in school. When school let out that year, I knew she was the most selfless, prettiest girl I had ever seen...And here I am two years later. Were both going to be juniors this year and this summer, Not seeing her in so long, I feel broken. To make things worse, she is dating one of my best friends. And just recently, I realized I will never be able to muster up the courage to tell her how much I love her. And today when I listened to this song for the millionth time, I literally started crying. To feel so passionate about someone, who looks at you like an object, just one out of a million others. This song beautifully illustrates my frustration and melancholy. Radio Head is an amazing band.

I feel you, bro. Literally, the exact same thing happened to me. The meeting, the becoming friends, the dating the best friend. I was amazingly lucky in that she had had a crush on me, too, and we kinda dated for a few weeks. I want her back so badly, but I respect her enough to give her the room she needs.

"To feel so passionate about someone, who looks at you like an object, just one out of a million others." How could you be passionate about anyone who looks at people like objects? Isn't it possible she either does or could look at you and see the standout you are in so many ways. When you look at a person, do you always see his/her flaws? Or do you see the entire package. We are our own worst critics. The song is excellent. The band is excellent. That's a good combination.

@gurr57 Hey, I'm just saying that you seem like a nice guy. And it sort of annoyed me. (Not you). The fact that most girls are searching for someone like you! You're passionate, kind, respectful and intelligent. From the way you talk about this girl being perfect to you and how you idolize her is absolutely touching. And from a girls point of view (invade you didn't catch that I was a girl from that sentence, I'm a girl.) I think that you deserve a hell of a lot better than what you're going through.

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