College Radio
Tune Beyond Boundaries: Embracing New Beats
Lyrics
Far away from little West Virginia
Expressing a sense of distance from a small town in West Virginia.
Played the tune of someone much bigger than you and I
Playing music that reflects influences from someone more significant than the narrator.
Some misguided wisdom
Reference to misguided advice or knowledge.
Told you to make the way above the ground and see the sky
Encouraged to rise above challenges and experience a broader perspective.
And canyons and craters and ravines and valleys
Describing varied landscapes, possibly symbolizing life's ups and downs.
Only down, down, down, a descent is all I see
Emphasizing a constant descent, suggesting challenges or setbacks.
And I'd run and jump, but oh lord, what a distance
Expressing the difficulty of progress and the need for assistance.
I forget how to fly, think I need some assistance
Forgetting how to overcome challenges, seeking help.
I said i could sing, never said i could dance
Claiming musical talent but acknowledging limitations in dancing.
Hey turn that noise off give this one a chance
Rejecting familiar noise in favor of something new.
I've heard this before I need a new sound
Desire for a fresh musical experience, a preference for underground music.
You know that I prefer my music underground
Expressing a preference for underground music over mainstream.
Turn on the College Radio
Advocating for tuning in to college radio for diverse music.
Play me a song that I don't know
Requesting to hear an unfamiliar song on college radio.
We dance, we dance to that same old tune
Frustration with dancing to the same old tunes.
Can we please just dance to something new
Plea to dance to something new.
Hold on
A pause or moment of reflection.
Just turn on the college radio
Reiterating the call to turn on college radio for diverse music.
Just turn on the college radio
Repetition of the call to turn on college radio for musical variety.
Still, you'd sell your soul
Acknowledging a willingness to sacrifice for the chance to be heard.
Just to be heard by another one tonight
Desire for recognition and validation from others.
So get me out of this hole
Expressing a desire to escape a challenging situation.
Take me to the overground, the true and trite
Yearning for exposure to authentic experiences.
I'll admit I'm a fan, oh I'm sure not a cynic
Admitting to being a fan of something, not a cynic.
And life isn't fair, oh it sure ain't a picnic
Acknowledging life's unfairness and challenges.
Ignore all the static, ignore interference
Encouraging to ignore distractions and focus on the message.
You gotta sit down, oh you gotta hear this
Stressing the importance of paying attention.
We can just dance or we can just listen
Offering the choice between dancing or listening, both enjoyable.
Look at them shine, look at them glisten
Appreciating the brilliance or allure of something.
I dig this station, the mainstreams a bore
Expressing a preference for a particular radio station over mainstream.
And i've never heard this song before
Claiming unfamiliarity with a particular song.
Turn on the College Radio
Reiterating the call to turn on college radio for diverse music.
Play me a song that I don't know
Requesting to hear an unfamiliar song on college radio.
We dance, we dance to that same old tune
Frustration with dancing to the same old tunes.
Can we please just dance to something new
Plea to dance to something new.
Hold on
A pause or moment of reflection.
Just turn on the college radio
Reiterating the call to turn on college radio for diverse music.
Just turn on the college radio
Repetition of the call to turn on college radio for musical variety.
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