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Junior Boys Lyrics


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Let's leave tonight
one last time
before it gets to cold

just one more round
in that tourist town
with another home for sale
and then one more year
becomes one more year
and you'll forget me soon i fear

through the crooked roads
and the static codes
on the hotel radios

[missing]... broken down again
[missing]... so still around .... from the rain
[missing]... and it won't play
[missing]... till you say you're ok

and the motor starts
it's cold and vicious heart
moves me close to you each day

and when i arrive
my god you'll be surprised
of all the lines that changed

and one more year
becomes one more year
and lights become less clear

so let's meet the road
tonight we'll drive back home
forget the hotel radios

[missing]... broken down again
[missing]... so still around .... from the rain




[missing]... and it won't play
[missing]... till you say you're ok

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Junior Boys' song FM suggest the theme of leaving behind a stagnant life and finding a new beginning. The song talks about leaving before it gets too cold, indicating that the change is needed before it becomes too late. The line 'just one more round in that tourist town with another home for sale' hints at the idea of finding a new place to call home. However, the fear of being forgotten is present in the lyrics as well, as the persona thinks that 'one more year becomes one more year, and you'll forget me soon I fear'. This fear of being forgotten is further amplified by the mention of 'the crooked roads and the static codes on the hotel radios', which highlights the perpetual movement in life and how it can be lonely at times.


The song seems to be about a person who is leaving behind their past and everything they know to start anew. As the persona says, 'and the motor starts it's cold and vicious heart, moves me close to you each day', it is evident that they are trying to get closer to someone special by leaving everything behind. The lyrics make it clear that after traveling through crooked roads while listening to static codes on hotel radios, the persona finally arrives and everything has changed. However, even though it may take 'one more year becomes one more year and lights become less clear', the song is an ode to the journey of starting again and moving forward.


Line by Line Meaning

Let's leave tonight
Let's go away tonight


one last time
for the final time


before it gets too cold
before the temperature drops too low


just one more round
one more complete revolution


in that tourist town
in a town commonly visited by tourists


with another home for sale
with another property available for purchase


and then, one more year
and after that, another year


becomes one more year
turns into another year


and you'll forget me soon I fear
and you'll forget about me, which I'm worried about


through the crooked roads
driving along winding paths


and the static codes
and the unclear radio frequencies


on the hotel radios
on the radios inside hotels


[missing]... broken down again
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


[missing]... so still around .... from the rain
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


[missing]... and it won't play
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


[missing]... till you say you're ok
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


and the motor starts
and the engine begins to run


it's cold and vicious heart
the engine is cold and unforgiving


moves me close to you each day
brings me closer to you every day


and when I arrive
and when I reach my destination


my god you'll be surprised
you'll be very surprised


of all the lines that changed
about all of the things that have changed


and one more year
and after that, another year


becomes one more year
turns into another year


and lights become less clear
and the view becomes more obscure


so let's meet the road
let's hit the road


tonight we'll drive back home
tonight we'll drive back to our house


forget the hotel radios
don't pay attention to the radios inside hotels


[missing]... broken down again
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


[missing]... so still around .... from the rain
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


[missing]... and it won't play
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete


[missing]... till you say you're ok
a part of the lyrics is missing, so interpretation is incomplete




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