There are at least 2 artists under this name:

1) Radon was one of tw… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 2 artists under this name:

1) Radon was one of two bands* that helped turn around the Gainesville punk music scene in 1991, and blazed the trail for bands like Hot Water Music and Less Than Jake a few years later! (*Spoke was the other band!) They played pop punk with an edge and a purpose, throwing in some politics and some harmonica for good measure.

The first Radon LP was a self-titled live album. They recorded their first studio LP '28' in 1993 but it wasn't released until 1998, another CD ('We Bare All') compiling their 7"s, compilation tracks, and a few live versions was released in 2002, and they reunited in 2005 to play The Fest 4 and record 2006's 'Metric Buttloads of Rock'.

Bill Clower - drums
Dave Rohm - guitar, vocals
Brent Wilson - bass, vocals

2) Radon was a Swedish punk band from Brandbergen. They were active in the late '70s and early '80s, and released a single titled Thinner - Killen Blöder in 1981.

Haiti
Radon Lyrics

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Yes, I'm glad you made it,
'Cause I got a lot to say about a little country in the water.
See, they're not so happy on an island in the Caribbean.
The folks, their luck has all run out

And they're drownin' all the opposition.
Travel down this road to the port of Miami,
They're turning them away every day.

And look who's sitting on that city commission,

Well they came here not long ago.
And It's the thoughts that cover up a 'weak heart
And that marks a shallow soul.
The front that blocks off the sight of the spectrum of life

Tries to polarize the whole...
I guess I'll never know...

If we all came over on a boat,
How can you act like you walked here on the water?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Radon's song Haiti seem to be a commentary on the impoverished state of the Caribbean Island and the way the world seems to be turning a blind eye to it. The first stanza talks about how the singer is glad that the listener made it because they have a lot to say about the little country in the water. The next line refers to the fact that the people of Haiti are not happy, and their luck has all run out. They are drowning in poverty and despair, and their opposition is being oppressed.

The second stanza introduces the people who are supposed to be helping them - the city commission. However, the singer believes that they are not doing their job, and are turning people away every day. The commission is blocking the way of the people who need help, and the singer accuses them of being shallow and hiding behind thoughts that cover up a weak heart. The last line of the second stanza talks about the front that blocks off the spectrum of life, which tries to polarize everything. The singer is frustrated and admits that they'll never know why people continue to act this way.

The final stanza brings it all together, introducing the thought that we're all immigrants of some sort. The singer is questioning the way that some people act like they walked on water instead of coming over on a boat. The song, at its core, seems to be a passionate plea for people to open their eyes to the plight of others, and not to forget where they came from.

Line by Line Meaning

Yes, I'm glad you made it,
I'm happy to see you here.

'Cause I got a lot to say about a little country in the water.
I have a lot to say regarding a small country in the ocean.

See, they're not so happy on an island in the Caribbean.
The people on the Caribbean island are unhappy.

The folks, their luck has all run out
The locals' fortunes have all but vanished.

And they're drownin' all the opposition.
The authorities suppress their opponents.

Travel down this road to the port of Miami,
Follow the route to Miami's harbor,

They're turning them away every day.
They're being rejected regularly.

And look who's sitting on that city commission,
Observe who holds a position of power in that city's council.

Well, they came here not long ago.
They came here fairly recently.

And It's the thoughts that cover up a 'weak heart
It's their ideology that conceals emotional fragility.

And that marks a shallow soul.
This signifies their deficient character.