Radio
Satan Takes a Holiday Lyrics


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Let's shake hands
Let's just shake 'em real good
Like all good girls
And the good boys would

And let's be friends
They would call us by our names
Don't have to love it to do it
Yes we know the game

Oh believe me
We are all deceiving
And I'm not to sure
That you'll like what you'll see

My radio is off

Let's be good
Let's get off
You've got to earn it
'Cause you want it
Don't you girl?

Keep your lights off
And look the other way
Just keep believing
Someone else is
Kneeling for them
Boy

Oh believe me
We are deceiving
I'm not to sure
If you know what I mean





My radio is off

Overall Meaning

The song "Radio" by Satan Takes a Holiday appears to be about the duplicity of human interaction and how people often pretend to be something they are not in order to fit in or be accepted by others. The opening lines "Let's shake hands, let's just shake 'em real good, like all good girls and the good boys would" seem to suggest that the singer is being sarcastic about the social conventions that people follow in order to seem respectable or polite, while acknowledging that these conventions are often meaningless. The lines "Let's be friends, they would call us by our names, don't have to love it to do it, yes we know the game" further emphasize the idea that social interactions are often superficial, and that people do what they think they have to in order to fit in.


However, the song takes a darker turn when the singer states that "we are all deceiving" and that the listener may not like what they see. The lines "keep your lights off and look the other way, just keep believing someone else is kneeling for them boy" suggest that the singer is talking about sexual or power dynamics that are hidden from view, and that people often turn a blind eye to them in order to maintain their own status or comfort. The repeated line "my radio is off" serves as a metaphor for shutting out the world and refusing to engage with the lies and deceptions that surround us.


Overall, the song "Radio" seems to be a commentary on the ways in which people are socialized to conform to certain expectations and pretend to be something they are not in order to fit in. However, the song also suggests that this conformity is inherently dangerous, as it allows for hidden abuses of power and perpetuates a cycle of deception and denial.


Line by Line Meaning

Let's shake hands
Let us greet each other politely


Let's just shake 'em real good
Let's shake hands with energy and enthusiasm


Like all good girls
As is expected of polite young women


And the good boys would
And as polite young men would do


And let's be friends
Let us strive to have a friendly relationship


They would call us by our names
They would refer to us using our actual names


Don't have to love it to do it
It is not necessary to enjoy something in order to do it


Yes we know the game
We understand how this works


Oh believe me
Trust me


We are all deceiving
All of us are being dishonest in some way


And I'm not to sure
I am not entirely confident


That you'll like what you'll see
That you will find what you see appealing


My radio is off
I am not listening


Let's be good
Let us be moral and proper


Let's get off
Let us leave this place


You've got to earn it
You have to work for it


'Cause you want it
Because you desire it


Don't you girl?
Isn't that so, young woman?


Keep your lights off
Do not let others see what you are doing


And look the other way
Pretend not to see something


Just keep believing
Just maintain your false sense of hope


Someone else is
Another person is


Kneeling for them
Bowing down to them


Boy
Young man


I'm not to sure
I am not entirely confident


If you know what I mean
If you understand my implied point


Oh believe me
Trust me


We are deceiving
We are being dishonest


My radio is off
I am not listening




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FRED BURMAN, JOHANNES LINDSJOEOE, PATRIK BERGER, SVANTE NORDSTROEM

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