Yorke found himself surrounded by people high on cocaine. He was particularly spooked by a woman who became violent after someone accidentally spilled a drink on her.
Musically, the track is a six-and-a-half-minute epic composed of three distinct sections written in different "states of mind": Radiohead – Paranoid Android
A mid-tempo opening with a sense of dread. Yorke found himself surrounded by people high on cocaine
The song's lyrical spark came from a disturbing night Thom Yorke spent at a posh Los Angeles bar. and an angel playing table tennis.
They navigate a bizarre, neon-colored world filled with miserable EU representatives, drug addicts, mermaids, and an angel playing table tennis.