I think I finally understand the meaning of this song. I'm pretty sure it's talking about hot shot rock stars and music artists who spout out shit and practically eat the money being thrown at them.
"Karma police
Arrest this man
He talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge
He's like a detuned radio"
Thom's calling the karma police on a pop artist because:
He talks in maths = his lyrics are a bunch of bull shit,
He buzzes like a fridge = There's no emotion. It's like a fridge buzzing.
He's like a detuned radio = Kinda obvious, it sounds like shit.
"Karma police
Arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo
Is making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party"
Pop artist with a crazy hair-do. "we have crashed her party" is referring to Creep, I believe. For a little while, I guess Radiohead saw themselves as these people, and that's why they "crashed her party." Their song was more popular and they got ahead of her on the charts.
Not really sure about the next part, with all the "this is what you get". I think maybe it's referring to the industry poking around at Radiohead and Radiohead is saying Karma Police (song) is what they get in return, something that exposes all of their bullshit.
"Karma police
I've given all I can
It's not enough
I've given all I can
But we're still on the payroll"
They've tried to move past who they became with Creep, for example, My Iron Lung, but it's still in the spotlight and they're still cashing in money from it, possibly making them feel guilty.
"For a minute there
I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there
I lost myself, I lost myself"
Again, directed at the band they were when Creep was released.
I think I finally understand the meaning of this song. I'm pretty sure it's talking about hot shot rock stars and music artists who spout out shit and practically eat the money being thrown at them.
"Karma police Arrest this man He talks in maths He buzzes like a fridge He's like a detuned radio"
Thom's calling the karma police on a pop artist because:
He talks in maths = his lyrics are a bunch of bull shit, He buzzes like a fridge = There's no emotion. It's like a fridge buzzing. He's like a detuned radio = Kinda obvious, it sounds like shit.
"Karma police Arrest this girl Her Hitler hairdo Is making me feel ill And we have crashed her party"
Pop artist with a crazy hair-do. "we have crashed her party" is referring to Creep, I believe. For a little while, I guess Radiohead saw themselves as these people, and that's why they "crashed her party." Their song was more popular and they got ahead of her on the charts.
Not really sure about the next part, with all the "this is what you get". I think maybe it's referring to the industry poking around at Radiohead and Radiohead is saying Karma Police (song) is what they get in return, something that exposes all of their bullshit.
"Karma police I've given all I can It's not enough I've given all I can But we're still on the payroll"
They've tried to move past who they became with Creep, for example, My Iron Lung, but it's still in the spotlight and they're still cashing in money from it, possibly making them feel guilty.
"For a minute there I lost myself, I lost myself Phew, for a minute there I lost myself, I lost myself"
Again, directed at the band they were when Creep was released.
Do you think the man who talks in maths is a club - house musician with a drum machine?
Do you think the man who talks in maths is a club - house musician with a drum machine?