This song is certainly about a man that loves a girl that’s in a relationship. He wants to be her lover.
He talks about a “house of cards”, which means a “insubstantial or insecure situation or scheme”, and what he means is that her marriage is unstable and prone to fail.
There is also a referenc...
[Verse 1]
I don't want to be your friend
I just want to be your lover
No matter how it ends
No matter how it starts
[Chorus]
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
And fall off the table, get swept under
Denial, denial
[Verse 2]
The infrastructure will collapse
From voltage spikes
Throw your keys in the bowl
Kiss your husband 'goodnight'
[Chorus]
And forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Fall off the table, get swept under
Denial, denial
Denial, denial
(Your ears should be burning)
Denial, denial
(Your ears should be burning)
House of Cards was written by Thom Yorke & Ed O’Brien & Colin Greenwood & Jonny Greenwood & Philip Selway.
House of Cards was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Radiohead released House of Cards on Wed Oct 10 2007.