The trickster9/9/2023 And as I said earlier, the line "Hey, hey, hey, this is only halfway" is referring to the way that they view their relationship, half empty or negatively. You know, that friend of yours that is always bitching and complaining about the relationship that they're in. Now instead of the line being a good type of talking, it is referring to them talking bad about each other (probably to their friends). The second chorus if you notice says, "We're talking out the world" instead of "He's talking out the world." This is because it is the progression of the story. The second stanza is describing the end of their relationship when they both are tired of each other that that want OUT of the relationship. The first stanza of the second verse is before they are a couple when the guy has a crush on her and is wanting to be IN a relationship so bad it's driving him crazy. The "Hey, hey, hey, this is only halfway" is foreshadowing how their relationship is going to be, half full. In this case the boy is continually talking about this girl that he is head over heals for and complaining about how he is too nervous to ask her out. When Thom says "talking out the world", he is always referring to the mentioned person is complaining, bitching, or however you want to phrase it. The first time the chorus comes in it is referring to what it is going to explain in the second verse, which is the literal story absent of the metaphors. Becuase she is not able to have any effect on him anymore, she no longer has any power (at least on him). A preivous post by gs explains well why the trickster is meaningless and weak. The second stanza is again refering to him being high and because of this out of reach of the girl that left him, the trickster. "The air is sacred here In spite of your claim" - she was against him doing drugs and constantly condemned them while they were together. "Rust in my brain" is metaphorical of what a piece of machinery does when it sits and is not used for a long period of time, the brain being this machine. "Lost in the mountains" - He has become pothead to escape from his emotions. The first stanza is the narrator speaking from the present about himself after everything has happened that will be told through the song. My understanding of this song is a story of a relationship gone bad, as many Radiohead songs are.
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