Hearing this song feels even more like a near death experience

Him saying "half of my life" is one of the most powerful statements I have ever heard in my entire existence.

This song is a magnificent portrait of a deep and powerful human feeling. Rachel Owen (1968-2016) was Tom Yorke´s wife for 23 years, and the mother of his offspring. They amicably separated in 2015, one year before shed died from cancer (2016); the same year of the release of Daydreaming. Besides the powerful and emotional lyrics, the video of this song is filled with symbolism i.e, the number of doors that Tom opens are 23, as well as the fact that some argue that the reversed video shows how Tom closes the doors of his past, revisiting moments of his life with Rachel until she is in the hospital and he moves on. It's astonishing how well preserved the harmony of the song is while reversed and some people argue about a hidden message. Reversed lyrics (self-interpretation): 0:06-0:36 Half of my life.......... Half of my love......... Half of my life....... Half of my love...... Half of my life......... Half of my love....... 01:10-02:30 Na, na, na, na na....... 02:28-03:26 I...., I see....death.... I´ll sleep after....... I´m...close............ so closer....... Why me...why....... you now......... In my...., in mind... soaks up............ 04:33-05:05 No....... No one...... There´s no one...... Yet alive........... It´ll end.......... It´ll end........ in tears.........

half of my life / half of my love

While the original version may be ciphered as Thom opening each door which represent each years of his life in Marriage with Rachel and the memories of the places and the events that he associates with those years, the reversed version sort of shows that Thom might actually be reminiscing his memories and then closing off his feelings for those memories as he shuts the doors. OR I may have looked too deep into this.

3:23 -"Ahh. This beach sucks."

When Thom goes forward and Thom goes backwards somewhere they will meet

also in revers this sound like a real radiohead song hahahah...love this band!

That reverse deep gurgling voice scares the fuck out of me

23 doors for the 23 years - "half of my life" he was with Rachel Owen apparently...from what I've read around.

Holy God, this video it's meant to be watched in reverse, the meaning of the video becomes more clear, the way he just open(close) the doors i feel like he's closing the chapters of his life and finally he goes away. So many emotions in this piece of art. Genius Thom.

All Radiohead songs from Kid A onwards have a multi-track approach where a group plays in one direction and another in reverse and then they are overlayed. They decompose and recompose music well, making simple melodies into something that goes beyond.

2:28 - 3:08 "i see death, i see it back, i'm... close, so close, wonder why, oh no"

The song is about his 'divorce' with Owen, as most of the album is. He's saying at the 'start' "Half of my life" in reverse. Thom is 47, when he was 46 him and Owen got separated, they were together for 23 years. Also, Pablo Honey was released on 1993. Exactly 23 years ago, half of Thom's life.

if someone says this doesnt work, they obvioulsy dont know that Thom Yorke walks in reverse naturally, he's a master at it, yep. Notice how he also isnt pushing the doors (normal mode) so it works in reverse because he's actually closing them as well.

"Half of my life" It's no secret that Thom has been eating peanuts daily for half of his life and he finally quit his addiction while writing this song. Half of 46 years is 23 years. 23 doors is how many years he's been eating peanuts. All makes sense.

I heard "Half Life 3 confirmed"

It's still so eerily good. Love Radiohead, they're able to make music that is just as listenable in reverse. Amazing.

I feel like the video reversed almost captures the true spirit of the song. Things ending, chapters of life ending. I love both versions but this one feels like a punch in the heart. I mean that in a good way

it's funny that it works backwards, like it was on purpose

number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine

Thom Yorke is the most beautiful soul.

the way he closes the doors and the way he looked back at 5:49,he knew that this people wil play it in reverse and wanted to,this is pure art

No es ni será la única banda/artista que haga que sus canciones tengan infinitas interpretaciones, pero vaya que te dejan boquiabierto. Radiohead es único e indivisible.

Sounds pretty similar backwards to me, still class

Half of my life. half of his life he was married.

now. He's closing doors!

Radiohead-The Scientist

'Half of my life.' It's so sad since he got divorced :(

In the video he walks through 23 doors, he was attached to his partner for 23 years, the feels are real ;-;

I realized that the voices in the normal song are backwards. Fucking genious. It would be really nice hear the original and then this, like the first one makes a big crunch or something like that

This song expresses the same emotions - sadness, grief, loss - in this version the same as the first version. Thom is an artistic genius, and an emotionally broken man. If you've ever lost a life partner, or a lover with bipolar, you'll understand.

He's so attractive.

Thom, I want all my Garmonbozia.

Reverse version got number one on Chinese Billboard....

He walks through 27 doors. One door for every year of half of his life.

Half of my life.

(after the groans of 'Half of my life') - starting about: 2.26 Me, asleep rat, Asleep at you, I'm, Loathe, Soak arson, World mayhem what? World down. Oh nigh, In life, looks up, Merge, Mayhem, No trust in man, You usurp, No, No armour, Works no armour, You're fucking gone, now, no end, world went, her knees. My lyric interpretation, thanks for reading, hope you liked it.

The ending kinda reminds me of some of the dream sequences in Cormac McCarthy books, in particular the ending to Cities of the Plain.

'I Still Love You!" - The beginning.

DAAAAMN at the very end it looks like hes actually walking forward, you can tell this was meant to be viewed in reverse by the way he is stepping backwards through the doors and closing them intentionally. In his song he talks about how he wants to go in time, so its almost like this is what he is doing. this is pure gold.

