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Jul 3rd 2012!⃝The 'house of cards' is the life we all struggle to build(house, job, marriage, kids, car, possessions), a tedious and unstable fantasy of stability on the verge of collapse. The cards falling off the table that get swept under represents the life in society we build which is so meaningless that it is not rebuilt when it comes down, but rather is replaced by a new 'house of cards' built by someone eager to have their good times and unwilling to face the meaningless cycle that we all go through. We build something temporary for glory, and when it is gone, it's not remembered.
'The infrastructure will collapse from voltage spikes' is pretty straight forward. All that we have built, this magnificent technology based world will be it's own undoing.
'throw your keys in the bowl, kiss your husband goodnight.' is an image of the comfortable life we lead, the routine we fall into and perhaps a word of advice from mr. Yorke to enjoy it while it lasts.
'Denial, your ears should be burning'
Is saying: we are all too comfortable to face the reality of the havoc our existence causes the world. And that last line is simply saying thay 'you' i.e. The listener or anyone and everyone is guilty of playing a part in the unstable world we have built and it's inevitable collapse or, even worse, our plunge into hidden slavery.
~daniel byington
