Song pick of the month

"Fog (Again)"
by: Radiohead

This band in my believe is the very root of the genre that became Coldplay, the Fray, etc. Although they're considered to not have as much momentum as their predecessors (although I beg to differ), their lyrics still are very deep. They manage to create metaphors that are completely from the left field. This month's song is by Radiohead, "Fog". When you read the lyrics below you will see why Radiohead is one of my favorite bands.

My interpretation of the song is about someone from the view of the singer, who's watched this person grow from a young excited little boy to someone who's done something unforgivable. It seems that the narrator blames himself/herself for the atrocity caused by the child and questions how could this transition have happened.

I have heard of other interpretations; one interesting on going around the internet is that this song is about war torn children. They begin life without a care and suddenly launched into a grim reality of civilization: the "fog" of war. They are forced to be ferocious, they are trained to kill or be killed, but they will always be considered children to someone who cared for them.


Lyrics: Fog
There's a little child
Running around this house
And he never leaves
He will never leave
And a fog comes up from the sewers
And glows in the dark

Baby alligators in the sewers
Grow up fast
Grow up fast
Anything you want
It can be done

How did you go bad?
Did you go bad?
Did you go bad?
S ome things never wash away
Did you go bad?
Did you go bad?