Radio Moscow formed in Ames in 2004, a collaboration between two garage punk enthusiasts whose tastes had shifted into the heavy side of late-'60s psychedelia. Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and drummer Parker Griggs and bassist Luke McDuff approached Auerbach with a demo following a Black Keys gig, and the more established musician was impressed enough to both produce their debut album and to get the duo signed to his label, Alive Records. Although Griggs and McDuff recorded their self-titled first album as a duo, the pair hired drummer Mayuko to complete the trio for live purposes shortly before the album's release.
The band continued as a two-piece for 2009's hard-hitting Brain Cycles and 2011's even beefier The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz. In 2012, Alive released 3 and 3 Quarters, an album Griggs recorded by himself in 2003 when he was 17 years old and much more heavily influenced by Pebbles-style garage rock. For the 2014 album Magical Dirt, Radio Moscow unveiled a new lineup, with Griggs joined by a fresh rhythm section, bassist Anthony Meier and drummer Paul Marrone. Now officially a power trio, the group documented its new on-stage force with the 2016 release Live in California. The following year saw the group ink a deal with Century Media Records and release the heavy psych-fueled New Beginnings, their fifth studio long-player.
Biography by Stewart Mason
I Just Don't Know
Radio Moscow Lyrics
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I don't know what to do with myself
planning everything for two
doing everything with you
and now that we're through
I just don't know what to do
I just don't know what to do with myselfI don't know what to do with myself
movies only make me sad
parties make me feel as bad
cause I'm not with you
I just don't know what to do
like a summer rose
needs the sun and rain
I need your sweet love
to beat love away
well I don't know what to do with myself
just don't know what to do with myself
planning everything for two
doing everything with you
and now that we're through
I just don't know what to do
like a summer rose
needs the sun and rain
I need your sweet love
to beat love away
I just don't know what to do with myself
just don't know what to do with myself
just don't know what to do with myself
I don't know what to do with myself
The lyrics to Radio Moscow's "I Just Don't Know" are heartfelt and mournful, describing the sense of loss and confusion that can come with the end of a relationship. The singer is unable to find purpose or joy in their life now that their partner is gone, with even simple activities like watching movies or attending parties reminding them of their loneliness. The repeated refrain of "I just don't know what to do with myself" emphasizes the singer's sense of helplessness and uncertainty.
The comparison between the singer's need for their former lover's love and a summer rose's need for sun and rain creates a poignant metaphor for the power and necessity of love. Without it, even the most vibrant and beautiful things wilt and wither away. The desperation in the singer's longing for their former partner is palpable, making the listener feel the weight of their loss.
Overall, the lyrics to "I Just Don't Know" captures the universal experience of heartbreak and the struggle to move on from a deep love.
Line by Line Meaning
I just don't know what to do with myself
I am lost and don't know how to live my life without you.
I don't know what to do with myself
I am feeling empty and directionless without you.
planning everything for two
I used to plan all my activities and events around us being together.
doing everything with you
I used to do everything with you and now it's hard to do things alone.
and now that we're through
Now that our relationship has ended.
movies only make me sad
I watch movies and feel sad because they remind me of you.
parties make me feel as bad
I go to parties and feel bad because you're not there with me.
cause I'm not with you
I am struggling because I am not with you.
like a summer rose
Similar to a flower in the summer.
needs the sun and rain
Needs both the sun and rain to survive.
I need your sweet love
I need your love and kindness to feel complete.
to beat love away
To overcome the sadness of being apart.
Contributed by Lila S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Rastapopoulpos1
i tried to write it but my english isn't perfect so there is some "franglish" (for those who know..) ...
If some one could complete :
I don't know
But "sladazvi" about the way i go
I don't know
Just who you are no "pachiko"
Cause i just don't know, i just don't know..
I don't know
But "sladazvi" about the "prack" you show
i don't know
Just who you are no way you know (??)
(solo)
All in confusion
It hill me when i wait (??)
The payer is an order (??)
It show contain
All in confuion
What do You vote into my day (??)
The payer is an order
"Zomeniday"(??)
@Tsotha
This album comes with the message "play as high as possible" - and they weren't kidding.
@gmc6389
Just discovered these lads, top stuff very talented guitar player
@benja9348
and drummer too!
@enfurno
The best, period. I have all of their albums on vinyl and they all freaking rock!
@lisajju
Great find..
@maximilianohuayta2414
Que poder tiene esta Banda lpm!!!
@nyoup1882
0:56 always, always scream too... Awesome song, brings me back some memories now.
@towelie4202
You guys kick ass!
@fersanchez11
Its like if Zeppelin, Hendrix and graveyard had a baby.....fucking awsome
@brodyzakira3078
Sounds like some really good gay porn and I'm not even gay