蓝奕邦 – Fake Plastic Trees – 歌曲的含义

an’t help believing
That I might be in love with the Fake Plastic You.
The lyrics of “Fake Plastic Trees” by Radiohead tell a story of a woman who lives in a world of artificiality. She has a fake Chinese rubber plant in a green plastic watering can, and she lives in a town full of rubber plants. She bought the plant from a rubber man just to get rid of herself. The woman is worn out by this fake world she lives in.

She lives with a broken man, a cracked polystyrene man who used to do surgery for girls in the eighties. However, gravity always wins, and he crumbles and burns. The man is also worn out by the artificial world they live in.

The chorus repeats the phrase “It wears her/him out” to emphasize the exhaustion and weariness of the characters. The lyrics then shift to the narrator’s perspective, who is in love with someone who is fake and plastic. The narrator can’t help the feeling that he might be in love with the Fake Plastic You.

Overall, the song is a commentary on the artificiality of modern society and the toll it takes on people. The use of plastic and rubber imagery emphasizes the theme of artificiality and the idea that people are becoming more and more disconnected from nature. The haunting melody and Thom Yorke’s emotive vocals add to the melancholic and introspective tone of the song. “Fake Plastic Trees” is a powerful and thought-provoking song that continues to resonate with listeners today.