Redlight
Antennas to Heaven Lyrics


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Redlight flickers in the dark
Throwing her electric shapes on the screen
A world of tiny colored spots
A world lacking that final dimension
And he watches, over tables and drawers that aren't his
He watches her flicker, illuminate, glance down at him from mounted on the wall
He watches because he trusts it
He trusts the walls without pictures and the surfaces without photographs
He trusts the sound of a zip over that of a door
He trusts the lock and key not being his
And the faceless cards that would let anybody in if they chose
Because he chose
He chose
She speaks only in silence
Without words, her mere presence is a sound
A dull hum that is there but not
She is only redlight
While he is emptiness
A card with a printed name
An unsigned dotted line

An empty mini bar
A forgotten badge crumpled on a forgotten lapel
But he has redlight every night
Redlight, wallpaper and minty breath
Because in the morning she is always gone
And then he has to ABC 1 his way to the car with a smile
And he will find foreign roads
And speak to static with a finger in his ear
He will find painted smiles that don't sign
And cheap wit cards to be crumpled in his wallet
He will drink spirits from paper cups
He will drink and laugh at the third dimension of the bar
And let the bar staff read his name to feel at home
He will find all of this and nothing else
He will find it and he will trust it
He will find it and he will trust it




He will find it and he will trust it
Because there is redlight in every turnoff on his road

Overall Meaning

In "Redlight" by Antennas to Heaven, the singer is observing the red light of a television in a dark room, creating a world of tiny colored spots on the screen that lacks a final dimension. The singer watches the red light with trust, as it illuminates and casts electric shapes over the room. The red light represents a comfort to the singer, who chooses it to fill the emptiness in his life. The singer trusts the walls, surfaces, and sound of a zipper over a door, but not the lock and key which could let anyone in. He is happy with just the red light and the minty breath of his companion, who leaves him in the morning. The singer is then forced to leave with a smile and find other distractions to fill the emptiness in his life, including painted smiles, cheap wit, spirits from paper cups, and roads with turnoffs that all have the comforting red light.


The song explores themes of loneliness, emptiness, and trust, as well as the human tendency to seek out distractions to fill this emptiness. The red light of the television acts as a metaphor for these distractions, which provide temporary comfort but ultimately leave the singer empty again. The singer trusts in the red light to provide a sense of comfort, but also recognizes the temporary nature of this comfort and the need to constantly seek out more distractions.


Line by Line Meaning

Redlight flickers in the dark
The red light blinks in the darkness


Throwing her electric shapes on the screen
The light casts shadows that play across the room


A world of tiny colored spots
The room is full of dancing shades of light


A world lacking that final dimension
The room is flat and empty


And he watches, over tables and drawers that aren't his
He sits and watches over foreign furniture


He watches her flicker, illuminate, glance down at him from mounted on the wall
He watches the light dance and shine, casting shadows on him from above


He watches because he trusts it
He sits and watches because he believes in the light


She speaks only in silence
The light has no words, only glow


Without words, her mere presence is a sound
Silence fills the room, but the light is still a presence


A dull hum that is there but not
The light creates a static presence in the room


She is only redlight
The light is nothing more than its color


While he is emptiness
The man himself is hollow, but he has the light


An empty mini bar
The hotel room bar is barren


A forgotten badge crumpled on a forgotten lapel
The man has left behind his work ID


But he has redlight every night
Despite the emptiness of his surroundings, he has the red light to keep him company


Redlight, wallpaper and minty breath
The man finds solace in the light, the wallpaper, and his own minty breath


Because in the morning she is always gone
In the morning, the light is gone


And then he has to ABC 1 his way to the car with a smile
He must go about his day as if nothing has changed, with a practiced smile and routine


And he will find foreign roads
He travels down unfamiliar roads


And speak to static with a finger in his ear
He talks on noisy phones and hears only static


He will drink spirits from paper cups
He drinks whiskey from disposable cups


He will drink and laugh at the third dimension of the bar
He finds humor in a crowded bar, full of tangible things


And let the bar staff read his name to feel at home
He allows strangers to use his name to make themselves comfortable


He will find all of this and nothing else
In his travels, he finds only the same things repeated


Because there is redlight in every turnoff on his road
The red light is always present, a constant companion on his journey


An unsigned dotted line
His life is incomplete and without direction




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Coleman Trapp, Jonathan Castelli, Luke Smith

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