Sounds Under Radio is an alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. It was f… Read Full Bio ↴Sounds Under Radio is an alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. It was formed in 2005.

Members:
Lang Freeman (voice / guitar), Bradley Oliver (bass / keys), Sonny Sanchez (drums), Doug Wilson (guitar).

Discography:
- Cinematica EP (EP, 2007)
- Cinematica (LP, 2007)
- Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind (LP, 2011)
- The Holiday EP (EP, 2011)

They first began to collaborate in 2005, but due to complicated label politics at Epic Records, the band regained their independence and self-released Cinematica which was followed by 2 years of heavy grassroots national touring in support of the album.
Since 2007 the band has found a string of successes in film and TV with placements in Spider Man 3 (Sony Pictures), The Wolfman (Universal Pictures), War Games: The Dead Code (MGM Pictures) and most recently in the CW's 'The Vampire Diaries.'

With their second release, Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind (2011), the band continued to build upon the musical ideas that they established through their first album.

Fire Escape
Sounds Under Radio Lyrics

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Hold back your faith
When you feel like you don't exist
You keep looking away
For figures i can't resist

Don't tell me i'm wrong
Our love was not a fire escape
There's nothing left for us to change

Im looking for a way out for a way out
Just trying to get some sleep tonight
Im hoping not to fade out not to fade out of the white
This love is a fire

We're holding pieces
With parts that are beating
For places to coexist
But you're waiting on someone
To tell you it's nothing
These feelings you cant resist

Don't tell me i'm wrong
Our love was not a fire escape
There's nothing left for us to change

Im looking for a way out for a way out
Just trying to get some sleep tonight
Im hoping not to fade out not to fade out of the white

Im looking for a way out for a way out
Just trying to get some sleep tonight
Im hoping not to fade out not to fade out of the white
This love is a fire

Don't fade out
Don't fade out
I feel like i don't exist
Don't fade out

Don't fade out
I feel like i don't exist (3x)

Overall Meaning

The song Fire Escape by Sounds Under Radio talks about a relationship that seems to be breaking down. The singer is pleading with their partner not to lose faith and withdraw from the relationship. However, they feel like they are being ignored and that their partner is waiting for somebody else to validate their feelings. The singer insists that their love was not a means of escaping from something, but rather a genuine connection built on mutual respect and trust. Despite this, the singer is searching for a way out and trying to get some sleep despite the turmoil. The love they share is compared to a fire, possibly suggesting that it is intense and passionate but potentially destructive.

The lyrics of this song touch on the struggles of maintaining a relationship when feelings are not reciprocated, or when one person's trust has been undermined. The singer is trying to communicate their feelings and their desire to save their relationship, but they feel like their partner is not hearing their words. The repeated lines of "Don't fade out" could be interpreted as either the singer pleading with their partner not to give up, or as a warning to themselves to not let go of what they have with this person.

Line by Line Meaning

Hold back your faith
Don't have too much hope

When you feel like you don't exist
When you feel like you're invisible

You keep looking away
You keep avoiding something

For figures i can't resist
For people that you can't say no to

Don't tell me i'm wrong
Don't contradict me

Our love was not a fire escape
Our love was not an escape from something

There's nothing left for us to change
There's nothing we can do to fix this

Im looking for a way out for a way out
I'm trying to find an escape

Just trying to get some sleep tonight
Just trying to get some rest

Im hoping not to fade out not to fade out of the white
I hope I don't lose myself

This love is a fire
This love is intense