Daydreaming

The harmonic structure of Daydreaming is built on a simple descending foundation, but its complexity arises from the rhythmic layering and the arrangement. Jonny Greenwood’s piano motif utilizes a 3-against-2 polyrhythm that makes the steady 4/4 pulse feel fluid and untethered. The transition from A minor to C major serves as a primary emotional pivot. The coda introduces microtonal string arrangements and reversed vocal textures that obscure the functional harmony, shifting the focus from chordal progression to timbral dissolution.

The track began with Jonny Greenwood playing piano in a jam session without Thom Yorke, who later added vocals in a separate session. Yorke described the completion of the song as a breakthrough for the album sessions.

"Daydreaming" anchors 'A Moon Shaped Pool' with Jonny Greenwood’s minimalist piano and the London Contemporary Orchestra’s cinematic strings. The track uses manipulated tape loops and reversed vocals to explore themes of personal separation, accompanied by a surrealist film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.