Radio Radio
White Brooke Lyrics

Radio, radio
Addressing the radio as the only source of hope for the listener

Tell me what I wanna know, wanna know
Asking the radio to play the right music to elevate one's mood

I've been wide awake, staying up all night
Presenting the desperation and sleeplessness due to a lack of comfort or distraction

Waiting for a song that will make me feel alright.
Expressing the desire for a song that can induce a pleasant, optimistic vibe and bring a sense of calmness

Break it up, break it down
Expressing frustration with the negative news and a defeatist attitude

All this bad news keeps on hanging' around
Reiterating how negativity and despair seem to be intertwined with everything

Well, I'm stuck in a rut
Admitting to being stuck in a negative spiral of thoughts, needing something to pull out of it.

And I need that diamond in the rough
Metaphorically using music to refer to the positive, uplifting thing that can help transform the listener's mood

You can play it fast, you can play it slow
Emphasizing that the content of the music doesn't matter as much as the feeling it creates

You're the only one who can understand
Highlighting that sometimes with music comes a sense of connection to something beyond oneself, the radio creating that connection.

Come on, make me feel like dancing.
Requesting the radio to play something upbeat that makes the listener want to dance and feel alive

And I'm caught in my heart
Describing the depth of feeling that music can evoke, getting trapped in a feeling or memory of an emotion.

Where you're with me, everywhere I go
Conveying the sentiment that music can become a part of oneself, influencing one's mental state even outside its immediate playing time

And I know (I know), yes I know (Yes I know)
Reinforcing the trust that the radio can create positive feelings every time one starts feeling negative

That I can count on you like a good friend.
Comparing the radio to a friend whose presence is relied upon during difficult times

Make me dance, make me cry
Expressing how the listener wants the music to evoke all kinds of emotions, whether it be joy or sorrow.

Make me feel in love, feel like I'm alive
Asking for the music to make the listener feel the emotions of love and the sense of being truly alive and present in the moment.

Make me blue, how we do
Expressing how even the sadness that music might evoke is welcome, as long as it provides an emotional release

Make me anything that you want to
Giving the radio the freedom to play any kind of music that can create a positive feeling in the listener

Come on, make me feel like, feel like dancing, yeah.
Repeatedly asking for the radio to play music that inspires movement, and creates a positive energy and excitement in the listener