Radio
Libertine Lyrics
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I will call across Radio America
Right across America I will call
Yes I will call all across Radio America
Right across America I will call
If call I must do
To take my love my love to you
There a lovely young girl on?
And all across Africa, China and Australia
I will call
Call you down in New Mexico
In New Brighton and Tokyo
I will call
If call I must do
To take my love my love to you
For well it may hap' that these are they
Your happiest days
Oh my good old friend
I see you chanced your arm again
Red faced president
Took afternoon tea with her majesty the Queen
And they watched old films flicker
Across the old palace movie screen crying
What a shame as she slipped in the rain
The poor dancing girl she won't dance again
And they said it was a transmission
To take my love my love to you
The lyrics of Libertine's song "Radio" seem to be about someone who is willing to go to great lengths to bring their love to them. The singer is saying that if they need to make a call, they will call across Radio America, all across Africa, China, and Australia. It seems like the singer is either in a different place or is unable to visit their lover, and they are resorting to using technology to bring them together. The repetition of "I will call" emphasizes the singer's determination to reach their lover, no matter how far away they might be.
The singer mentions different places like New Mexico, New Brighton, and Tokyo that they will call down to in order to bring their love closer to them. The lines "For well it may hap' that these are they, Your happiest days" indicate that the singer believes that the moments they share with their lover will be the happiest days of their lives. The lines "Oh my good old friend, I see you chanced your arm again" seem to be a nod to the unpredictable nature of love, acknowledging that sometimes things don't go as planned.
The last stanza is a bit obscure in meaning, but it seems to describe a public event where a dancing girl slips in the rain and is unable to dance again. The line "And they said it was a transmission to take my love my love to you" sounds like a cryptic message, perhaps indicating that there is more to the story, and the singer is trying to convey something important to their lover.
Line by Line Meaning
If I get the call
If I receive a notification
I will call across Radio America
I will use the radio in America to communicate
Right across America I will call
I will communicate across the entire nation of America
Yes I will call all across Radio America
I will communicate through the radio to listeners all over America
If call I must do
If I must make a call
To take my love my love to you
To communicate my love to you
There a lovely young girl on?
Is there a pretty girl listening?
And all across Africa, China and Australia
All over the nations of Africa, China, and Australia
Call you down in New Mexico
Communicate directly with you in New Mexico
In New Brighton and Tokyo
Also communicate with people in New Brighton and Tokyo
For well it may hap' that these are they
It's possible that these are the moments we'll treasure
Your happiest days
The best days of your life
Oh my good old friend
Addressing his good old friend
I see you chanced your arm again
I see that you took another risk
Red faced president
Embarrassed president
Took afternoon tea with her majesty the Queen
Had tea with the Queen of England
And they watched old films flicker
And they viewed old movies that intermittently turned on and off
Across the old palace movie screen crying
Crying while watching the movies on the ancient palace screen
What a shame as she slipped in the rain
It's regrettable that she fell in the rain
The poor dancing girl she won't dance again
The girl who loved to dance can't dance anymore
And they said it was a transmission
It was reported that it was a message being sent
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CARL BARAT, PETER DOHERTY
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