House of Cards
电台司令(Radiohead) Lyrics
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I just want to be your lover
No matter how it ends
No matter how it starts
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
Forget about your house of cards
Fall off the table,
Get swept under
Denial, denial
The infrastructure will collapse
Voltage spikes
Throw your keys in the bowl
Kiss your husband goodnight
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
Fall off the table,
And get swept under
Denial, denial
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
Denial, denial
The lyrics to "House of Cards" by Radiohead seem to convey a desire for love without the constraints of commitment. The singer doesn't want to be just friends but instead wants a romantic relationship with no guarantees of how it may end. The chorus suggests that both parties should forget about their "house of cards," or their carefully constructed lives and plans, and let everything fall where it may. The line "Fall off the table, and get swept under" further emphasizes this idea that things may not always go as planned.
The later lyrics seem to take a darker turn, referencing a potential collapse of infrastructure and alluding to an affair in the line "Throw your keys in the bowl, kiss your husband goodnight." It's unclear if this is a scenario being actively pursued by the singer or a cautionary warning.
Overall, the lyrics of "House of Cards" convey a desire for unpredictable love while questioning the stability of plans and systems.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to be your friend
I desire to have a romantic relationship with you, not just a platonic one
I just want to be your lover
All I want is to have an intimate relationship with you
No matter how it ends
Regardless of how our relationship concludes
No matter how it starts
No matter how our relationship begins
Forget about your house of cards
Don't focus on your unstable and delicate situation
And I'll deal mine
I'll handle my situation independently
Fall off the table,
Collapsing and coming apart
Get swept under
Being ignored and forgotten
Denial, denial
Refusing to accept reality
The infrastructure will collapse
The foundation of your life will fall apart
Voltage spikes
Unexpected surges of emotion
Throw your keys in the bowl
Giving up control and surrendering to fate
Kiss your husband goodnight
Make peace with your current situation
Your ears should be burning
You should be feeling guilty or embarrassed
Contributed by Leo E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ryansample6016
Lyrics:
I don't want to be your friend
I just want to be your lover
No matter how it ends
No matter how it starts
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Fall off the table
Get swept under
Denial, denial
The infrastructure will collapse
Voltage spikes
Throw your keys in the bowl
Kiss your husband goodnight
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Fall off the table
And get swept under
Denial, denial
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
@fahimfaysal7934
I don't wanna be your friend
I just wanna be your lover
No matter how it ends
No matter how it starts
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Fall off the table,
And get swept under
Denial, denial
The infrastructure will collapse
From voltage spikes
Throw your keys in the bowl
Kiss your husband 'good night'
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Fall off the table,
And get swept under
Denial, denial
Denial, denial
Your ears are burning
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
Denial, denial
@Strog_23
The good thing about Radiohead is they put you in touch with your feelings, the bad thing about Radiohead is they put you in touch with your feelings
@ashleyjohnson325
Exactly.
@javiivergaraa8542
Don't forget that they put you in touch with your feelings
@rayl2468
@@javiivergaraa8542 like deep feelings
@lucasc5622
wow so deep
@clairehansberry5137
Yep, absolutely but also the great thing about Radiohead, is when you feel neutral about things. Life isn’t fantastic but it’s not shit either, you can really appreciate how beautiful some of the songs are.
@tobiwilliams5294
Thom Yorke has the most fascinating, ethereal sounding voice I've ever heard
@redskies4530
Hi I recommend a new indie song and video called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
@tobiwilliams5294
@@redskies4530 thank you!
@emamendez2321
That is called heavy reverb in post processing