Speaker's Blown
Hit the Lights Lyrics

I can't hear you, you sound like static
The speaker cannot understand what the person is saying because they are speaking in a distorted tone

I can't hear you my ears have had it bad
The speaker's ears are tired and unable to interpret any more noise

You sound like a Radio with the speakers blown
The person's voice has become so distorted that it sounds like a radio with blown-out speakers

Treble high and the bass down low, Down low
The sound of the person's voice is high-pitched and tinny while lacking any bass or depth

Tonight I'm drowning in my favorite records
The speaker is consuming themselves in music to forget their current situation

Trying to forget how every thread Reminds me of the nights I spent with you
The speaker wants to forget the memories of their former relationship that are reminded by inanimate objects

They play the soundtrack to my falling tears
The music the speaker is listening to matches the emotion they are feeling and crying about

The soundtrack to this wasted year
The music the speaker is listening to matches the sadness felt over losing a year with their partner

And the sleeves hide scars better than I could ever do
The speaker uses music as a coping mechanism to hide their emotional pain even better than they could physically conceal it

So turn me up (so turn me up)
The speaker wants the sound of the music to be louder to take them away from their current reality

When you turn me on When we hear hearts break we'll say they're playing our song
The speaker and their partner associate a specific song with their relationship and the heartache they both feel

It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The sound of the music is so distorted it sounds like a broken radio

The kind of sound that you'll never know
The speaker is describing a specific sound that is familiar to them but may not be to others

Treble high and the bass down low
The sound of the music is high-pitched and tinny while lacking any bass or depth

The record plays to the beat of my heart
The speaker is identifying with the music and the rhythm of their heartbeats

And my heart you know it plays like a metronome
The speaker's heart beats in a consistent and steady rhythm like a metronome used in music

If the record skips a beat my heart will too
The speaker is allowing the music to control their emotions and heart rate

So I'll play these records you've always hated
The speaker is choosing to play music their partner does not like due to their own emotional needs

I'm feeling so sick and medicated
The speaker is experiencing a physical and emotional pain and is taking medication to help alleviate this

Aw come on, why are you so nervous boy?
The speaker is asking their partner why they are tense or uncomfortable

My prescriptions read like ransom notes
The speaker's medication regimen feels like a demand for ransom, rather than a prescription to help them feel better

And love letters you never wrote
The speakers wishes their partner had expressed their love in writing

Help me feel like I'm not paranoid
The speaker is seeking comfort from the music because they feel that something is making them paranoid

The kind of sound that you'll never know
The speaker is describing a specific sound that is familiar to them but may not be to others

Woahoh woahoh Radio with the speakers blown
The song repeats its melancholic chorus again, lamenting distorted sound playing on the radio

The kind of sound that you'll never know
The speaker is describing a specific sound that is familiar to them but may not be to others

Treble high and the bass down low
The sound of the music is high-pitched and tinny while lacking any bass or depth