i say


can i ask you a very, very personal question
you say yes, but you are nervous to find out what this question is
i say,
what is your favorite radiohead album
you laugh and say, well, that is definitely a very personal question, i can tell that you are actually being serious
i secretly hope in my brain that you will not say the bends, pablo honey or some shit like that
not because i don't like them, i do, but in comparison with kid a and amnesiac and all that, it's like comparing enrique iglesias to the books
pop vs art
art vs pop
meaning vs nothing
you say
amnesiac first, kid a second, ok computer third, my top three exactly
and i'm grinning, not that this is any indicator of how we will get along or whether or not anything betweens us means anything
but it means that in a way
you understand some things
the way i understand things, maybe