Official lyrics
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Verse 1
Used to drive in before sunrise
Coffee burnt in a paper cup
Talk for four hours straight
Then drive home not saying much
Everybody knew my laugh
Knew the stories
Knew the voice
Crazy how you can sound alive
And still not feel like a person
Pre-Chorus 1
Red light on
Mic goes live
Whole room quiet
Except inside
Chorus 1
Radio trapped me
In a version of myself
Every day sounded the same
Even when I needed help
Keep 'em laughing
Hit the post
Smile through the static
Funny how the loudest guy
Can disappear the fastest
Verse 2
Got real good at filling silence
Guess that's why I stayed so long
If I kept talking
Nobody asked what was wrong
There were nights I drove home buzzing
Station stickers on the dash
Whole city hearing my voice
While my real life slowly crashed
Pre-Chorus 2
Everybody listening
Nobody really knew me
Chorus 2
Radio trapped me
In a version people liked
Funny, loud, always moving
Never quiet long enough to think
Keep the energy up
Don't miss the break
Don't let dead air happen
Meanwhile I was sitting there
Running out of bandwidth
Bridge
Sometimes I still hear sweepers
In grocery store speakers
And my stomach drops a little
Like I'm late for something
Final Chorus
Radio trapped me
But maybe I helped build the cage
Spent so long performing
I forgot how to stay present
Now my kid's singing in the backseat
And nobody's listening but me
Honestly
I like it better that way
Outro
Red light's off now
Room finally quiet
Used to drive in before sunrise
Coffee burnt in a paper cup
Talk for four hours straight
Then drive home not saying much
Everybody knew my laugh
Knew the stories
Knew the voice
Crazy how you can sound alive
And still not feel like a person
Pre-Chorus 1
Red light on
Mic goes live
Whole room quiet
Except inside
Chorus 1
Radio trapped me
In a version of myself
Every day sounded the same
Even when I needed help
Keep 'em laughing
Hit the post
Smile through the static
Funny how the loudest guy
Can disappear the fastest
Verse 2
Got real good at filling silence
Guess that's why I stayed so long
If I kept talking
Nobody asked what was wrong
There were nights I drove home buzzing
Station stickers on the dash
Whole city hearing my voice
While my real life slowly crashed
Pre-Chorus 2
Everybody listening
Nobody really knew me
Chorus 2
Radio trapped me
In a version people liked
Funny, loud, always moving
Never quiet long enough to think
Keep the energy up
Don't miss the break
Don't let dead air happen
Meanwhile I was sitting there
Running out of bandwidth
Bridge
Sometimes I still hear sweepers
In grocery store speakers
And my stomach drops a little
Like I'm late for something
Final Chorus
Radio trapped me
But maybe I helped build the cage
Spent so long performing
I forgot how to stay present
Now my kid's singing in the backseat
And nobody's listening but me
Honestly
I like it better that way
Outro
Red light's off now
Room finally quiet