Pyramid Song

Heavily influenced by Charles Mingus and the rhythm of hand-clapping patterns in Egyptian music, 'Pyramid Song' features one of the most famously debated time signatures in modern rock. Thom Yorke's piano chords drift against Phil Selway's swinging drumbeat, creating a fluid, temporal disorientation. Lyrically, it explores themes of the afterlife, drawing imagery from Dante's Inferno, Buddhism, and Egyptian mythology.