Radio Lyrics
Shaking like a dog shitting razorblades
Waking up next to nothing after dreaming of you and me
I'm waking up all alone, waking up so relieved
While you're taking your time with apologies
I'm making my plans for revenge
Red eyes on orange horizons
If Columbus was wrong I'd drive straight off the edge
I'd drive straight off the edge
[Verse 2]
Taking your own life with boredom
I'm taking my own life with wine
It helps you to rule out the sorrow
It helps me to empty my mind
Making the most of a bad time
I'm smoking the brains from my head
Leaving the coal calling the kettle black and orange and red
This kettle is seeing red.
[Chorus]
I've got a big fat fucking bone to pick with you my darling
In case you haven't heard I'm sick and tired of trying
I wish you would take my radio to bathe with you
Plugged in and ready to fall
Shaking like a dog shitting razorblades
Waking up next to nothing after dreaming of you and me
I'm waking up all alone, waking up so relieved
While you're taking your time with apologies
I'm planning out my revenge
Red eyes on orange horizons
If Columbus was wrong I'd drive straight off the edge
I'm seeing red
[Chorus]
I've got a big fat fucking bone to pick with you my darling
In case you haven't heard I'm sick and tired of trying
I wish you would take my radio to bathe with you
Plugged in and ready to fall
Plugged in and ready to fall
Plugged in and ready to fall
Plugged in and ready to fall
About
“Radio” is an unconventional break-up song. The song is about a couple who have tried multiple times to get their relationship to work but were never successful.
While both parties in the relationship have shown signs of an unhealthy relationship, the singer resolves the best course of action is to cut all all ties and end it.
In an interview with PunkNews, Skiba shares the idea behind the song:
[Laughing] But the story also goes that you hope somebody’s listening to your radio and it’s plugged in next to the bathtub so that it electrocutes them. It never goes as far to say that I hope it happens – it’s just there, next to the water you’re in. So not quite like wishing death upon somebody, but maybe thinking about it a little bit.
Q&A
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