Prove Yourself

Unveiling Existential Struggles: "Prove Yourself" by Radiohead
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Lyrics

I can't afford to breathe in this town

Expresses feeling suffocated or constrained due to financial limitations in the town.

Nowhere to sit without a gun in my hand

Highlights the pervasive sense of danger or threat, making it difficult to find a safe place.

Look back up to the cathode ray

Refers to looking back at the cathode ray, possibly symbolizing nostalgia or reminiscing about the past.

I'm better off dead

Expresses a desire for an escape from the struggles or challenges faced, suggesting death as a preferable alternative.

I'm better off dead

Reiteration of the desire or belief that being dead is a better state.

I'm better off

Continuation of the sentiment that being in a non-existent state might be preferable.


Prove yourself

Repeatedly urging oneself or someone else to demonstrate their worth or capabilities.

Prove yourself

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Prove yourself

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I want to breathe, I want to grow

Expresses the longing for freedom and personal growth.

I'd say I want it but I don't know how

Uncertainty about how to achieve desires despite expressing the want for them.

I work, I bleed, I beg, I pray

Indicates a cycle of hardship, effort, and reliance on faith or hope.


And I'm better off dead

Reiteration of the belief that being dead might be a preferable state.

I'm better off dead

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I'm better off

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Prove yourself

Continued emphasis on the need for proving oneself or demonstrating worth.

Prove yourself

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Prove yourself

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I'm better off dead

Reiteration of the sentiment that being dead might be preferable.

I'm better off dead

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I'm better off

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Prove yourself

Repetitive urging for validation or demonstration of worth.

Prove yourself

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Prove yourself

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Prove yourself (whoa)

Continued emphasis on the need to prove oneself, possibly with heightened emotion.

Prove yourself

Continued insistence on the act of proving oneself.

Prove yourself

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Prove yourself

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