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Embracing Fragmentation: Radiohead's Echo of Broken Realities
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Lyrics

You can force it but it will not come

Attempting to force a change, but it remains elusive.

You can taste it but it will not form

Trying to understand or experience something, but it won't take a tangible form.

You can crush it but it's always here

Attempting to destroy or eliminate it, but it persists.

You can crush it but it's always near

Reiterating the idea that despite efforts to crush it, the issue is ever-present.

Chasing you home

The persistent problem follows and haunts you.


Saying, everything is broken

Declaring that everything is in a state of disarray or dysfunction.

Everyone is broken

Asserting that everyone is experiencing brokenness or challenges.


You can force it but it will stay stung

Repeating the futility of forcing change, suggesting it will persist in a painful way.

You can crush it as dry as a bone

Comparing the attempt to crush it to drying something out, implying a relentless nature.

You can walk it home straight from school

Suggesting a mundane or routine aspect by referring to walking home straight from school.

You can kiss, you can break all the rules

Encouraging breaking societal or personal rules as an act of rebellion.


But still, everything is broken

Reiterating the pervasive brokenness in everything.

Everyone is broken

Emphasizing the universality of experiencing brokenness.

Everyone is, everyone is broken

Repeating the idea that everyone is broken, reinforcing a collective struggle.

Everyone is, everything is broken

Highlighting the pervasive nature of brokenness in all aspects of existence.


Why can't you forget?

Pondering the difficulty of forgetting or moving on from the persistent issues.

Why can't you forget?

Repeating the question, emphasizing the challenge of forgetting.

Why can't you forget?

Reiterating the inquiry about the difficulty of forgetting, possibly suggesting a theme of enduring memories or unresolved issues.

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