Grief never leaves you, occasionally it will come knocking when you are least prepared for it. However, you have to walk away from it otherwise it will never leave you alone. Revisit the memories of the people who are important to you, but never stay the night.

I think it was meant to be viewed backwards. Or at least thought of in that way. The vocals in the ending of the song beg to be shifted and reversed to decipher. They end up being "Half of my life" a likely reference to the time he spent with his ex wife. So in the "beginning" of this video, he's literally in a dark cave lying down meditating on the pain murmuring "half of my life" just totally distraught. Then he spends the rest of the video awkwardly walking backwards through life's everyday activities. It portrays both the uneasiness that comes with being unhappy in a world where everyone else seems to be acting normally, and the struggle and clumsiness that come with trying to be okay living everyday life alone again. By the end of the video he starts to better assimilate, and in the last few seconds his walking backwards is barely distinguishable from the other silhouettes walking forwards in the same direction.

You've met with a terrible fate haven't you

As if the original video was not creepy enough. That one even scares me more :P

From the hell 0:00 to the light at the end of the tunnel 6:08

I still find myself coming back to this

in mother russia radiohead listens to yoooou

"Half my life, all of my heart"

I think the lyrics sites have got it wrong. Rather than saying "half of my life" six times in the final 35 seconds (or in this reverse version the first 35 seconds), it seems to me like he's repeating two different statements three times. Follow his lips and you'll see what I mean. I think he's saying "half of my life, I fooled my love" x3

This is a masterpiece, even in reverse mode

2:30 "I'll sleep after"

i feel like the original has the comfort intended for a wider audience. he enjoys his memories and ends up in comfort at a warm fireplace (even if he is alone). this version he experiences those times, closes the doors and walks into the unknown, the bright light with no excitement and nothing. just cold, alone, and in a tunnel. I feel like this version is more close to truth a lot of the time. there is no comfort, these things happen, people die and sometimes theres no comfort. we just carry on. cold and lonely heading towards to unknown.

he's like the key maker of the matrix!

this was a great idea-it works well in reverse, and was quite beautiful.

Song was probably written during Thom's separation with his partner/wife... the end is saying "half of my life..."

"I'll sleep after"

I cried uncontrollably watching this. Damn.

even reversed it sounds like a radiohead song...

Does anyone else find this entire thing so much ear-friendly to watch and listen to? Just like the original?By the way, i love it how in the original it seems as though he lives and then accepts death and dies and in this its exactly the same. Like he wakes up in a cave (just like a man back from the dead) and goes backwards just to find that he was already dead, and accepts it, and fades out.

its me,or in the 4:59 the microwave says "HELP"

It Is infinity. He goes from light where there is many people coming and going (source) then goes to the most lonesome dark. Then he wakes up, heads back towards light and source. It’s like the infinity symbol. Just a soul voyage.

3:18 "aaaaa viiiiibe" lmao

Half of my life. Thom spent exactly half of his life with his ex girlfriend.

I feel so happy to be alive at the same time as the existence this video.

doesnt anyone hear the harmony or octive notes saying HEAVEN OR HELL? creepy

wow it works in reverse too, genius! it's like a reversible jacket! you can wear both ways!

is this how we feel when we die??

still sound pretty good to me

this is just so beautiful

If you play the reverse and forward versions together they meet in the middle when Thom is in the elevator and sings the only lyrics that he mouths, 'beyond me / beyond you". It looks like Paul Thomas Anderson really worked with the half/half, forward/back, yin/yang motif.

The video Backwards is so good It would have been awesome if this was it released and have the users confused and try to be the first to turn it around and upload :)

I’ve noticed that Thom looked more calmer in the beginning(of the reverse) video, but towards the end, he somewhat looked more sadder

He says "I've found my love"

it has got one of the best lyrics I've ever heard. Thom tells us about the fact that we try to keep our dreams prior to reality. and HALF OF MY LIFE.

in the regular video he's entering her life for 23 years. and in the reversed video he's leaving her life.

"Half-Life 3 will never be released"

perfecto. perfecto. la mejor banda. demasiadas sensaciones juntas. aleluya.

Live he sings “careful my love” Then loops it backwards. I can sort of hear that here instead of “half of my life/love.” Either way, this is cool to watch backwards.

That is amazing, even when song is played backwards it has a meaning, im repeating it on and on and find out new lyrcis every time, 4:40 "you've lied"

That's terrifying !

Porcupine Tree vibes. Very strong PT vibes.

And after closing all the doors he is ready to walk towards the light, ready to face the death of that part of his life. Perhaps.

Amazing how well this works in reverse.

I remember this song and good video of reversing it

wow, you notice a lot in reverse. like thoms walking posture. that shit is fucked.

this is better than i thought

wow the violins backwards sound awsome

Lovely either way thank you for making.

i cried to this.

One of the greatest of all time

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry You don't know how lovely you are

Thom forgot his phone and had to go back

I haven't cried this much since bullet proof.... I wish I was

oh, it's mr. Nobody ending scene

Thom be like, I’ll just let myself out, no pressure.

Oh dear Radiohead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Speed it up 2x. What you think he is saying? It sounds like "Answer me now."

This very well could have been an actual Radiohead song. It feels like that.

There is also a hidden message in the beginning of the non-reversed track between 7-9 seconds, a very faint woman speaking.