Radiohead signed to EMI in 1991 and released their debut album, Pablo Honey, in 1993; their debut single, "Creep", became a worldwide hit. Radiohead's popularity and critical standing rose with the release of The Bends in 1995. Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), brought them international fame; noted for its complex production and themes of modern alienation, it is acclaimed as a landmark record and one of the best albums in popular music.
Radiohead's fourth album, Kid A (2000), marked a dramatic change in style, incorporating influences from electronic music, jazz, classical music and krautrock. Though Kid A divided listeners, it later attracted wide acclaim. It was followed by Amnesiac (2001), recorded in the same sessions. Hail to the Thief (2003), with lyrics addressing the War on Terror, was Radiohead's final album for EMI.
Radiohead self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows (2007), as a download for which customers could set their own price, to critical and chart success. Their eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), an exploration of rhythm, was developed using extensive looping and sampling. A Moon Shaped Pool (2016) prominently featured Jonny Greenwood's orchestral arrangements. Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Selway, and O'Brien have released solo albums; in 2021, Yorke and Jonny Greenwood debuted a new band, the Smile.
By 2011, Radiohead had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Their awards include six Grammy Awards and four Ivor Novello Awards, and they hold five Mercury Prize nominations, the most of any act. Seven Radiohead singles have reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart: "Creep" (1992), "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" (1996), "Paranoid Android" (1997), "Karma Police" (1997), "No Surprises" (1998), "Pyramid Song" (2001), and "There There" (2003). "Creep" and "Nude" (2008) reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Rolling Stone named Radiohead one of the 100 greatest artists of all time, and Rolling Stone readers voted them the second-best artist of the 2000s. Five Radiohead albums have been included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time lists. Radiohead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead
Studio albums
Pablo Honey (1993)
The Bends (1995)
OK Computer (1997)
Kid A (2000)
Amnesiac (2001)
Hail to the Thief (2003)
In Rainbows (2007)
The King of Limbs (2011)
A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
House of Cards itemprop=offers
Radiohead Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
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
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
The lyrics to Radiohead's song "House of Cards" speak to a kind of fraught, unstable relationship between two people. The singer "just want[s] to be [the other person's] lover," rather than their friend, despite knowing that this kind of love is risky and uncertain. The repetition of "forget about your house of cards, and I'll do mine" suggests that the two people may have conflicting priorities or agendas.
The metaphor of a "house of cards" is particularly apt here, as it represents a fragile structure that can easily fall apart if one wrong move is made. This image is reinforced by the lines "fall off the table and get swept under / denial, denial." It's as if the relationship is teetering on the edge of collapse, but both parties are in denial about its fragility.
The final lines of the song ("your ears should be burning / denial, denial") underscore this tension and suggest that something has gone wrong. The imagery of burning ears has connotations of malicious gossip and rumors, adding to the sense of instability and uncertainty that pervades the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to be your friend
I don't desire the platonic love of companionship
I just want to be your lover
I only desire to have romantic love with you
No matter how it ends
The eventual outcome does not affect my desire
No matter how it starts
The beginning of our romantic relationship does not affect my desire
Forget about your house of cards
Disregard the facade you've constructed to hide your problems and issues
And I'll do mine
I will also ignore the false image I've created
Fall off the table
Experience failure and suffering
Get swept under
Be forgotten or ignored in the aftermath
Denial, denial
Refusing to acknowledge one's problems or troubles
The infrastructure will collapse
The foundation of our relationship will fail
Voltage spikes
Tensions and conflicts will arise
Throw your keys in the bowl
Give up control and surrender to the inevitable end of our relationship
Kiss your husband goodnight
Say goodbye to your current partner and start anew with me
Your ears should be burning
You should be feeling guilt or shame for your actions
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLIN CHARLES GREENWOOD, EDWARD JOHN O'BRIEN, JONATHAN RICHARD GUY GREENWOOD, PHILIP JAMES SELWAY, THOMAS EDWARD YORKE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@datpham31415
Nice. It should get more views.
@funtret12
Actionscript was my jam on Highschool :D
@coltonoscopy
Newgrounds was good stuff!!
@hassanijazmirza
is cs50 update in 2019 or no ????
@coltonoscopy
yep cs50.edx.org was completely redone at the start of the year!